# Sick and tired **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 7, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635 "2009-03-07T06:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/41 "2009-03-07T10:37:12Z")
> [@brujaja](#): > > Well, I’m sick of: > > “age-defying” > “cougars” > saying something is “the new something else” > > ..and the n-word! Seriously! can we move on? The n-word? Or “the n-word”? Frankly I’m more tired of “the n-word” than I am of the n-word. And I’ve never heard the cougar term before. (And no, I’m not going to suggest that that’s some kind of proof you’re full of shit; instead I looked it up.) But I’ll definitely second you on “pink is the new black.” ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/42 "2009-03-07T10:40:31Z")
[ul] [li][This](http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1064/95270695mt9.jpg) haircut[/li][li]Guys who pluck/wax their eyebrows[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/43 "2009-03-07T10:46:51Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > You personal ignorance of the concept is not proof, it’s not even evidence, that the phenomenon doesn’t exist; only that you haven’t heard of it. I’m sorry, but did I click on the wrong forum. Is this Great Debates or Mindless Pointless Shit that i should be Blogging? I haven’t a clue what you pull out of your ass, that’s no-one’s business but your own (and I suppose the gerbil too). Tell you what, give me one example from your own personal, direct, real-world experience, of the “asian girlfriend” cliche, and I’ll let you off the hook about whatever you feel I’ve put you on the hook for. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/44 "2009-03-07T10:54:06Z")
> [@Jeff](#): > > I’m sorry, but did I click on the wrong forum. Is this Great Debates or Mindless Pointless Shit that i should be Blogging? > > I haven’t a clue what you pull out of your ass, that’s no-one’s business but your own (and I suppose the gerbil too). Tell you what, give me one example from your own personal, direct, real-world experience, of the “asian girlfriend” cliche, and I’ll let you off the hook about whatever you feel I’ve put you on the hook for. Sorry, you’re not on my list of people I’d ever spend a half second trying to convince of _anything_. Your being convinced or not is just not on any list of anything I give a shit about. I get that you’re ignorant of the phenomenon. I \*get \*it, but I don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/45 "2009-03-07T10:57:57Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Uh . . . you seemed to be getting defensive. lissener, if you’ll read back through this thread, you may find you’ve done a pretty swell job of showing all of us what “defensive” means. Also, I pluck my eyebrows. But only because if I didn’t I would start looking (even more) like Henny Youngman. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/46 "2009-03-07T11:05:10Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > Also, I pluck my eyebrows. But only because if I didn’t I would start looking (even more) like Henny Youngman. Guys who wax their eyebrows to look “metrosexual” are more specifically what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/47 "2009-03-07T11:12:48Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Sorry, you’re not on my list of people I’d ever spend a half second trying to convince of _anything_. Your being convinced or not is just not on any list of anything I give a shit about. I get that you’re ignorant of the phenomenon. I \*get \*it, but I don’t care. What if I was on fire? Not even a laid-back, “Dude, you’re on fire”? You really are acting like a humorless prat. Now let’s tackle PBR. Professional bull riders? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/48 "2009-03-07T11:29:29Z")
> [@Jeff](#): > > What if I was on fire? Not even a laid-back, “Dude, you’re on fire”? You really are acting like a humorless prat. > > Now let’s tackle PBR. Professional bull riders? Pabst Blue Ribbon. ---
**Author:** ![Todderbob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e47774/32.png) [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/49 "2009-03-07T11:32:35Z")
[Orange tans](http://www.guidofistpump.com/guido%20pix/GuidoOompa.jpg). 'nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/50 "2009-03-07T11:36:33Z")
> [@jackelope](#): > > Also, I pluck my eyebrows. But only because if I didn’t I would start looking (even more) like Henny Youngman. Do you look like [this](http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/uploaded_images/DB6111-731322.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/51 "2009-03-07T11:50:08Z")
I’ve become a status symbol? Cool. (I’ve heard about this, but I studied Asian American literature in grad school. Also, I’m Asian. That probably helps. 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/52 "2009-03-07T12:39:40Z")
I’m thinking the OP is just jealous. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/53 "2009-03-07T17:12:10Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Do you look like [this](http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com/uploaded_images/DB6111-731322.jpg)? Nah, she’s got nicer cheekbones than me. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/54 "2009-03-07T17:21:44Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Uh . . . you seemed to be getting defensive. …and when _ **lissener** _ is accusing you of getting defensive, you _know_ you’re getting defensive. 😃 **lissener** , I too live in Seattle, and I too was completely unaware of this supposed “Asian girlfriend status symbol” thing. Maybe you should stop hanging out with racists? ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/55 "2009-03-07T17:48:46Z")
This is a great thread. It seems totally pointless and mindlessly snarky, but secretly its a 'post pictures of people who look like manga characters" thread. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/56 "2009-03-07T18:43:00Z")
I’m sick and tired of always hearing “I’m sick and tired of always being sick and tired” whenever I encounter the phrase ‘sick and tired’. Damn you Anastasia! BTW, this thread contains one of the best ‘that’s what she said’-uses in recent memory. Also, **lissener** , are you called that because you keep a lot of lists? ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/57 "2009-03-07T20:53:24Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > I’m sick and tired of always hearing “I’m sick and tired of always being sick and tired” whenever I encounter the phrase ‘sick and tired’. Damn you Anastasia! > > BTW, this thread contains one of the best ‘that’s what she said’-uses in recent memory. Also, **lissener** , are you called that because you keep a lot of lists? Yes. I just added you to one. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/58 "2009-03-07T21:02:28Z")
> [@lissener](#): > > Are you just \*looking \*for a fight? Classic. > [@brujaja](#): > > ..and the n-word! Seriously! can we move on? Please. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/59 "2009-03-07T21:07:40Z")
Okay, Asian girlfriends. Where I live, it’s a phenomenon among black men. I don’t _think_ this: they freely _admit_ that they don’t want black girlfriends or wives, because they’re tired of what they call “attitude” and women call “not putting up with crap.” They (the black men) encourage each other to get an Asian girlfriend and “train” her. Again, I’m not just seeing a pattern; they admit they’re doing this. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2009, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635/60 "2009-03-07T21:16:19Z")
I’ll get behind the gauged ears on your list. I was over that fad the first time I saw it. Seriously, people? Gross. I’ll add one for the mom set. Super expensive strollers. $1200 for a stroller? Seriously, people? Stupid. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sick-and-tired/488635.md?page=4)