UO Thursday

Christina_Diane

jkfranklin:

geekychic:

jkfranklin:

No, no, no ladies!  Chocolate and fruit is gross.  Why would you want to ruin chocolate by adding something healthy to it?

I have this shirt.  It doesn't fit right now, but I have it.

 

Best shirt ever!!!

I love this shirt. Who actually likes raisins in cookies anyway? The worst is when you buy a cookie at the deli or someplace thinking it it chocolate chip only to get majorly disappointed when you realize your eyes fooled you and that it is raisin instead. 

PinkPeony6210

Christina_Diane:

jkfranklin:

geekychic:

jkfranklin:

No, no, no ladies!  Chocolate and fruit is gross.  Why would you want to ruin chocolate by adding something healthy to it?

I have this shirt.  It doesn't fit right now, but I have it.

 

Best shirt ever!!!

I love this shirt. Who actually likes raisins in cookies anyway. The worst is when you buy a cookie at the deli or someplace thinking it it chocolate chip only to get majorly disappointed when you realize your eyes fooled you and that it is raisin instead. 

I can't stand when that happens! 

rebeccajmiller1

KFCupcake:

I do not think Michael Phelps is the best Olympian ever.  He's definitely the most decorated Olympian with all of his medals, but to call him the best just because he has more chances to medal isn't fair.   Look at that woman shooter, Rhode, who has medaled in the last 5 Olympics.   Or Misty May-Treanor & Kerry Walsh, who had never lost a single set in 3 Olympics before yesterday, and are still on track for the gold. 

I agree. Plus he always seems like a bit of a jerk. Team Lochte all the way!

hass2001

Mint chocolate chip ice cream is AMAZING! But I don't like chocolate ice cream. It tastes...fake...or something. However, I love chocolate milk shakes but it better not be made with chocolate ice cream - has to be made with vanilla and chocolate syrup.

I love Michael Phelps. I don't know why but I do. I thought it was so cool how he won so many golds (eight I think?) in China.

My UO is I hate when people drive around a parking lot trying to find the best spot. My husband does this. It is SOOO annoying. It's like seriously, you can't just park here and walk an extra 25 feet? 

katesy21

It really gets on my nerves when people complain about how tired they are. Really? Do you have an infant waking you up crying all night? If you got more than 3-4 hours of sleep, you aren't as tired as me so quit complaining and using it as an excuse to act like an a s s.

jkfranklin

My UO: The UO and FFFC threads need to not be started until later in the morning.  It sucks trying to keep up with it all day long when it ends up on page 3!

Mamasaurus

My UO:

S/O TJ Maxx, I hate that they (and other places) sell lingerie for little girls. Training bras don't need to come with little thongs, and these aren't even training bras because they have an underwire, are bedazzled with rhinestones and crap, and come in size 6X. If anybody ever gifts my daughter something like this, I will seriously go off on them. Usually I say people should be grateful for any gift, even if it is not their style, but this stuff crosses the line. I also judge the hell out of anybody who gets this stuff for their little girl. I hope this opinion is not really as unpopular as it seems to be based on the number of places that sell toddler g-strings.

Oh, and I like chocolate and mint, chocolate and fruit, chocolate and nuts...I am sure there are things that don't taste good with chocolate on them, but to me, that's a short list. Also, sherbert orange is a beautiful color, IMO.

geekychic

katesy21:

It really gets on my nerves when people complain about how tired they are. Really? Do you have an infant waking you up crying all night? If you got more than 3-4 hours of sleep, you aren't as tired as me so quit complaining and using it as an excuse to act like an a s s.

I hate when people look at me all sympathetic like and go 'Are you tired?' or 'You look tired'.

Yes. I am effing tired.

AshleyDG83

Butterbrot:

Here's mine: I hate it when people end a statement with "just sayin'." This doesn't make the previous sentiment any less stupid/offensive/etc. It's like walking into a crowded room, letting a juicy one rip, then saying, "just fartin'."

 

/dead

peanuthe

geekychic:

katesy21:

It really gets on my nerves when people complain about how tired they are. Really? Do you have an infant waking you up crying all night? If you got more than 3-4 hours of sleep, you aren't as tired as me so quit complaining and using it as an excuse to act like an a s s.

I hate when people look at me all sympathetic like and go 'Are you tired?' or 'You look tired'.

