to coin a phrase. . .
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Nailpainter2003
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The best one I EVER heard.....
..came straight out of the most pompous, arrogant surgeon I have ever met. You would have thought this doctor was almighty, God himself, until.... During a routine hysterectomy he had to stop midway, turn off the anethestic to wake me, while I was still open from the navel down and all abdominal content was lying neatly beside me...Why? Because he, God almighty, had accidently severed my right ureter which connects ones\' kidney to their bladder. I had to sign additional paper work to allow a second team of urologists to operate prior to completion of my hysterectomy and an additonal set of papers not holding them liable before they would continue. This doctor\'s only response was, \"Well, Ms. Nail, we are not infallible.\":flame::flame:
So the next time any of you meet another person with an ego the size of the universe, believe me, they ARE only human!
Faye
*edit* Ditto to, Primeval\'s #3
..came straight out of the most pompous, arrogant surgeon I have ever met. You would have thought this doctor was almighty, God himself, until.... During a routine hysterectomy he had to stop midway, turn off the anethestic to wake me, while I was still open from the navel down and all abdominal content was lying neatly beside me...Why? Because he, God almighty, had accidently severed my right ureter which connects ones\' kidney to their bladder. I had to sign additional paper work to allow a second team of urologists to operate prior to completion of my hysterectomy and an additonal set of papers not holding them liable before they would continue. This doctor\'s only response was, \"Well, Ms. Nail, we are not infallible.\":flame::flame:
So the next time any of you meet another person with an ego the size of the universe, believe me, they ARE only human!
Faye
*edit* Ditto to, Primeval\'s #3
Being a grumpy old man, I am sure there are many I am missing here, but the three that immediately spring to mind are:
1) The use of \"schizophrenic\" to denote split personality. Split personality can indeed be a symptom of schizophrenia, but that is not what the term means. What truly irritates me is seeing it misused constantly in various forms of media, thereby perpetuating the misuse of the term.
2) \" I could care less\" to denote that one does not care at all. AAARGGHH! \"If you could care less\" that means you must care at some level, otherwise there would not be a lesser level of care available! The proper phrase should be \"I could not care less\".
3) People who preface a statement with \"I don\'t want to...(brag, talk bad about someone, etc)\" and then proceed to do just that!
1) The use of \"schizophrenic\" to denote split personality. Split personality can indeed be a symptom of schizophrenia, but that is not what the term means. What truly irritates me is seeing it misused constantly in various forms of media, thereby perpetuating the misuse of the term.
2) \" I could care less\" to denote that one does not care at all. AAARGGHH! \"If you could care less\" that means you must care at some level, otherwise there would not be a lesser level of care available! The proper phrase should be \"I could not care less\".
3) People who preface a statement with \"I don\'t want to...(brag, talk bad about someone, etc)\" and then proceed to do just that!
vincegamer
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I don\'t believe for a minute that any agreement not to hold them (especially the surgeon) liable, while lying on the table, would be considered valid.
vincegamer
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Just one word for me really
I have made it my quest to eradicate this word from the English language:
UTILIZE
There is no reason to use this word.
In any place where someone puts this word, remove it and replace it with \"use.\"
(okay, I have thought of a reason, but when do you ever want to rhyme with prioritize?)
I have made it my quest to eradicate this word from the English language:
UTILIZE
There is no reason to use this word.
In any place where someone puts this word, remove it and replace it with \"use.\"
(okay, I have thought of a reason, but when do you ever want to rhyme with prioritize?)
Grizzix
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what about when people pronounce words in their native language completely wrong and for whatever reason think it is the correct way. i had a roommate that used to pronounce the word equivalent as equiviliantlollollol not trying to be mean but i have never heard anyone pronounce it that way so i dont know where he got it.
Hi-jacking the thread (Slightly) I totally confused someone at my local store on Saturday by deliberately saying: \"Cerfiticate\" instead of Certificate. And for 20 minutes the poor girl couldn\'t say the proper word.
And being the evil begger I am, when she finally managed to pronounce it right again, I mispronounced it once again, to put her off. And yes it worked. lollol
And being the evil begger I am, when she finally managed to pronounce it right again, I mispronounced it once again, to put her off. And yes it worked. lollol
vincegamer
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You mean like all those Brits who say \"aluminium\" instead of aluminum??
*runs away*
Nucular - someone needs to point out to the awful monkey-man that if he can\'t pronounce it he shouldn\'t be allowed to have control over it.
On the mispronunciation topic
(btw, mispronOUnciation is one of the most aggravating of that sort, and pretty common where I grew up, along with saying Microcarpa instead of Macrocarpa and Superjack instead of supplejack - a tree and a vine that grew locally).
Where was I? ah - travelling in a car with my husband and 3 friends, one of them joking around about something silly. She laughs, and proclaims \'don\'t worry, I was just being faecious\' (meaning facetious).
We naturally went into a giggle fit and pointed out that yeah, she was completely full of sh**...
Which no-one else in the vehicle understood at all. You could almost see the tumbleweed blowing between their ears...
On the mispronunciation topic
(btw, mispronOUnciation is one of the most aggravating of that sort, and pretty common where I grew up, along with saying Microcarpa instead of Macrocarpa and Superjack instead of supplejack - a tree and a vine that grew locally).
Where was I? ah - travelling in a car with my husband and 3 friends, one of them joking around about something silly. She laughs, and proclaims \'don\'t worry, I was just being faecious\' (meaning facetious).
We naturally went into a giggle fit and pointed out that yeah, she was completely full of sh**...
Which no-one else in the vehicle understood at all. You could almost see the tumbleweed blowing between their ears...
Duende
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It\'s not just a mid-western thing..
My mother also uses \"warsh\" instead of \"wash\" and my family\'s from several generations of native Pennsylvanians. She also uses \"cling\" instead of \"clean\".
\"After I warsh the dishes, I need to cling the floor.\" ARRRGHHHH!
I also can\'t stand listening to any interviews with rap stars who have to use the phrase \"ya know what I\'m saying..\" after every two words in a sentence. NO, I don\'t know what you\'re saying because you haven\'t said it yet!
And also this saying, \"Well at least he died doing something he loved.\" Please! That would the time I\'d least want to die. I\'d rather die doing something I hated... say like, in the middle of an audit.
(Auditor: \"Mr. Smith, you still owe the government...\"
Smith: Gak! My heart! (Keels over) Haha, get me now you IRS bastards!\")
Well that\'s all for now.
My mother also uses \"warsh\" instead of \"wash\" and my family\'s from several generations of native Pennsylvanians. She also uses \"cling\" instead of \"clean\".
\"After I warsh the dishes, I need to cling the floor.\" ARRRGHHHH!
I also can\'t stand listening to any interviews with rap stars who have to use the phrase \"ya know what I\'m saying..\" after every two words in a sentence. NO, I don\'t know what you\'re saying because you haven\'t said it yet!
And also this saying, \"Well at least he died doing something he loved.\" Please! That would the time I\'d least want to die. I\'d rather die doing something I hated... say like, in the middle of an audit.
(Auditor: \"Mr. Smith, you still owe the government...\"
Smith: Gak! My heart! (Keels over) Haha, get me now you IRS bastards!\")
Well that\'s all for now.
darthfoley
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They will. And since you mentioned them in such a public place, they\'ll probably be around to your house this evening as well.
