# The next time I hear "my bad" I will kick someone in the head!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 29, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337 "2002-07-29T06:25:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![MannyL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/101 "2002-08-04T22:44:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cuate \* > \*\*I will add a third (apparently recent) phrase to the pot. “Cool Beans” > WTF IS THAT MEAN??? > > c’est n’est pas un bump \*\* Umm, it’s the name of a coffee house in Toms River, NJ ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/102 "2002-08-04T23:50:53Z")
Arthur-ritis for arthritis irks me! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/103 "2002-08-05T00:17:13Z")
Hey, Chavardz and alax-argh, is there any way you could take it outside (like, your house) instead of taking turns posting on here?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/104 "2002-08-05T04:53:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by BiblioCat \* > \*\* > Speaking of spelling mistakes… > " i " should be " I " > ‘Your’ for ‘you’re’ is bad enough, but no capitalization is just as bad. :rolleyes: \*\* My bad 😃 😃 😃 ---
**Author:** ![symplicity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@symplicity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/symplicity)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/105 "2002-08-05T05:07:08Z")
Brain Fart If this is used while talking to me, I must stare at you A lot. Please don’t tell me that your brain does this. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![withaK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8e7dd6/32.png) [@withaK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/withaK)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/106 "2002-08-05T05:51:55Z")
nummers when said to a person over the age of five irritates me ---
**Author:** ![Corrvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bbce88/32.png) [@Corrvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corrvin)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/107 "2002-08-05T09:37:58Z")
As an honest question, what would one use if not “to parent” to mean “to act as a parent to a child”? To mother a child and to father a child don’t mean the same thing; to rear (or raise, if you’re not that picky about terms) a child works as a phrase, but I don’t think most people would understand “rear” used by itself, in the way that I see the verb “to parent” used. “Authoritative parenting” is quite clear (to be a parent in an authoritative manner); “authoritative rearing” sounds like an advertising catch-phrase for a website full of naked people; and “authoritative raising” is just silly, raising what or whom? Oh, but my peeve is “diarrhea.” It’s die-uh-ree-uh. Not dire-rear. It’s fine by me if you can’t spell it (or cirrhosis or amenorrhea) but for heaven’s sakes, SAY it correctly! Crow ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_B.Goode](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Johnny\_B.Goode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_B.Goode)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/108 "2002-08-05T12:34:38Z")
As an Australian, I have to say that many of these idioms and misusages of words are relatively uncommon here in general society. However, due to the prevalent pervasion of american culture in our media and the susceptibility we have to adopting the americana we are exposed to, I am aware of some of these phenomena creeping into the speech patterns of some (especially younger) Australians. The ones that make me shake my head the most: 1. “Hello?” Meant to imply lack of thought, reason, logic or knowledge in the person or situation being addressed. Often has unintendedly ironic implications. 2. “It was like…” Meaning “it is…”. or “I’m like…” meaning “I said…”. The classical Australian version is “I go…” meaning “I said…”. 1. “I could care less” Meaning “I couldn’t care less”. 2. “Period” Supposedly denoting that something is definitive or conclusive. In Australia, we have always called this form of punctuation a “full stop”, so the usage of this is not only imbecilic but a dead giveaway that someone has had too much americana in the morning. Luckily, we have been mostly spared from the horrors of “hellah”, “my bad”, “irregardless” and a slew of other verbal travesties of apparent US origin. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/109 "2002-08-05T23:00:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FallenAngel \* > \*\*On the linguistic side, though, isn’t my bad simply the English translation of “mea culpa”, which is a perfectly acceptable term? \*\* We did a translation of “my bad” in high school Latin and got “meum malum”. _deletes long explanation about accusative endings_ “Culpa” translates out to “fault” I believe. My Handy-Dandy Latin Dictionary is hiding. My pet peeve: [nukyoular](http://flem.keenspace.com/d/20020702.html) . NO NO NO! NU-CLEAR NU-CLEAR NU-CLEAR NU-CLEAR! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/110 "2002-08-05T23:17:27Z")
And I see that **Syzygy** beat me to the explanation of “culpa.” :smack: Hey look maw! A three-page thread! I wonder what that means? ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/111 "2002-08-05T23:52:21Z")
Can we include mixed metaphors here? If so, I’ll be all over this thread like flies on rice. Like white on shit. I’ll take the bull by the hand and burn the midnight oil at both ends while they fly out of my keyboard like shit through a bear’s water-tight ass in the woods. Do you get my draft? . . . Geez, it’s so quiet you can hear a mouse in here!! ---
**Author:** ![Potter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Potter)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/112 "2002-08-06T00:25:47Z")
A butt-clenchingly horrible quirk of the local lingo 'round these parts - You wish to inquire where an item is usually stored. You indicate said-item and ask of those around you “Where’s this to?” You wish to inquire of a friend a mutual aquaintance’s whereabouts. “Where’s (name) to?” You are speaking on the phone to someone, and wish to discover their current location. “Where are you to?” etc. I swear, it’s more annoying than people asking where something is “at”. ---
**Author:** ![Spider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spider)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/113 "2002-08-06T01:41:48Z")
Come on, people. I see you’ve all forgotten your 80’s mix tapes. **Cameo** , 1986. _Word up (up, up), everybody say When you hear the call you’ve got to get it underway Word up (up, up), it’s the code word No matter where you say it you know that you’ll be heard_ -Spider (who believes the 80’s live on in our hearts, minds, and a small section in the back of his closet.) ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/114 "2002-08-06T02:20:10Z")
Meanwhile, back at the OP… Just where did “My bad” come from, anyway? I feel ignorant even asking, but ask I must. My bad. ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/115 "2002-08-06T03:34:01Z")
I’ve seen enough of “\_\_\_\_ makes the baby Jesus cry/ laugh/ vomit”. I deplore the usage of “Get off of the cross, we need the wood”. It would make me smile if “Christ on a pogo stick” would drop off of the face of the earth. “Mmm’kay!” is older than dirt, and should be buried accordingly. We should be able to come up with something more creative, Cthulthu would be proud. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/116 "2002-08-06T05:46:09Z")
In the “my bad” school of weird usage that irritates me also resides, “back in the day.” Which day? Whose day? That phrase always creates more questions for me than answers and I always wonder if the person saying it has no idea what day he is referring to and thus uses the phrase to attempt to mask his ignorance. ---
**Author:** ![lothos2002](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/df788c/32.png) [@lothos2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lothos2002)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2002, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/117 "2002-08-06T22:24:52Z")
Following TV’s post: At the end of the day… meaning “nevertheless” or “in conclusion”. Blah Blah… (list negative things…). But, at the end of the day, it is our best course of action. I can’t stand it. ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Doll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@Broken\_Doll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Doll)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/118 "2002-08-07T06:25:33Z")
Guuhh, my girlfriend says “Constructions” instead of “instructions”. Drives me absolutely batty. ---
**Author:** ![manwithaplan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@manwithaplan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manwithaplan)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/119 "2002-08-07T08:22:24Z")
I’m with **Anya Marie** on the “\_\_\_\_ makes the baby Jesus cry” thing but I’m not totally opposed to bringing himself into common parlance. My current favourite is “I’d eat the Lord off the cross” for “I’m hungry”. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2002, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337/120 "2002-08-07T09:38:43Z")
“So I turned to him and said…” “Then he turned and said…” “Then I turned and said…” “Then he turned and said…” - surely the two participants would now be facing away from each other? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-time-i-hear-my-bad-i-will-kick-someone-in-the-head/121337.md?page=7)