Yes. I am effing tired.

When someone says you look tired, it usually means you look awful. I would rather them not say that I look tired. It makes me self-conscious.

ninjabridemom

geekychic:

katesy21:

It really gets on my nerves when people complain about how tired they are. Really? Do you have an infant waking you up crying all night? If you got more than 3-4 hours of sleep, you aren't as tired as me so quit complaining and using it as an excuse to act like an a s s.

I hate when people look at me all sympathetic like and go 'Are you tired?' or 'You look tired'.

Yes. I am effing tired.

 

I hate this, and when people ask me about sleep (less so now but in the beginning).  I have newborns, no sleep is part of the deal.  Don't feel bad for me like I didn't expect it! 

dixee.deluxe

metucker:

AshleyC0117:

Okay what the hell does FTW mean!? I never knew and thought I had finally cracked the code as "for the win". Fill me in!

Mint chocolate is my favorite flavor combination. Take that, haters! 

Yeah, I googled it and asked MH and everything says for the win. And it was her opinion that it didn't mean that. So I'm lost.  

It actually means Forever Two Wheels.

katesy21

I also hate the saying "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." Being skinny probably feels awesome, but I will probably never know because I LOVE FOOD!

erniebufflo

Here's an unpopular one: I hate the word "mommy." I'm cool with others who love it and use it, but it literally skeeves me out somehow when someone uses it to refer to me. I'm really working hard on teaching the girls to call me mama.

nikki.rzez

dixee.deluxe:

metucker:

AshleyC0117:

Okay what the hell does FTW mean!? I never knew and thought I had finally cracked the code as "for the win". Fill me in!

Mint chocolate is my favorite flavor combination. Take that, haters! 

Yeah, I googled it and asked MH and everything says for the win. And it was her opinion that it didn't mean that. So I'm lost.  

It actually means Forever Two Wheels.

This makes no sense to me..

MikeHoncho

IttyBittyBee:

I hate discount stores like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc.  

The clothing is so jam packed into the racks and I feel like I get so frustrated trying to find something decent, and then when I do, its either got a stain on it, a rip, its on the wrong hanger and instead of the M I wanted, its really a size XXS and wont even fit over my gigantic head..  this list goes on!

Stores like that are such a cluster-f*ck.  I try really hard to like them... I just cant take the madness and have zero patience to fluff through all of the crappy clothing, to try to find one semi-decent peice.

This makes me crazy.

Also, I totally agree with everything else.  I like to walk into a store where everything is neatly lined up and say "OOoo I like you, and you, and you. However, the mini dress with leopard on top and zebra on bottom, you can go to hell" I don't want to have to dig through clothes to find one piece that makes me say "Well I don't hate it." 

Also, I don't love shopping. Except Target.  Target is amazing. And I hate animal print unless done right.  99.9% are not doing it right.  Everytime I read an update about Snooki's pregnancy it makes me feel sorry for her unborn child.  I just read one that said "I want to look good for my baby! I'm going to bring my eyelashes, my leopard robe, etc etc im a moron" Thank Jebus that she does not have a girl. 

shouldbworkin

I think Olympians should have to pay for taxes on the "gifts" they get from the US Olympic committee for winning medals.  I liken it to me getting a bonus from work for a job well done.  My bonus isn't tax free, why should theirs be?  I don't understand why people are up in arms that these gifts are treated like ordinary income, like everything else.  And, olympic competitors are not in the same class as those in the armed forces who have taxes waived for certain things. 

Maybe I'm a bit bah humbug, but I still love the olympics.

rxbeth

IttyBittyBee:

I hate discount stores like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, etc.  

The clothing is so jam packed into the racks and I feel like I get so frustrated trying to find something decent, and then when I do, its either got a stain on it, a rip, its on the wrong hanger and instead of the M I wanted, its really a size XXS and wont even fit over my gigantic head..  this list goes on!

Stores like that are such a cluster-f*ck.  I try really hard to like them... I just cant take the madness and have zero patience to fluff through all of the crappy clothing, to try to find one semi-decent peice.

You are now my favourite person.

erniebufflo

Torani:

lauranicole91:

Christina_Diane:

It is so early. It is only 3:15.

