# phrases that make you think the speaker is full of crap **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 17, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769 "2003-11-17T21:14:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anal\_Scurvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/1 "2003-11-17T21:14:10Z")
What phrases instantly set your mind to red alert? Maybe I’ve seen too many Don King interviews, but I can’t hear anyone say, “I am shocked and dismayed…” without thinking they’re full of it. What’s weirder is I’ve heard several people say it, I thought something that phony would be exclusive to Don King. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/2 "2003-11-17T21:17:30Z")
“My fellow Americans…” ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/3 "2003-11-17T21:38:43Z")
My GF’s spidey sense tingles anytime someone says “Trust me.” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/4 "2003-11-17T21:44:12Z")
“This is no shit, man…” “Send this message to all your friends.” “I’m not predjudiced, but…” ---
**Author:** ![Surreal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/5 "2003-11-17T21:45:22Z")
_“To be perfectly honest with you…”_ Why do we need this clarification? Are you normally _not_ honest?? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/6 "2003-11-17T21:46:33Z")
I guarantee you that if anyone ever starts or ends an anecdote with these two words they are full of shit: “True story.” ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/7 "2003-11-17T21:50:14Z")
Ergo, vis a vis, and concordantly. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/8 "2003-11-17T21:50:35Z")
I’m going to second ‘I’m not racist, but…’ and also all of its variants, including, ‘I don’t have anything against gays, but…’ and ‘No offense, but…’ ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/9 "2003-11-17T21:52:19Z")
“Clearly…” JEEZus I hate that. As if they’re the only person with clarity of thought and the rest of us are idiots if we don’t agree. Although this is sometimes true, you don’t start a statement like that. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/10 "2003-11-17T21:56:38Z")
When someone utters the following in the middle of a sentence: “… blaa blaa blaa **and it’s perfectly legal** blaa blaa blaa…” bets are that it’s definitely _ **not** _ legal or (at the very least) ethical… ---
**Author:** ![Rashak\_Mani](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/11 "2003-11-17T22:02:04Z")
Whenever someone starts citing bible stuff or the fact that someone is a good religious person. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/12 "2003-11-17T22:02:54Z")
“I just pooped into your subwoofer” “Dennis Hastert is constipated” “Mfmfmfmmff mmmff mfmff mmff mfmfmff mmmmfffmf mmfff mmmf” ---
**Author:** ![7\_up\_yours](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/919ad9/32.png) [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/13 "2003-11-17T22:20:56Z")
“… in fact, some of my best friends are…” And just what is that supposed to prove? ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/14 "2003-11-17T22:23:41Z")
when they use the phrase “for all intensive purposes” In writing: “Wah-lah” or “pursay” ---
**Author:** ![SylverOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SylverOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SylverOne)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/15 "2003-11-17T22:38:10Z")
_Dear Penthouse,…_ ---
**Author:** ![Anal\_Scurvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@Anal\_Scurvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anal_Scurvy)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/16 "2003-11-17T22:53:50Z")
I think I’m in love with Nurse Carmen. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/17 "2003-11-17T22:55:48Z")
“I won’t waste too much of your time…” “This is not a sales pitch, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime offer!” ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/18 "2003-11-17T22:56:29Z")
Olsen: You don’t generally score political points for being Christian in Canada, either, which is not a country of uniform religion. (Some people tried to trade on their religions in the last federal election and were basically laughed at until they stopped.) ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/19 "2003-11-17T23:16:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Duke \* > \*\*“My fellow Americans…” \*\* Impressive. My first thought when I saw the title was “The United States of America believes…” ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769/20 "2003-11-17T23:25:56Z")
“Quite frankly…” I apprecieate a frank comment as much as anyone else [maybe even more than some] but whenever somebody uses this phrase, I automatically think that everything that subsequently comes out of their mouth is pure bullshit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-that-make-you-think-the-speaker-is-full-of-crap/213769.md?page=2)