Phrases that should be retired

America's Team

 

Every year Matt Groening runs a list of "Forbidden Words" in his "Life in Hell Comic Strip." These are words and phrases that he claims were done to death the previous year and, as such, are verboten for the forseeable future. Here's Matt's Forbidden Words 2002:

And I'm all like...
Zero tolerance
And more!
Utilize
Award-winning
To conference
To leverage
Rink rage
Faith-based
Brainstorming
Bot
Toon
The death of irony
So last year
Push the envelope
In denial
That's gotta hurt
Hooked on phonics
Reality TV
Eclectic
Homeland security
Keeping it real
Sassy
Hottie
Paradigm
Conventional wisdom
Classy
In your face!
To partner
To die for
Surgical strike
Neo [anything]
Credible threat
Celeb
It's all about [anything]
America strikes back!
Synergy
Impactful
On the same page
Guesstimate
Networking
Make no mistake about it
Must-have
[Any color] is the new black
No-brainer
Not over my dead body
Closure
XFL
Proactive
Win/Win
Take it to the next level
... then the terrorists will have won
So last year
Edgy
Women of cover
Of the moment
Yeah, baby
Cutting edge
Morph
The evil ones
Evil doers
Outré
Passé
Functionality
Tacky
Dysfunctional
Check it out
Thinking outside the box
Way cool

 

"Off the hook"

Where is this ****ing hook? Why is everything that is good not somehow attached to the hook? Is it a bad hook? Is it Captain Hook? I wouldn't want to be attached to Dustin Hoffman either, but that is a whole other story.

 

You know what's worse than that?

"Off the chain"

I think a lot of people use this phrase without even knowing where it comes from, exactly what they're saying, and so on and so forth.

Oh...wait a minute...that would include...me...

 

Anyone that says "I aint got no"
Ignorance refuses to die.

 

I have never heard that one used. But yes, I am sure that would annoy me just as much as "off the hook."

And yes, AB, you can use that if you really want to. I certainly won't be becoming a stand up comedian any time soon. Feel free.

 

lol. I exploded laughing at this one... oh man.

 

I found this site that has a collection of slang. The problem is that they allow you to submit your own slang, so of course people went crazy with it... click on some of the links... hilarious.

 

Then you need to connect a fist to her face...

 

...Satis-Fac-Shun...

 

-Body, nobody, nobody.


Diamond Dave

 

"That`s gonna leave a bruise"

 

This thread is so Rufus (I dare ANYBODY to figure out that movie reference)

 

From one of the Bill and Ted's movies?

 

It's from "Never Been Kissed". Why I would want to admit I know that, I have no idea.

This thread is also totally "bucket". Name THAT reference.

 

Since we are naming stupid, vague movie-invented slang...this thread is totally "razor." Anyone know what that is from?

 

I got roasted by a girl here at work for saying something was tight. I think her exact words were "How old are you?", not my proudest moment but I quickly spouted off with "It's tight that you feel that way." That'll teach her