My UO is that mint chocolate chip ice cream is absolutely disgusting. It is the worst flavor ever. Mint and chocolate shouldn't even be combined because the mint ruins the chocolate. I know, flame away. 

THANK YOU! You are not alone. Chocolate+mint should be banned, it totally ruins the chocolate. Yes ladies, this means I also don't like thin mints! My one exception to this rule are andes mints, those things are amazing. 

You have obviously never had Breyer's mint chip ice cream, because it is heaven in a bowl!

My UO is sometimes I want to be the grammar police in real life. Every time someone says, "Can I axe you a question?" I want to say, "Please don't kill me!" it's ASK people, not AKS or AXE. Say it right! 

I don't wanna be the grammar police's police, but since this is my area of graduate study, I have to say: most of what we consider proper grammar and usage was arbitrarily decided by dictionary makers in the late 1800s. Up to that point, the English language was much more fluid. In fact, the word we know as "ask" really was originally pronounced "aks." Those particular sounds are difficult to say in the right order and the ask/aks interchange is an example of a "sound shift" known as metathesis. Some people literally do not hear or cannot articulate the difference. Another fun fact: "ain't" is too a word. You'll even find it in Shakespeare. We basically used to have an "am not" contraction, just as we used to have a plural you contraction (like y'all), and both were deemed improper for use in the 1800s.

Every year, when new words get "added to the dictionary," all the amateur grammarians flip out about us somehow adulterating the English language, but the truth is, what is considered proper usage is simply whatever the majority of adult native speakers do. Dictionaries today are not to be considered rulebooks so much as they are records for accepted definitions and usages. When "bling" gets added to a dictionary, the writers are not so much giving the word their stamp of approval, but recording that this was a word people were using and in what way. One of the main reasons the English language has become so dominant is that it more than many other languages has the ability to absorb new words, generate new words, and change with the times. It is fluid and flexible and we should be wary of clinging too tightly to "rules." 

I'm a legitimate grammar expert and I would *never* correct someone outside of a class, editing their work, or perhaps in a professional setting if I were a supervisor (there's one that drives me batty: "were" is correct there, not "was"). 

DragonflyBelle

I would be fine if I never saw another post from a few ladies on this board, and I am sure a few feel the same way about me, but I LOVE the drama posts because it shows me what some people are made of.

 

Oh, and I LOVE mint chocolate and cheesecake and I think Phelps and Tim Tebow can get over themselves.

erniebufflo

ninjabridemom:

Beener0514:

Torani:

My UO is sometimes I want to be the grammar police in real life. Every time someone says, "Can I axe you a question?" I want to say, "Please don't kill me!" it's ASK people, not AKS or AXE. Say it right! 

I actually studied this phenomenon in my linguistics class in college. It is called metathesis. In short, it occurs through years of language changes and (in the case of the U.S., particularly) because of the melting pot of languages we have here. It is really fascinating.

 

Lol your summary is like saying "Evolution happened through change."  No duh!!  I want to know more.  How do pronunciation shifts occur (aunt -- ant / oughnt)?  Why don't more Americans sound British?  How did the Southern accent come about?? 

You'd love a History and Structure of the English Language class. Short answer on Southerners: it's because most of the early immigrants to the South came from a very particular area in England, whereas immigrants to the North came from a different area in England. You can still hear pieces of those English dialects in the American regional dialects that remain today.

dixee.deluxe

nikki.rzez:

dixee.deluxe:

metucker:

AshleyC0117:

Okay what the hell does FTW mean!? I never knew and thought I had finally cracked the code as "for the win". Fill me in!

Mint chocolate is my favorite flavor combination. Take that, haters! 

Yeah, I googled it and asked MH and everything says for the win. And it was her opinion that it didn't mean that. So I'm lost.  

It actually means Forever Two Wheels.

This makes no sense to me..

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=forever%20two%20wheels

Also, if people knew the other ways it was used, they might not use it anymore.  Even if they "didn't mean it that way".

beth6287

I don't know how unpopular this is but I cannot stand it when someone compares their pet to my newborn.

I almost threw my sandwhich at BIL over the weekend during lunch because we were talking about Noah waking up more during the night suddenly and we aren't getting any sleep. he says "yeah the cat tried to lay on my back once last night and I had to put him in the other room, it totally woke me up, i know how you feel" NO you don't! That is a cat he is fine if you ignore him while you sleep!

