# Worst. Cliched Phrase. Ever. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 13, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097 "2003-11-13T20:59:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/1 "2003-11-13T20:59:37Z")
The comic-store guy on _The Simpsons_ “Worst…\…Ever…” Okay, actually it’s not that bad (nowhere near the WORST), but the thread title just writes itself. I’ve been seeing complaints phrased in this manner WAY too often on the SDMB recently, which is added to the fact that a friend of mine can’t mention anything which he doesn’t like without giving his own grating, irritating exaggeration of the phrase. I think the humor of this has expired, now. Find a new catch phrase. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/2 "2003-11-13T21:01:48Z")
Lamest. Rant. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/3 "2003-11-13T21:04:17Z")
S.T.F.U. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/4 "2003-11-13T21:14:38Z")
LOL OMG ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/5 "2003-11-13T21:23:44Z")
LSMFT ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/6 "2003-11-13T21:26:55Z")
Laughter Shakes My Fucking Tits? ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/7 "2003-11-13T21:38:10Z")
Laughing So Much i Fell over and broke my Tibia. ---
**Author:** ![MrTuffPaws](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MrTuffPaws](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrTuffPaws)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/8 "2003-11-13T21:38:36Z")
Worst thread ever!!! ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/9 "2003-11-13T21:42:04Z")
Bless you. I was pondering posting this very rant after seeing three or four new “worst \_\_\_ ever” threads in CS today. “Worst \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ever” has definitely jumped the shark. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/10 "2003-11-13T21:44:52Z")
Ah, they’re 1920’s style “Death Rays.” ---
**Author:** ![CaptBushido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@CaptBushido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptBushido)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/11 "2003-11-13T22:09:37Z")
> [@](#): > > Lamest. Rant. Ever. > [@](#): > > Worst thread ever!!! And don’t think for a minute, that I didn’t predict those before I wrote the OP! ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/12 "2003-11-13T22:18:48Z")
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**Author:** ![More\_Cowbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@More\_Cowbell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/More_Cowbell)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/13 "2003-11-13T22:20:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*\*… jumped the shark. \*\* This is a much, much worse cliche. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/14 "2003-11-13T22:25:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*1t 1$ tr53 th4t th3 (0m1( b00k g5% p5n(t54t10n h4$ 05t#1v3P 1t$ f5nn% #1f3. B5t th3 b1gg3r q53$t10n h3r3 1$ wh% th1$ h4pp3n$? 1$ 1t 4n 3xpr3$$10n 0f r3pr3$$3P 4ggr3$$10n 1n 05r (0##3(t1v3 p$%(h3? T0 b3 0r n0t t0 b3, r34##%. 1 m34n, wh% P0 p30p#3 (h1m3 1n w1tht th3 m34n1ng#3$$ phr4$3$ th4t th3% P0, m0(k1ng th3 0P? Wh% 1 b5rn1ng %05r P0g? 1f w3 (05#P f1g5r3 05t th3 4n$w3r t0 th3$3 q53$t10n$, w3 (05#P 4Pv4n(3 4$ 4 p30p#3. 1f %05 r34##% w3nt t0 th3 tr05b#3 0f P3(0P1ng th1$ #4m3 4tt3mpt 4t 4t b31ng f5nn% b% wr1t1ng p$35P0 pr0f5nP1t% 1n #33t, %05 4r3 4 f5(k1ng m0r0n. B4$1(4##%, P00Pz, %05 4r3 $0 n0t #33t. \*\* :dubious: Pardon? ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/15 "2003-11-13T22:27:09Z")
As far as I can get the translators to work, is this kinda what you said **Ilsa**? > [@](#): > > lt l$ trse that the comlc book gs% psnctsatlon ha$ ost#lveP lt$ fsnn% #lfe. Bst the blgger qse$tlon here l$ wh% thl$ happen$? l$ lt an expre$$lon of repre$$eP aggre$$lon ln osr co##ectlve p$%che? To be or not to be, rea##%. l mean, wh% Po peop#e chlme ln wltht the meanlng#e$$ phra$e$ that the% Po, mocklng the oP? Wh% l bsrnlng %osr Pog? lf we cos#P flgsre ost the an$wer to the$e qse$tlon$, we cos#P aPvance a$ a peop#e. lf %os rea##% went to the trosb#e of PecoPlng thl$ #ame attempt at at belng fsnn% b% wrltlng p$esPo profsnPlt% ln #eet, %os are a fscklng moron. Ba$lca##%, PooPz, %os are $o not #eet. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/16 "2003-11-13T22:31:13Z")
Yes. Read the last line. ---
**Author:** ![whatami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/17 "2003-11-13T22:42:56Z")
> [@](#): > > It Is true that the comic book guy punctuation has lost its funniness. Bu tthe bigger question here is why this happens? Is it an expression of repressed agression in out collective psyche? To Be or not to be, really. I mean, when people chime in with the meaningless phrase like the one the OP mocks? When I burning your dog? If we can figure out the answer to these questions, we can advance as a people. If the reason people went to the trouble of [something] this lame attempt at being funny by writing posts in leet, you are a fucking moron.Basically, people, you are not so leet. Well, I tried to clean it up a little but damn if I can get some of it. That’s my attempt anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/18 "2003-11-13T23:06:33Z")
[Tales for the leet](http://no-effort.50megs.com/tftl.htm) Romeo and Juilet [Tales for the leet part two](http://no-effort.50megs.com/hollywoody.htm) Hamlet Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/19 "2003-11-13T23:08:11Z")
Oh, and the word **whatami** was missing was “decoding”. Enjoy, Steven ---
**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:** [November 13, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097/20 "2003-11-13T23:16:08Z")
Come to Homer’s BBBQ. The extra B is for BYOBB. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cliched-phrase-ever/213097.md?page=2)