The pet peeves thread

[Daedalus]

@330ute

Try answering the door in your underwear, word will spread fast to avoid your house.

Didn’t work.

Granted, I didn’t try it on the sister missionaries I otherwise have extreme difficulty telling them to get the eff off my porch. I may try this passive-aggressive tip next time.

[justaute]

What about women’s underwear?

[Daedalus]

@justaute

What about women’s underwear?

Are you suggesting that wearing my wife’s underwear would help me get rid of visitors? I would not entertain any other interpretation of this question.

[AbsoluteUte]

@Ma-ake

Academics and oldsters who dis compact, easy-to-type Utah’isms and / or youth slang.

Examples:

• “prolly”
• “suss”

We’re Americans! We’ve been wrecking English for 400 years!

Trust me, I worked in England, there’s no foregiveness for us creating the verb “party”.

Might as well just roll with it, now.

Ooops! that’s prolly meeee too…

[AbsoluteUte]

@Ma-ake

Raw nerve: British English!! - why do the Brits add an “R” where it doesn’t exist - eg, “Vodker and tonic” - and exclude the “R” where it does exist, ala “bettah” instead of “better”.

Context: I worked for a company that had a UK office, I spent a fair amount of time there. One of the managers had a serious hate for Americans and would rake me over the coals for Americanisms, what we’ve done with their precious language, etc.

Me: “Hey! You LOST THE WAR OF 1776! GET OVER IT! Besides that, we have more nukes!!!”

(Yeah, it was an invigorating ongoing debate.)

I didn’t know this was a Brittish thing. I’m from “Bahstin” sorry, NO stars for you. Go back to Stahbucks!..

Boston Accent Trailer - Late Night with Seth Meyers

[330ute]

@Daedalus

Didn’t work.

Granted, I didn’t try it on the sister missionaries I otherwise have extreme difficulty telling them to get the eff off my porch. I may try this passive-aggressive tip next time.

Tell them you want to be called Lorretta, and want to have a baby.

[Carolina_Cycling_Ute]

@AbsoluteUte

I didn’t know this was a Brittish thing. I’m from “Bahstin” sorry, NO stars for you. Go back to Stahbucks!..

Here’s some Mahk from Bahston.

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[Ma-ake]

[quote=“AbsoluteUte, post:949, topic:3002”]

I didn’t know this was a Brittish thing. I’m from “Bahstin” sorry, NO stars for you. Go back to Stahbucks!.. [/quote]

Lol- well played!

Since I opened this can o’worms, I’ll pull a Cliff Claven:

Linguists call this “non-rhoticity”. It is thought this Bostonian dropping of Rs may have come from SE England.

(To inoculate me self from any hint of superiority, I’ll use a Utahism)

For reals!: Why Do Bostonians Drop Their Rs? | Only In Massachusetts | Boston, MA Patch

[Greginslc]

People using AI to “Cheat” on The NY Times crossword.

[AbsoluteUte]

@Carolina_Cycling_Ute

Here’s some Mahk from Bahston.

Comedy gold.
“Mahkuting team, consumahs…”.

[AbsoluteUte]

@Ma-ake

[quote=“AbsoluteUte, post:949, topic:3002”]

I didn’t know this was a Brittish thing. I’m from “Bahstin” sorry, NO stars for you. Go back to Stahbucks!.. [/quote]

Lol- well played!

Since I opened this can o’worms, I’ll pull a Cliff Claven:

Linguists call this “non-rhoticity”. It is thought this Bostonian dropping of Rs may have come from SE England.

(To inoculate me self from any hint of superiority, I’ll use a Utahism)

For reals!:

Get outa he-ah Debbie!
FWIW I Love 13 Days and though Costner lays it on kinda thick, I thought he did alright. I also Thought Leonardo did OK too. Having moved away in my 20’s, I’m always a little surprised how much I lost mine compared to ‘my brotha’ and friends who stayed.

It’s very different from “down Maine” to basically NY metro area. It’s also an overly hyped sterotype “vibe” but secretly, everyone from NE loves to attention…

Where Boston Stereotypes Come From

[SkinyUte]

The Habit has become my go-to burger place over the past few years. Good burgers, excellent onion rings, yummy shakes, and always really great service.

Went to pick up dinner last night only to find The District location (which was about 5 minutes away) closed for good on June 25. So now I have to haul my butt up to Jordan Landing or wait an hour in the drive-thru line at In N Out.

First world problems, I know.

[LAUte]

@justaute

Slangs are fine and dandy to me. It’s the incorrect usage that bugs me.

You’re displaying a snobbish and hottie attitude.

[justaute]

Yeehaaaaa…I think it has something to do with the subject of this thread. Haha

[LAUte]

@justaute

Yeehaaaaa…I think it has something to do with the subject of this thread. Haha

Sorry, I can’t really phantom your point.

[Greginslc]

Jury Duty.

Where is Judge Roy Bean when you need him.

[Ma-ake]

The Bad Bob scene of Judge Roy Bean is an all-time great:

Bad Bob (The albino) short version

[mUUser]

Those dang Costco carts that shock me every few steps. Had to abandon one the other day.

[HoopUte]

This phenomenon has intrigued me for years. I actually think your shoes are a factor. Too conductive and the charge build up from the wheels moving over the floor uses you to ground it back out.

Then, again, there’s a reason my undergrad is in Mechanical rather than Electrical Engineering.

[NewbombTurk]

@mUUser

Those dang Costco carts that shock me every few steps

Opt for the gas powered ones, as opposed to the electric ones.