I say “Take it easy” instead of saying goodbye. I have no idea where it came from or why I say it - I don’t particularly like the phrase, and I think it makes me sound like a bit of a idiot when I say it. Yet try as I might, I cannot seem to break myself of the habit. This is my internal monologue:
Okay, the end of the conversation’s coming up, relax, you can do this. Just don’t say it. Say goodbye. Say see you later. Don’t say it. Do not say it.
Other person: Well I’ve gotta run, talk to you later.
don’t say it don’t say it don’tsayitdon’tsayitdon’tsayit
As a parting salutation, I vary between “See ya!” or “Later,” or “Ciao, Dahling” (ironically, with only a few close friends), “G’night,” or “Happy trails.”
I find it annoying to hear “No problem” instead of “You’re welcome.”
Since seeing Shaun of the Dead for the first time a month and a half ago, I’ve yet to be able to completely overcome my tendency to say “Fuck-a-doodle-doo!” when astonished.
From a cartoon I saw as a kid: “For Pete’s crying out loud, Mother!”
From Andy Taylor’s Aunt Bee: “Goodness gracious, sakes alive!”
From the SDMB: “Fucko off!”
And after posting this, I think I’ll add “Wow, I’m a dork.” to my repertoire.
I like using “snot” as an insult, like saying “You little snot”. Not on the list of words considered to be inherently offensive, so you have to think about what it means.
In Basic Military Training, the TIs aren’t allowed to swear (in theory anyway), and some of the stuff they invent to berate trainees in public is classic. BMT is responsible for the phrase “what the piss?” having entered my repetoire.
It is used just as you’d use “what the fuck?”. When directed at a specific person, you may append either that person’s last name (“You filed the wrong report again? What the piss, Johnson?”), or, for sillier situations, the weaker/more general term “nut” (“Bill, your socks don’t match! What the piss, nut?”).*
Try it out!
*Four punctuation marks in a row, for four times the fun. Five if you count the asterisk. Whee!
That will change his tune.
