stupid things people say.....................

LilacPixie

My mum to me on my taking a bit of fruit from the bowl
' Another orange, do you think they grow on trees?'

taker920

My mother speaking to my nephew (Daniel) at my cousin's (Andrea) house (thankfully she does have a cat):

"Daniel, would you like to stroke Andrea's pus*y?"

Still laughing and this was 3 years ago :rotfl:

jackieb

I've already posted about how awful our language can be. Mum asked someone on the phone ' is the sna aa awa wi ye noo' (is the snow all away with you now) Try saying it!

My son had an eye infection and he invited me to 'see ma ee' (see my eye).

A few years ago my sister got too close to a sheepskin rug. She was wearing black. She looked down and said 'ee am a ooo!' (eek, i'm all fluff).

There's been quite a few more examples but I can't remember them all just now. We know what we're saying, but when we realise how it must sound to other people it just sounds like gibberish.

JoolzS

Snippa wrote: »

I really hate when people - especially complete strangers - say cheer up, it might never happen.

I once, because it had, replied "It already has" to someone who said that to me.

Julie

RockGypsy

I hate it whaen you see someone you`ve not seen for a while " Oh you`ve put weight on" really like I`ve not noticed,or "Have you dyed your hair" no Ive fell in a bucket of paint.

hoyles10

When I was really young I was in the local shopping centre with my dad when we walked past a shoe shop with a sign in the window that said something along the lines of "Closing Down Sale All Shoes Half Price... Last 5 Days!!!!"

I turned to my dad and said "It's no wonder all the shoes are half price if they only last 5 days" :rotfl:

I was only about 4 or 5 at the time though

suited-aces

diggerman123 wrote: »

2 wrongs dont make a right. OBVIOUSLY .................................

But 3 rights make a left!

dampdaveski

bunny123 wrote: »

why do men say..... ill never understand women??????????

Because we NEVER will!!!

lincroft1710

Why do people say "park up", the verb "to park" means to park a vehicle, it doesn't need "up" unless you're parking up the street or up the kerb or up a mountain!

Also "a spot of lunch". "Lunch" on its own is fine - "I'm just going for lunch".

People who say "you know what I mean?" at the end of every sentence. Yes of course we know what you mean because if we didn't we'd have said "Sorry what do you mean by that?"

One my late father used - "sort of business", which really had no meaning.

One day at work took a phone call and person at other end was laying the law down and ending every sentence with "Right?" The assumption in the 6th sentence he said was in fact incorrect and as soon as he said "Right?", I quickly repied with "Wrong!" He was so taken aback that I was able to take charge of the conversation.

davidlizard

What gets my goat:

1. I have problems with my eardrums which results in temporary loss of hearing. Whenever I tell someone this, they always resort with "pardon?", trying to be funny. When I hear this fifty times a day, it becomes highly irritating. I now respond by bellowing at the person who said "pardon" and tell them I thought they had hearing problems too.

2. I'm off on holiday. Someone is bound to ask out of politeness, "Going anywhere nice?". Would I really book up somewhere that is dreadful?