nonsensical things people say

FannyCornforth

DaisyAlice

Cheer up. It might never happen. I once replied with It already has.

A complete stranger in a pub once said that to me.
Obviously, an attractive woman in her 20s in a boozer is supposed to be all smiles.
It was the eve of my mother’s funeral.
I’m certain that he’s never said it again

fucker

I don't like like all the new jargon surrounding giving people information
like
SIGNPOSTING. I will signpost you to xyz
WHY why not tell me who to just bloody contact

Sorry Nannan2 I still don't get it why anyone would say that.
But I've never heard it in real life, only seen it in this thread.

When you've lost something "it'll be in the last place you look" Well of course it will, you stop looking once you've found whatever "it" is!!!

My mother was the best! Her logic astounding. Conversation with my brother:- "Mum you've done a lot of mileage in this car." Her reply - well you must remember it's only a Mini so the wheels go round more often than your Range Rover " Priceless!!

My dad, hard-pressed "Yes! I'll do it now in a minute". My mum, "I certainly did NOT block the drain with tea leaves. I always flush them down the sink" . Wish I still had them both to laugh with

I'm with Brandy gran!
No problem? I should think it would be no problem if they're paid to serve you!

This is addictive now! Just thought of another one and then I'm off to do something meaningful!
"Very Much So"
😡

Basically what I think is that basically you are all basically right. Basically speaking speaking that is . Basically that word is used on tv basically 2000 times a day!

"I didn't know".
Yes you b....y well did - you just didn't listen as usual !!!

At this moment in time really hacks me off but then it is all grist to the mill of human experience- such is life, suck it up and learn to live with it - there is always somebody worse off and anyway we can't always get what we want because there is only so much to go round - go on somebody - is this a new game here, maybe one off two halves -

"Reach out to" instead of contact .

I thought 'It is, as it is' was a motto of the Plantagenets. They were internationally ambitious in the age of the horse and cart and bow and arrow, when travel by boat was the only means to engage with foreign armies, and it seemed to me to be a philosophical acceptance of how things were when enormous endeavours went wrong - and at times they did. I have reflected on those words when a situation has arisen about which I could do very little, apart from accept it with as much grace as I could muster, and move on.

How about 'No, you're allright' when refusing an offer of something? That irritates me so much - what's wrong with 'No, but thank you' or similar?

‘See you later’ eg when I’m leaving a shop / the dentist / / restaurant/ wherever. Always want to respond, ‘Well, that’s very unlikely, actually!’

'Blue sky thinking' and 'We must touch base'. Both annoy me intensely!

"You know?" at the end of a sentence. Or "D'you know what I mean?" I've tried saying "No"...

I'm the odd one out!

While I agree with almost all these comments, there's one phrase that I feel sums up many situations, 'it is what it is'. This can cover times when matters are completely out of one's control and can help make the feeling of powerlessness a little more bearable.

undines

Well, goodness, do we all have to be so picky? Surely it's the sentiment behind the words that counts? 'Enjoy!' to me is a lovely invitation to indulgence.

Maybe I'd better think twice before I wish anyone 'Good Morning' from now on!

My sentiment entirely!

Though I do dislike ‘suck it up’. Where did that come from, I wonder? Horrible expression.

Winds me up when my husband asks me Why did you do that? if I've tripped up or broken something, I usually tell him I planned it a few weeks ago!

Disgruntled

"You know?" at the end of a sentence. Or "D'you know what I mean?" I've tried saying "No"...

I used to have an uncle who would mansplain things to me, starting with "If you can understand me . . . " Even when quite young I could not only understand his explanation perfectly well, but was way ahead of him on all subjects, and could have told him a thing or two that he didn't know.

An alternative response to 'no problem' from the waiter when ordering in a pub/restaurant - 'no worries' - makes me laugh for some reason!

I've had interesting reactions to 'no problem' when I've responded with 'that's a relief' or something similar. Can't stand it

‘At the end of the day,’ that irks me.