# A little game I play to amuse myself - It Is What It Is **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 26, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800 "2018-06-26T21:58:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/21 "2018-06-28T10:29:41Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I heard two 'it is what it is’s yesterday. > > Damn, I think I _do_ hear it every day. At the end of the day, you’ll be checking the numbers at the end of the day. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/22 "2018-06-28T12:16:48Z")
“It’s all good!” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/23 "2018-06-28T12:44:50Z")
_"Look, at the end of the day, apples to apples, fying at 30,000 feet, this is a paper company. And I don’t want us to get lost in the weeds or into a beauty contest. Convergence, viral marketing, we’re going guerrilla. We’re taking it to the streets, while keeping an eye on the street — Wall Street. I don’t want to reinvent the wheel here. In other words, it is what it is. "_ – Ryan Howard ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/24 "2018-06-28T13:55:33Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > _"Look, at the end of the day, apples to apples, fying at 30,000 feet, this is a paper company. And I don’t want us to get lost in the weeds or into a beauty contest. Convergence, viral marketing, we’re going guerrilla. We’re taking it to the streets, while keeping an eye on the street — Wall Street. I don’t want to reinvent the wheel here. In other words, it is what it is. "_ > > – Ryan Howard Is that an actual quote from The Office? From the 20-something self-proclaimed marketing genius? That’s great! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/25 "2018-06-29T15:57:00Z")
Somebody just laid it on me. Thanks, **Mr. Mustard**! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/26 "2018-06-29T16:26:57Z")
I view, It is what it is, as a coping mechanism. There’s so many things in life beyond our control. We can make ourselves miserable and rant until we collapse. Or we can say, it is what it is, and carry on. Or recite the Serenity Prayer. 😉 I use both methods to keep my sanity and \*\*\*sobriety in this fucked up, pathetic world. _God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference._ \*\*\*I’ve never drinken heavily. But it’s tempting with Trump in office. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/27 "2018-06-29T17:34:58Z")
I’m practicing “Keep Calm and Drink On” right now. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/28 "2018-07-01T03:14:21Z")
Updated: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know that it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/29 "2018-07-01T03:23:12Z")
I thought I was gonna die before ‘Git’erdone’ got used up around here. My new one is ‘awesome’ with the 2 thumbs up. Makes me crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/30 "2018-07-01T23:44:44Z")
That reminds me of the boss at one of my yesterjobs. I may have told this one before…anyway…he liked to call all employees into the breakroom for pointless meetings. He said “and so on and so forth” so often that I finally took paper and pencil and tried to tally it with the little slash marks. I would actually lose count, that’s how often he said it. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/31 "2018-07-02T00:05:00Z")
But, if it isn’t what it is, then what is it? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/32 "2018-07-02T02:28:09Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Is that an actual quote from The Office? > From the 20-something self-proclaimed marketing genius? That’s great! Yep. I was in the middle of a mini binge watch and I thought the quote was perfect for this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800/33 "2018-07-02T22:44:19Z")
Heard it twice today at work. Just so ya know. 🙂 mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-little-game-i-play-to-amuse-myself-it-is-what-it-is/816800.md?page=1)