Comments on: The 2008 Gag-Me-With-A-Rototiller Awards http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/ this is not blogging; this is typing Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:02:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Joan http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5672 Joan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:56:35 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5672 "wake up call".... I hate this expression with all my heart and soul. It makes me seethe with anger when I hear someone use it. “wake up call”….

I hate this expression with all my heart and soul. It makes me seethe with anger when I hear someone use it.

]]> By: gifted typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5664 gifted typist Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:21:36 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5664 Alicia, really? That's an old British idiom. It's a informal catch-all term that covers thanks, good-bye and "cheers" when you raise a pint of beer. I'm glad that one's made over to NAmerica. Alicia, really? That’s an old British idiom. It’s a informal catch-all term that covers thanks, good-bye and “cheers” when you raise a pint of beer. I’m glad that one’s made over to NAmerica.

]]> By: Alicia http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5661 Alicia Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:38:32 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5661 I have had it up to here with people using the word "Cheers" as a salutation, either in writing or on the phone. Some even say it to your face instead of goodbye. I first saw it in an email a few years ago and thought it was cute. Now it gags me. Even my husband uses it and I can't stop myself from rolling my eyes. I have had it up to here with people using the word “Cheers” as a salutation, either in writing or on the phone. Some even say it to your face instead of goodbye. I first saw it in an email a few years ago and thought it was cute. Now it gags me. Even my husband uses it and I can’t stop myself from rolling my eyes.

]]> By: gifted typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5586 gifted typist Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:50:54 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5586 YAM, you aren't the first to mention 24/7. I'm including it in my follow-up column. Apparently mine didn't even scratch the surface YAM, you aren’t the first to mention 24/7. I’m including it in my follow-up column. Apparently mine didn’t even scratch the surface

]]> By: YAM http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5571 YAM Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5571 I can't put my finger on it but I do not like the phrase 24/7. And I totally agree with you about "my bad", Where-TF did that come from?? I can’t put my finger on it but I do not like the phrase 24/7. And I totally agree with you about “my bad”, Where-TF did that come from??

]]> By: Gifted Typist http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5570 Gifted Typist Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:04:40 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5570 Ambera, I'm doing another column as a follow up and will use "ish" as yet another gagme word. Thanks Cube I'll check that out Cormac, once again you have infused me with brilliant useless information. Barbara, it's a long standing gripe. Ambera, I’m doing another column as a follow up and will use “ish” as yet another gagme word. Thanks

Cube I’ll check that out

Cormac, once again you have infused me with brilliant useless information.

Barbara, it’s a long standing gripe.

]]> By: Ambera http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5562 Ambera Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:07:06 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5562 The slang in school can be unbearable.. Tipsy as in "We're going to the Marquee tonight to get tipsy." Ish: "The thing that made me ish about him was his ____." If you think it sounds ridiculous in writing you should hear it in person.. The slang in school can be unbearable..

Tipsy as in “We’re going to the Marquee tonight to get tipsy.”

Ish: “The thing that made me ish about him was his ____.”

If you think it sounds ridiculous in writing you should hear it in person..

]]> By: cube http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5555 cube Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:26:39 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5555 I hear you. On my next Cat Blog Friday, I'll wish everyone a Crappy one! I hear you. On my next Cat Blog Friday, I’ll wish everyone a Crappy one!

]]> By: Cormac Brown http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5553 Cormac Brown Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:46:09 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5553 "It is what it is" is a Southern cop-out that predates the Clinton-Lewinsky incident by at least twenty years or so. “It is what it is” is a Southern cop-out that predates the Clinton-Lewinsky incident by at least twenty years or so.

]]> By: barbara http://www.giftedtypist.com/2009/01/09/the-2008-gag-me-with-a-rototiller-awards/comment-page-1/#comment-5540 barbara Sat, 10 Jan 2009 17:33:22 +0000 http://www.giftedtypist.com/?p=643#comment-5540 I am so with you on the hatred of mother identifiers. Not only do they sound embarrassingly stupid, but they compartmentalize women into certain roles, based on either the lives of their kids, or their looks/money. I am so with you on the hatred of mother identifiers. Not only do they sound embarrassingly stupid, but they compartmentalize women into certain roles, based on either the lives of their kids, or their looks/money.

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