# Things you find just too precious

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [May 12, 2011, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627 "2011-05-12T05:14:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627/81 "2011-05-16T21:08:08Z")

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The following labels:  
“Enviros” for environmentalists  
“Journos” for journalists  
“Scienos” for Scientologists

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627/82 "2011-05-16T21:13:34Z")

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> [@Scumpup](#):
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> a relative who wants everybody, for some reason, to call him Ray though his name isn’t Raymond.

Well, you could call him “Ray,” or you could call him “J,” or you can call him “Johnny,” or you can call him “Sonny,” or you can call him “Junie,” or you can call him “Junior” …\*

> [@Nava](#):
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> That one threw me for a loop the first time I heard it… “yeah, I’ve got some vaca coming on, about time!”  
> Me, in an aside to someone else: “vaca?”  
> S.e.: “vacation, she means. Why?”  
> Me: “OH! Dictionary crossover moment, I was wondering why the heck would she have cows coming and then realized it couldn’t be that.”

I’ve heard it pronounced as “vaykay,” but it’s still precious.

> [@Koxinga](#):
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> I’m not too keen on cufflinks, tie pins or stylish man-bags either.

I do like my hats, but I don’t like any jewelry of any kind on men … cufflinks, tie pins, wristwatches, rings, chains, etc.

But next time I see my urologist, I’ll have to ask him if my man-bags are stylish.

> [@overlyverbose](#):
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> I loathe when women refer to themselves as preggo when they’re pregnant.

I also hate “we’re pregnant.” Unless “we” is two women who are both pregnant, only one of you is pregnant.

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> It drives me nuts when people at work use the term “confab” and “convo.”

Indians are notorious for stuff like this – enthu(siastic), comp(uter), etc.

\*My nomination for the least funny comedy bit evah!

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**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627/83 "2011-05-16T23:32:44Z")

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People who serve munchies, snackies, and nummies. or canapes or hors d’oeuvres and call them, purposely, ‘can-apes’ or ‘horse doovers’. Please. They are properly called ‘noms’.

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**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627/84 "2011-05-17T20:09:45Z")

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> [@salinqmind](#):
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> People who serve munchies, snackies, and nummies. or canapes or hors d’oeuvres and call them, purposely, ‘can-apes’ or ‘horse doovers’. Please. They are properly called ‘noms’.

Wait, are they proper noms, or common noms?

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