The following sayings annoy me excessively and should no longer be used. Ever.
“There are old ____ and there are bold ____, but there are very few old and bold ____.”
“If the ____ wanted you to have a ____, they would have issued you one.”
I’m sure there are many more sayings that annoy me, but this is all I can think of at the moment.
I have never heard this before in my life. I am not trying to get a rise out of you. This one is completely new to me.
Man, that one got old real fast.
WAG: They sound like they’d be used more in a military context than anywhere else.
I’ve never really heard the old and bold saying before either, but I can see how it’d get old (but not bold) fast.
Mainly in military and law enforcement contexts. Off the cuff, I can remember the blank being filled with:
soldiers
cops (usually with the name of each agency’s personnel substituted)
reloaders
pilots
drivers
I’ve always heard them in military context.
“There are old soldiers and there are bold soldiers, but there are very few old and bold soldiers.”
“Marine, if the corps wanted you to have a sense of humor, they would have issued you one.”
Another:
“There are three ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, and the U.S. Army way.”
“Isn’t that the wrong way?”
“Yeah, but faster!”
“Think long, think wrong.”
The devil hates a coward.
No guts, no glory. Or is that “No gluts, no gory.”
It’s too bad that thread was closed before I could add “pentaxical” But it’s too late now.
“Let’s throw it against the wall and see what sticks.”
“Think outside the box.”
“I just threw up a little in my mouth.”
- Touch base.
- Hit the ground running.
“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” So, like, in a nation of patriots, everybody would dissent from everyting? Then how would there be anything to dissent from in the first place? It makes my head hurt.
I’m tired of these:
“My bad”
“weeks not months”, “months not years”, etc.
“when it hits the fan”
“horse he rode in on”
“level the playing field”
Huh. I always thought it was “God hates a coward” and I say it. Didn’t know it bothered anyone.
My dad uses the ‘there may be old and there may be bold, but there aren’t many old and bold’ construct all the time–even when it makes no sense. “There may be old lawnmowers and bold lawnmowers, but there aren’t many old and bold lawnmowers.” Righto, Dad!
“There are old ____ and there are bold ____, but there are very few old and bold ____.”
sailors; pilots; electricians.
“If the ____ wanted you to have a ____, they would have issued you one.”
Navy, wife; Navy, family. You get the drift.
I’ve got a few, they seem to be a bit more prevalent amongst the youngsters
Basically any Will Ferrell quote. I thought he was funny but I feel that he overplayed his hand, culminating with is Frank the Tank role. “Once it hits your mouth it tastes soooooo good!”
Cool Beans…Come on…what is it? 1999?
Issue…Oh shit, I can’t fucking stand this one. Especially in corporate culture. Maybe I should give up and join the consensus though…It’s a fucking problem! But wait…problems are bad, problems are possibly someone’s fault. Problems aren’t always solvable. Issues aren’t as bad! Issues are something that is to be resolved amicably. Look, people don’t have issues with drugs, they have drug PROBLEMS. Someone will need to get their feelings hurt. If someone is being a jerk around the office, it is a problem, not an issue. If the server is down it isn’t an issue, it’s a problem. I don’t have a problem, with “He’s got issues” as a phrase though. It’s kind of interesting. But I’ve got issues with X seems ridiculous. “My husband and I have issues that we need to work though” Like what? “Well, he gets drunk and beats me, but we’ll work it out” No sorry, honey, you’ve got problems, and you may have to face the fact that it might not be resolved. I want to scream any time I hear the word out of context.
“Money can’t buy happiness.”
Baloney. The saying should be “money doesn’t mean you still aren’t a dolt.”