# I pit overused pop culture phrases
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [November 22, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082 "2004-11-22T09:00:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/1 "2004-11-22T09:00:21Z")
“I didn’t get that memo.” / “Someone didn’t get the memo.” / “Didn’t you get the memo?”
“Don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain.”
“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”
Got your own to add?
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### Author:  [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/2 "2004-11-22T09:16:32Z")
Every Simpsons quote ever. Especially ones that’re a paragraph long.
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### Author:  [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/3 "2004-11-22T09:57:34Z")
[QUOTE=Carnick"Don’t pay attention to the man behind the curtain."[/QUOTE]
??? A 1932 movie is “pop culture”? Also, if that’s the way people are quoting the line, no wonder you’re sick of it.
But yeah, I’m with you.
I so detest “bling-bling” that it just makes me cringe. I know it’s not a movie quote, but…
In fact, I detest gangsta-speak in its entirety.
Is that your final answer? URK!
Like. Like you know, I just like, was like so mad, like it really made me angry (I detest it even MORE because I find myself using this bad conversational habit sometimes. and then I want to wash my own mouth out with soap.)
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### Author:  [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/4 "2004-11-22T10:16:10Z")
I’ve been making a concentrated effort to utterly remove that usage of “like” from my vocabulary. It is very difficult.
BTW, I hate it whenever someone answers a question with “your mom”.
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### Author:  [@rinni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rinni)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/5 "2004-11-22T10:19:44Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#):
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> Is that your final answer? URK!
And in that same vein:
“You are the weakest link, goodbye!” Gah.
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### Author:  [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/6 "2004-11-22T10:27:45Z")
> [@rinni](#):
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> And in that same vein:
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> “You are the weakest link, goodbye!” Gah.
Ssshh! Now someone’s gonna quote the paragraph long Family Guy Stewie rant on that line.
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/7 "2004-11-22T10:31:54Z")
This rant is hella-lame.
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### Author:  [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/8 "2004-11-22T10:32:52Z")
[QUOTE=CanvasShoes]
> [@Carnick"Don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain."\[/QUOTE](#):
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> ??? A 1932 movie is “pop culture”? Also, if that’s the way people are quoting the line, no wonder you’re sick of it.
Well it’s in style these days because of the Bush administration. Someone, somewhere made the connection and now every politically active college student is saying it.
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### Author:  [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/9 "2004-11-22T10:35:29Z")
> [@Carnick](#):
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> Well it’s in style these days because of the Bush administration. Someone, somewhere made the connection and now every politically active college student is saying it.
I just walk around yelling “IF I WERE THE KIIIING OF THE FOOOORRRRRRREEESSST!!!”
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### Author:  [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/10 "2004-11-22T10:39:52Z")
> [@CanvasShoes](#):
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> ??? A 1932 movie is “pop culture”?
No, but a 1939 movie is.
😛
Duh.
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### Author:  [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/11 "2004-11-22T15:47:05Z")
The word “diva”. Hate it, hate it, hate it. Overused and misunderstood.
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### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/12 "2004-11-22T15:48:28Z")
People saying “Yeah baby!” a-la Austin Powers. EVERYONE says it, and it’s so horrible!
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### Author:  [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/13 "2004-11-22T15:51:38Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> People saying “Yeah baby!” a-la Austin Powers. EVERYONE says it, and it’s so horrible!
People still say that?! I have to admit, it’s been a while since I’ve heard that and I’m not sorry.
The one I always hated was “wazzup!” That one was overused the first time anyone said it.
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### Author:  [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/14 "2004-11-22T15:55:30Z")
Tooo much information!
Speak to the hand!
Whatever!
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### Author:  [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/15 "2004-11-22T16:00:33Z")
Girlfriend! You go girl! Or any variation of the two.
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### Author:  [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/16 "2004-11-22T16:00:48Z")
“I’m Rick James, Bitch!”
Although Maddox [ranted about it](http://maddox.xmission.com/c.cgi?u=chappelle) much better than I can.
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### Author:  [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/17 "2004-11-22T16:12:32Z")
I’m so glad “Rocktober” is over.
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### Author:  [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/18 "2004-11-22T16:14:04Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#):
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> People saying “Yeah baby!” a-la Austin Powers. EVERYONE says it, and it’s so horrible!
Ohio is a strange place. 😛
Now watch this drive!
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### Author:  [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/19 "2004-11-22T16:53:19Z")
Can you hear me now?
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### Author:  [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)
#### Post date: [November 22, 2004, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-overused-pop-culture-phrases/276082/20 "2004-11-22T16:59:35Z")
> [@Netbrian](#):
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> BTW, I hate it whenever someone answers a question with “your mom”.
My roommate does this. Example:
Me: Arg! I can’t understand my French lit assignment.
Roommate: _Your mom_ can’t understand your French lit assignment!
Me: …You’re right, she can’t.
And then there are superlative forms. Your mom’s mom, your mom’s mom’s mom, et cetera ad nauseam.
That’s pretty much the only thing that bugs me about her. So I guess I’m not doing too bad.
And now, for my own personal submission:
Anything from Chappelle show. “Cocaine’s a hell of a drug, heh heh heh!” “I’m Rick James, bitch!” “Show Charlie Murphy your tittays!” “What did the five fingers say to the face? --Slap!” I like Chappelle show as much as the next suburban white girl, but I grow weary of hearing people repeat it.
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