Common Sayings You Think Are Stupid

[BlueKota]

My former boss used to say don't come to me with a problem unless you have a solution. If I had a solution, there would no longer be a problem that I needed to talk to him about. Plus what if there was a decision to be made which was beyond my authority to make?

Another is when people ask if they can use the bathroom. Like I'd say no you have to go outside in the yard like my dog?

And the commercials for prescription drugs which say, " don't take if you are allergic to this drug or any of it's ingredients. Number 1, if it's someones first time taking a drug how are they supposed to know whether they are allergic to it or not? Number 2 - why would anyone take a drug they had a previous reaction to, to begin with?

[spooky3]

1. Re: bathroom, I have heard of homeowners who told people

working in their homes that they may NOT use the bathroom. jarvanka was one famous example of this.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/14/secret-service-bathroom-ivanka-trump-jared-kushner/

[BlueKota]

6. That doesn't surprise me about Jarvanka.

I've never had someone who is working ask me if they could use it. With me it's my family and friends asking if they could use the guest bathroom.

[brewens]

2. "At the end of the day". I was in serious danger of ending up on national news if I heard that from some management

f-stain one more time, so I retired! LOL

[CurtEastPoint]

4. omggggggggggggg my number ONE that I hated while working.

[brewens]

5. It was like, "I just sat through your PowerPoint now sit down and STFU so I can get outta

here!" LOL

[NJCher]

26. I did something about it

I worked for a big, nationally known corporation. Fellow employees would latch onto one of those phrases and work it to death. I couldn't stand it, either.

So I made up a one-page satirical newsletter called it "CorpSpeak." This was decades ago. I wrote up articles about the latest buzzwords and ranked them. Sometimes I would make new ones up and other times I would tell people certain ones were out.

I ran it off on the company's photocopier at night and distributed it on everyone's desk once a month.

The funny thing is that though it was satirical, it was taken seriously. I would hear people correcting each other on the elevator, saying, "That expression is out. Didn't you read CorpSpeak?"

Meanwhile I had to hide my smirk. But I was often able to get people to stop using the expressions I hated.

[SarahD]

33. That is brilliant!

[BlueKota]

7. LOL

[CTyankee]

31. The rejoinder to that is: at the end of the day, it's night.

[MOMFUDSKI]

3. When I worked with my husband in the siding

biz, many people didn’t offer to let us use their bathroom. I had to go in the bushes! But some were very accommodating and even offered drinks. We knew which were raised right. Takes all kinds.

[BlueKota]

9. That wasn't nice that they didn't offer.

I remember when an oil tanker truck tipped over in front of our house one winters night. Dad went out and told the fireman and police who came if they needed to come in to use the bathroom, or just wanted to warm up, or have a cup of coffee when they were finished, they were welcome. The driver of the oil tanker was okay, but was taken to the hospital just to be sure.
Dad told my Mom to put the coffee on just in case. Some of them did come in. Dad knew a lot of them because he had a water delivery service and would volunteer to drive his water trucks anytime they needed additional assistance, or there was a fire that was closer to where we lived than any of the fire companies.

[Marcus IM]

8. "It is what it is"

[Paladin]

19. Absolutely hate that one.

In point of fact, it IS what it ISN'T.

[Lunabell]

10. Thinking outside the box.

So, by saying this, you're just not original at all.

[Harker]

11. "I literally..."

followed by a figurative statement.

[Different Drummer]

23. I'm seeing this one more often in advertising.

Drives me batty and just assures that I won't buy whatever the product is that's being advertised!

[Harker]

25. Advertising has been cruel.

It's been 35 years since "Oh Buick" violated Buddy Holly, and I still narrow my eyes at them.

[Bristlecone]

12. "Having said that...."

[Mister Ed]

13. "Needless to say..."

Well, if it's needless to say, then why say it?

[BlueKota]

16. 😁

[CTyankee]

14. "I'd like to give you some feedback on how you are doing your job."

[Upthevibe]

15. "Does that make sense?"..............

I have actually said on several occasions, "No. It doesn't make sense." Or "No. Not really." You ought to see people's faces!

[BlueKota]

17. I can just imagine their faces . 😆

[Wolf Frankula]

18. At the end of the day, it's night

What else can it be?

Wolf

[BlueKota]

20. 😁

This one reminds of George Carlin's Hippy Dippy weather man skits.

[Diamond_Dog]

28. "Tonight's forecast ... Dark."

[rsdsharp]

29. Tonight. . . dark; turning to partly scattered light by morning.

[Different Drummer]

24. I'm waiting to hear someone say...

"But at the end of the day, the sun goes down." Haven't heard it yet, and I suppose I shouldn't hold my breath. I guess people think that saying "but at the end of the day..." makes them seem smart and clever rather than inarticulate.

[AllaN01Bear]

21. if u r homeless/ houseless , on the street , this is what u do.

[Aristus]

22. "So-And-So is NOT gonna happen! NOT ON MY WATCH!..."

I really, really hate when somebody in the movies, or IRL, for that matter, says something like this. I know it's supposed to sound tough, and flinty, and hyper-responsible. But to me, it sounds like the guy doesn't care if it happens or not, just as long as he doesn't get tagged with the blame for failure.

[NBachers]

27. "That's not the point . . . "

[NJCher]

38. This is my number 1 most hated

It’s insulting.plus there are so many more graceful ways of saying one’s point.

“In additiion to your point,” is an example of a way of introducing a point that is not offensive.

[Onthefly]

30. I don't mean to sound rude...

Then sounding rude. Grrr.

[CTyankee]

32. "With all due respect..."

[MichMan]

34. "The customer is always right"

No, they are not.

[Behind the Aegis]

35. "A broken clock is right twice a day"

No, it isn't.

"Even a blind pig occasionally finds a truffle."

Um, pigs are often completely blindered when searching for truffles, which they find by SMELL.

"I am not an anti-Semite/racist/homophobe, but..."

Self-explanatory.

[LudwigPastorius]

36. "It's darkest just before the dawn."

Stupid, because it's darkest when the sun is completely on the other side of the Earth, directly opposite of where you are.

[MichMan]

37. "I'll be honest here.."

So, have you been lying the entire time ?

[OldBaldy1701E]

39. Here we go.

"It all comes out in the wash" Translation: you will do the washing and I will get the clean clothes.

I really hate this one as it is usually the excuse that rich people will use to excuse their grift. Like the situation is not already rigged to their benefit, they have to impart that things will work out eventually.

However, I do have to say this. When a person asks to use their bathroom, it is a bit of a contract. Basically, after seeing a few people create a less than acceptable mess in the bathroom, they do have the position that you did give them permission to 'blow up' your bathroom.

Also, as far as the drug statement is concerned, let us remember that there are people out there who used to eat the little silicone packets that came with electronics. There are people out there who just have to be told not to put things in their mouth. Plus, once they make that statement, they are absolved of legal ramifications. "We DID tell you not to do that."

It all goes back to this one thing...