The single most destructive phrase...

[Roroshi14]

When girls say "dude", it erks me and I have to tell them "don't say that around me". I dont know why it bugs me, but it really does.

 

[FieryTrainwreck]

"It is what it is."

I'm not sure anyone ever says this in regard to something that actually always "is what it is", like gravity or the fucking sun - probably because no one ever needs to be told such things are what they are. No, people generally say "it is what it is" when they're making a conscious and reprehensible decision to behave in a way that negatively affects you.

Caught cheating on you? "It is what it is."
Screwed you out of a bunch of money? "It is what it is."
Mocked you ruthlessly in front of a bunch of people? "It is what it is."

It's a way for a shitty person doing a shitty thing to somehow avoid saying "I'm a shitty person doing a shitty thing."

 

[gibboss28]

I wouldn't really say destructive..but I do get extremely pissed off with one:

"Well thats my/your opinion"

Well no shit sherlock, here I thought I was actually having a conversation about something and instead your going to point out the fucking obvious. What's next on your blatant observation spree? Maybe that the wheels on the bus do in fact go round and round?

 

[DementedSheep]

'It's Gods will? or ?God tests us" when bad things happen makes me want to rip a person?s face off. Especially if it?s in regards to my Grandfather having dementia.

 

[laggyteabag]

"I love you", it can either be the best thing that you have ever said to someone, or it can turn into a massive clusterfuck

 

[Slenn]

"I'm just saying."

Which is complete crap because no one is ever 'just saying' since there is always some intent, reason, or something that you're trying to get across.

 

[Jjtricky]

Suffice to say for myself, having never been a victim of rape but understanding it from the perspective of some who have, I would deem humour around sex crimes to be not just trivialising, but damaging to the chances of victims to recieve any kind of justice. It is also for this reason I would give anyone who is found to be fabricating a charge of rape to get a sentence in line with a rapist.

If justice is not seen to be done then justice ceases to deter those who would succumb to its temptations.

Well you're wrong, jokes won't affect how sex crimes are treated in court. If you don't think that these crimes are being dealt with correctly then arguing about jokes on a forum isn't going to change anything, especially when the jokes don't trivialize the crime.

You're giving rape more priority than it needs and seem more than happy to jail people accused of rape and then free them and swap them for a liar if they're found innocent. To be honest I've lost all interest in arguing with someone I've decided is white knighting.

Fair enough - agree to disagree I suppose.

You obviously have a problem with someone who disagrees with you on this so whatever floats your boat in the end - even though I think youre being a little naive to suppose trial by jury isnt affected be societal concerns - of which jokes and humour are a part.

Please though dont start name calling, and insulting though - thats just sloppy and more than a little pointless.

You say "don't start calling people names" yet you have called him...

that makes you (imo) only slightly behind in evil the person who commits the crime.

OT:

Someone said "Suck it up, Princess" to me once - this was at the time I was paying my way through library school at 6-8 hours a day and working 20+ hours a week. I think I was probably complaining about finding the time to do homework. Or eat. Or sleep. The girl who said this to me was a single mother who was single because she slept with her husband's best friend and lamented the position she was now in... except she now lived with the best friend and he drove her everywhere and bought her nice things, because some men are assholes and morons. And I don't think she even graduated high school.

I still get mad over thinking about that comment.

Also... nothing good ever comes from someone saying "Samantha" when they want to speak to me instead of "Sam". Same principal as parents or teachers - even now when I hear my full name, I know something's wrong or not going to end well.

To sum up: Someone using your full name instead of yuor shortened one/nickname and "Suck it up, princess/buttercup" or similar thereof.

That made me mad too - When you are at a low point and, because I'm a guy, they say "Grow a pair"/"Man up". That is SO annoying. I feel your pain!

 

[theSHAH]

I've seen wars arise from some poor soul requesting a fellow peer to "chill"

 

[Karlaxx]

I only narrowly avoided a beating by dropping the word "obsessed" to the wrong person. It turns out that the word had very different connotations for each of us.

 

[hazabaza1]

"I love you", it can either be the best thing that you have ever said to someone, or it can turn into a massive clusterfuck

Wow, it took this long for someone to say it. I'm impressed.

Ooh, I thought of a new one rather than my previous rather snarky excuse for a comment. When talking about jokes or comedy or whatever, when somebody goes "it's just too smart for you."
Oh, fuck off. I'm not the smartest guy ever, but I'm not stupid, and I'm certainly smart enough to understand a joke on the fucking Big Bang Theory. The reason I don't find it funny is because IT ISN'T.
/raeg

 

[Chemyst]

Classic one that mums wield with deadly accuracy:

"Stop showing off"

 

[crystalsnow]

I'm going to have to go with "Why did you do it Batman?"

 

[JasonBurnout16]

My girlfriend and I both agree that one phrase in particular needs to die in a fire made of zombies on fire:

"It can't be helped."

It's the defeatist cry of lazy fuckwits who never did anything, won't do anything, and will never be anything...because (DUR!) it can't be helped! (Whatever it is.)

This really annoys me, I have a friend whose always complaining she needs a job, yet "It can't be helped" that she hasn't got one. Yet, she's NEVER been on the Job site once. It can bloody be helped. ( BTW that's a great rant! )

A good destructive phrase online is "OK/Fine/" in a conversation. It just kills any sort of conversation, making it entirely one way. I can't even count the number of arguments I know have happened because one person has to carry the whole conversation.

Also honourable mentions go to:

- That's just your opinion.
- That's what you think.
- You're too young / grow up (Fucking try me, I might understand)

 

[Nouw]

snipped for RAGE!

Nice NC reference. Remember, don't say those words.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

It's a very bad idea to tell me to 'shush' or to 'calm down'.

BAD THINGS? will happen.

 

[DarthSka]

Mine is when I've lost something. I have found that many a time when I inform someone else, especially while I'm in the act of looking, the first thing they say is, "Well, where is it?"

If I freakin' knew where it was, I wouldn't be turning this room upside down and looking in a thousand different places now would I?!

 

[TheMann]

I'll have to go with:

Spoiler: You may fire when ready.

 

[ChildishLegacy]

"I actually have a life"/"Get a life".
Normally uttered by those that are very insecure and not too happy with their current state of affairs, and want to feel that they are superior to others so that they feel better about their crappy situation.

Also, if you tell somebody to "Get a life", that's normally you making excuses for not being as good/knowledgeable as the "no-lifer". It also irks me because they probably have no clue about the persons life that they are commenting on.

 

[Bucky01]

anything that involves 'YOLO' or 'swag' ...... >.>

also 'video games cause violence' - just a given from stupidity
'can you help me for just a second' - it is never a second, and it is never easy.
'your good with computers aren't you?' - dear god what have you done to create this abomination!