Waldo Jaquith

Odds Bodkins? That’s new to me.

Posted by dave on 28 February 2006 @ 3pm

#6: pro-life (nobody uses that one right)

Posted by Josh Chernila on 28 February 2006 @ 3pm

Josh,

That’s what she said.

Posted by ATA on 28 February 2006 @ 3pm

“That’s what she said”

Well, there’s half my vocabulary out the window…

Posted by Neal on 28 February 2006 @ 5pm

#7: At this point in time. An oldie but a badie. Leftovers from Watergate.

#8: Going Forward.

Posted by Mark on 28 February 2006 @ 5pm

It is what it is.

Posted by Julie Crum on 28 February 2006 @ 5pm

I love these additions. :)

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 28 February 2006 @ 5pm

From radio…

“Long time listener, first time caller”…I hate that!

Posted by Kevin on 28 February 2006 @ 5pm

Bad, but not as bad as “Thanks for taking my call.”

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 28 February 2006 @ 6pm

You cannot take away “That’s what she said.” I will no longer be able to carry on a conversation with any white male under the age of 20.

Posted by Adam Sharp on 28 February 2006 @ 6pm

“Working hard, or hardly working” always makes me want to punch somebody in the face.

“[you] know what I’m sayin”, which has become a long-winded equivalent of “uh” — a crutch.

“Basically”, which never improves a sentence. Take any sentence with the word “basically”, eliminate that word, and you’ve basically got a better sentence. (see?)

Posted by Jon Henke on 28 February 2006 @ 8pm

“Not to mention” aggravates me. The speaker is in fact mentioning when he or she says “not to mention.”

Posted by saywhat on 28 February 2006 @ 9pm

Jon- I hate people who use “you know what I’m sayin’” or “you know?” There’s a guy in one of my classes who uses it at least five times every time he opens his mouth to ask a question. (He also combines it with ‘like’ which is just irritating)

I personally hate “in my opinion” because, well, who else’s opinion could it be? Occasionally, it can be used well, but not that frequently.

Also, “ATM Machine.” That is redundant.

Posted by Melissa on 28 February 2006 @ 9pm

About ten years ago I started using “basically.” I used it as a crutch in every damned sentence for a few months until I weaned myself off of it.

Oh, and right up there with “in my opinion” is the retort that’s just your opinion.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 28 February 2006 @ 9pm

“I thought to myself” is used by people who ought to know better. Who ELSE would you be thinking to? (Well, unless you’ve got a serious ESP thing going with somebody…)

Posted by Janis Jaquith on 28 February 2006 @ 10pm

“Stop touching me, weirdo.”

That is so played out.

Posted by Jon on 28 February 2006 @ 11pm

I can’t use odds bodkins anymore? Zounds! Z’blood!

Hey, any chance of putting “think outside the box” on that list…

Posted by Shaula Evans on 1 March 2006 @ 2am

win-win

Posted by Not Faulkner on 1 March 2006 @ 8am

“You da man” and “Da Bomb.” My 60-something Dad and his friends use those phrases now…

Posted by Conaway Haskins on 1 March 2006 @ 10am

“That is so ’15-minutes’ ago.”

“Pro-choice.” No one uses that correctly, either.

Posted by James Young on 1 March 2006 @ 11am

I am still not tired of partying like it’s 1999. Would that we had 1999′s economy.

Posted by Mark on 1 March 2006 @ 12pm

“Oh, Snap!”

Posted by Not Darnell on 1 March 2006 @ 1pm

I love saying “I mean…” which has totally replaced “Ummmm” in my vocab.

Also I’d like to stick up for “That what she said.” If said in a ironic (like trucker-hat ironic) way, it can be hilarious.

Seriously.

Posted by Ross on 1 March 2006 @ 4pm

Wsage of the word “like” needs to die.

and I’m with James Young, talking about “pro-choice” is a mistake. We need to be talking about what it is to be Pregnant in America, and the movement to make second class citizens out of pregnant women.

James and I agree yet again.

Posted by Josh Chernila on 1 March 2006 @ 5pm

“ZB” wants to eliminate the use of the term “GATE” for every scandal that ever comes up:

http://notlarrysabato.typepad.com/doh/2006/03/more_on_leighty.html#comment-14570579

Can we PLEASE agree to stop using “Gate” to describe everything with the least bit of controversy around it.

Watergate, I understand since that was the name.

WhitewaterGate, I understand due to the similarity with the name Watergate.

Even FileGate, I can see because it’s got a good ring.

But when we’re getting to PlameGate, LewinskyGate, LeightyGate, it’s time to find another word.

Posted by Josh Chernila on 2 March 2006 @ 12pm

“-gate” is one of three entries that I have thus far for “5 Suffixes You Must Abandon Immediately.” Just two more to go.

Posted by Waldo Jaquith on 2 March 2006 @ 12pm

Josh, I understand your fatigue with the -gate suffix, but before we close the door on that one, let’s listen, once more, to Jon Stewart’s description of a recent event: “Dick Cheney Shot a 78-year-old Man In the Face-gate”.

Posted by Julie Crum on 2 March 2006 @ 7pm

Yeah, that’s a good one Julie.

I mean you just can’t say “Dick Cheney Shot a 78-year-old Man in the Face” enough. It’s just too funny.

Also, Dick Cheney really does remind me of the “Penguin”, now that John Stewart pointed it out.

;)

Posted by Josh on 3 March 2006 @ 7am