MikeHoncho

dixee.deluxe:

KFCupcake:

I do not think Michael Phelps is the best Olympian ever.  He's definitely the most decorated Olympian with all of his medals, but to call him the best just because he has more chances to medal isn't fair.   Look at that woman shooter, Rhode, who has medaled in the last 5 Olympics.   Or Misty May-Treanor & Kerry Walsh, who had never lost a single set in 3 Olympics before yesterday, and are still on track for the gold. 

He's a jerk.

DH said that he's probably listening to "Who Let The Dogs Out" on his giant headphones.

My buddy said he always looks like he'd rather be at home watching the Olympics on TV like us.

I said he'd rather be at home watching TV with us and rippin' b0ng hits on the couch while listening to "Who Let The Dogs Out".

HAH!

I'm dead. 

puppylove64

shouldbworkin:

I think Olympians should have to pay for taxes on the "gifts" they get from the US Olympic committee for winning medals.  I liken it to me getting a bonus from work for a job well done.  My bonus isn't tax free, why should theirs be?  I don't understand why people are up in arms that these gifts are treated like ordinary income, like everything else.  And, olympic competitors are not in the same class as those in the armed forces who have taxes waived for certain things. 

Maybe I'm a bit bah humbug, but I still love the olympics.

Completely agree! I heard about it for the first time this morning. Why are they special and shouldn't pay tax on winnings? Lottery winners pay taxes. I'm sorry you are fortunate enough to win Something.  yes you work and train so these are essentially your wages. We all pay taxes on our wages.

peanuthe

I have an UO and a confession in one. I hate when people put their shopping carts in parking spaces. My husband and I were sitting in our car with our son and this lady puts her cart right in front of my car. I was already in a bad mood and just had to say something. I try not to be confrontational, but she put her cart right where it could have hit my car. I was nice, but I did get my point across. I take pride in what I have and do not understand why people have no regard for other people's things. I was parked close to where she could have put the cart. Needless to say, she moved the cart. 

MikeHoncho

DragonflyBelle:

I would be fine if I never saw another post from a few ladies on this board, and I am sure a few feel the same way about me, but I LOVE the drama posts because it shows me what some people are made of.

 

Oh, and I LOVE mint chocolate and cheesecake and I think Phelps and Tim Tebow can get over themselves.

Names, or it didn't happen!

 

peanuthe

beth6287:

I don't know how unpopular this is but I cannot stand it when someone compares their pet to my newborn.

I almost threw my sandwhich at BIL over the weekend during lunch because we were talking about Noah waking up more during the night suddenly and we aren't getting any sleep. he says "yeah the cat tried to lay on my back once last night and I had to put him in the other room, it totally woke me up, i know how you feel" NO you don't! That is a cat he is fine if you ignore him while you sleep!

 

I have a cat. Since my LO has arrived, she has surely been knocked down a couple of notches on the totem pole. I would never compare her to a newborn, even pre-baby. 

gisa886

Mine is that I think people who are squicky about birthdays are weird. When I was growing up it was a day for us to be pampered and that is what it will be for my kids. I think it should be that way for everyone, even as adults!

nikki.rzez

dixee.deluxe:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=forever%20two%20wheels

Also, if people knew the other ways it was used, they might not use it anymore.  Even if they "didn't mean it that way".

Yes but it shows the definitions...and it also depends on the situation in which it's being used.

thadsrad

erniebufflo:

Here's an unpopular one: I hate the word "mommy." I'm cool with others who love it and use it, but it literally skeeves me out somehow when someone uses it to refer to me. I'm really working hard on teaching the girls to call me mama.

Ah! I love you! When people ask me if I "love being a mommy," I always respond that being a MOM is great.  And encourage Thad to say mama instead.  For me, when people say I am a mommy, I feel like they are saying that is my identity.  I am Thadsrad, I am a mom, I am a historian.  I am not just Thad's mommy.   

Beener0514

ninjabridemom:

Beener0514:

Torani:

My UO is sometimes I want to be the grammar police in real life. Every time someone says, "Can I axe you a question?" I want to say, "Please don't kill me!" it's ASK people, not AKS or AXE. Say it right! 

