OK - so what’s the oddest way anyone has ever asked you out?
What’s the oddest way anyone has ever asked you out?
So, Would This Strike You as Sleazy? (Somewhat Political in Nature)
Would This Strike You as Sleazy? (Somewhat Political in Nature)
So I’m moving to Davis, CA. Help me please!
I’m moving to Davis, CA. Help me please!
So What was Saddam Up To?
What was Saddam Up To?
So what’s the deal with extreme programming?
What’s the deal with extreme programming?
Ok, so?
So I was reading SDMB and I found this thread.
Ok, I don’t really see the problem.
‘Ok(ay)’ and ‘So’ are little words that people insert to change the subject. Think ‘So, anyway…’
Person 1: I have a new puppy!
Person 2: Dogs are good. Too bad about what they do to them in science labs.
Person 3: Did you hear about Laika? The Russians sent him up into space and just left him to die! Bastards!
Person 1: So, anyway… I’ve named him Mr. Puppypants.
The usage has become common in conversational speach, and I think that people use it in thread titles to mention something that may be inconsequential.
The first one
OK - so what’s the oddest way anyone has ever asked you out?
is mine, so I can answer that at least.
Because I was thinking about it, for some reason, and remembered that cute guy, and that’s just how I think, so I phrased the question that way…
Really? Because it feels more like a conversation to me then. And this is MPSIMS, is it not? The Land Of Conversations?
Plus I like “Ok” and “So”. So there. 
Okay, so what’s for lunch?
Brits seem to use ‘Right!’ sometimes to change subjects. In German, ‘Also’ (‘thus’) is often used to start a sentence; rather like ‘Well…’ or ‘So’.
Breaking news: subject titles aren’t conversations.
Ok? Does this make you brighter than me, by pointing this out? I really feel like breaking a rule or two and being mean to you.
Do you have no sense of humor or did it just up and die?
Is the inclusion of “breaking news” there really much better than the use of “well”, or “so”?
In other news today, pompousness has been found to be not well-received.
Anaamika, “breaking news” was used to inject a bit of humor in the post. You seem to have misplaced yours.
Perhaps he lost it while shining his…oh never mind, not going there.
Ok, so see, when people talk they might say “uh”, or “um” a lot, and like you know other things to kind of like put what might be emphatic spaces into their sentences, so, like instead of writing “UM”, they use so, or ok. Ok?
Oops, sorry misread that whole string…Didn’t mean to be slamming on Anaamika.
Forgiveness is begged.
OK, so, why am I not going to move this over to IMHO?
Just kidding. I am. 
OK, so, I misunderstood the thread. I’s gonna move it right back.
SkipMagic, you’re turning into Skippy the Squirrel. Stop it.
OK, so who else would have typed pomposity instead of the word I bolded in Hal’s sentence?
According to my dictionary, either nominal form of pompous is acceptable.
My spellchecker accepted it, and so do I. 
Okey-dokey.
Ok, it’s all about perspective. So when you think you’ve got it bad, just remember Laika…