I actually studied this phenomenon in my linguistics class in college. It is called metathesis. In short, it occurs through years of language changes and (in the case of the U.S., particularly) because of the melting pot of languages we have here. It is really fascinating.

 

Lol your summary is like saying "Evolution happened through change."  No duh!!  I want to know more.  How do pronunciation shifts occur (aunt -- ant / oughnt)?  Why don't more Americans sound British?  How did the Southern accent come about?? 

Oh, I know my summary was crude and didn't do it much justice but I figured no one really cared to hear about it anyway. Erniebuffalo did a much better job giving you the full details.

PBS has an AWESOME documentary called "Do You Speak American?" in which they address a lot of the questions you have about pronunciations and dialect. It is worth checking out!

MikeHoncho

gisa886:

Mine is that I think people who are squicky about birthdays are weird. When I was growing up it was a day for us to be pampered and that is what it will be for my kids. I think it should be that way for everyone, even as adults!

I agree, and birthdays are big for us.  I'd like to add that I feel this way about people who are blah about christmas.  I LOVE CHRISTMAS. We have a million traditions and it is just such a warm and fuzzy time.  

gisa886

MikeHoncho:

gisa886:

Mine is that I think people who are squicky about birthdays are weird. When I was growing up it was a day for us to be pampered and that is what it will be for my kids. I think it should be that way for everyone, even as adults!

I agree, and birthdays are big for us.  I'd like to add that I feel this way about people who are blah about christmas.  I LOVE CHRISTMAS. We have a million traditions and it is just such a warm and fuzzy time.  

Yes!!!!! My siblings are all Grinchy about decorating, whereas I want Christmas to vomit all over the house, trees, yard and me!  

kistjenn@yahoo.com

My UO is I can't stand gushy, lovie dovie couples in public.  I think it's great that couples can still be that affectionate and show love.  But the ones that are all in your face and loud about it just drive me bonkers!  I am the type that will hold hands and give a random kisses.....that's about it.

I LOVE mint chocolate chip ice cream!  And I suck at proper grammer and spelling, ie:  the fake words I just made up in my UO.

MikeHoncho

gisa886:

MikeHoncho:

gisa886:

Mine is that I think people who are squicky about birthdays are weird. When I was growing up it was a day for us to be pampered and that is what it will be for my kids. I think it should be that way for everyone, even as adults!

I agree, and birthdays are big for us.  I'd like to add that I feel this way about people who are blah about christmas.  I LOVE CHRISTMAS. We have a million traditions and it is just such a warm and fuzzy time.  

Yes!!!!! My siblings are all Grinchy about decorating, whereas I want Christmas to vomit all over the house, trees, yard and me!  

Yup! This year especially because it will be L's first Christmas.  Did you love your first with H? 

gisa886

MikeHoncho:

gisa886:

MikeHoncho:

gisa886:

Mine is that I think people who are squicky about birthdays are weird. When I was growing up it was a day for us to be pampered and that is what it will be for my kids. I think it should be that way for everyone, even as adults!

I agree, and birthdays are big for us.  I'd like to add that I feel this way about people who are blah about christmas.  I LOVE CHRISTMAS. We have a million traditions and it is just such a warm and fuzzy time.  

Yes!!!!! My siblings are all Grinchy about decorating, whereas I want Christmas to vomit all over the house, trees, yard and me!  

Yup! This year especially because it will be L's first Christmas.  Did you love your first with H? 

Well she was a month old for her first, but her second was pretty awesome for a few reasons. We did a reveal and found out that Owen was a boy and she got to see all the lights. Unfortunately it never snowed. I hope it does this year so they can both enjoy.  

dixee.deluxe

I LOVE CHRISTMAS SO MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH!  It's ridiculous how much I love the whole season!

I'm not even Christian.

Ximena M

I hate cats.  There I said it.  I'm deathly alergic to them.  I don't know how many times I've heard,  "Don't worry my cat doesn't like people."  Only to have said cat rubbing against my legs or jumping on my lap.  "Oh, that is so cute!  Kitty likes you!" 

"No, Kitty does like me asshat, Kitty is trying to kill me!"

starshollow

I hate that the IOC has repeatedly denied requests for a moment of silence for the athletes killed at the Munich games.  I appreciate that Bob Costas took it upon himself to do it.  I want to not watch the games because of this, but I just love the men in tight outfits.