Things That I'm Sick To Death of Hearing...

[GeorgiaGreek]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is not necessarily something someone is saying, but there is a KMart commercial with a song that goes "the lights, the lights, the lights, the lights."

Make. it. stop.

Haaaaaa. I was watching TV with my parents when that commercial came on and my dad remarked "this song is kind of annoying." After saying that, the commercial played at the beginning and end of every break; probably at least 10 times over the hour and a half we were watching TV. I thought he was going to scream, but I just found it funnier every time.
What's worst about the commercial is that it has no point. It's just a woman's face in slow motion with an obnoxious song sung by some English/Australian/something similar band. I don't know why that would make anyone want to shop at K Mart.

[TPA85]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is not necessarily something someone is saying, but there is a KMart commercial with a song that goes "the lights, the lights, the lights, the lights."

Make. it. stop.

Don't know why but I LOVE those commercials! lol

[adpimiz]

"You're all bitches!"

[cheerfulgreek]

"The One" --two months of "dating", and he's now "The One".

One of my LVTs at work has had about 5 "The Ones" since I've been working there.

Her: Okay, I've finally found "The One".
Me: How long have you known him, and what happened to the other "The One" that you were so "Madly" in love with (as if it was out of your control)?
Her: I've known the new guy for about 3 weeks. I broke up with the other guy, because I found out he was still seeing his ex. Plus, he was a drunk anyway.
Me: Just 3 weeks? Well, how did you two meet?
Her: I met him at a bar.
Me: (no comment) ----walks away.

But, what people continually hear is what they will believe, so none of it surprises me.

[GeorgiaGreek]

"arm candy"
Every trendy boutique I follow on facebook or twitter keeps posting about "arm candy" bracelets. You know what I call them? Overpriced string with attached tchotchkes. 3 for $28 is no deal for basically a friendship bracelet with some mystery alloy cross/skull/evil eye tied on. And the phrase makes me think of getting sticky stuff on my arm.

[PiKA2001]

FISCAL CLIFF

I don't see anything wrong with using boyfriend/girlfriend in regards to the person you are dating. If someone introduced their significant other/partner/whatever as their "friend" to me I'd assume it was a platonic friendship and if the person I was dating introduced me to others as a "friend" I'd think that maybe someone just wasn't into me.

[cheerfulgreek]

Boyfriend/girlfriend: I never gave it much thought. I mean, I do think it sounds very young, but it wouldn't bother me either way to be introduced as "friend", "girlfiend", or whatever, because "pet names" aren't important, to me. I also wouldn't be concerned with what others outside of the relationship thought, either.

What's important to me are the other person's actions. That means how he treats me when it's just the two of us, and how he treats me around others. I don't know why, but I think as I've gotten older, I've become more in tuned with what is truly important. Whatever the reason --surface stuff, words, pet names, etc. that has nothing to do with the man himself falls by the wayside, for me.

I think the bottom line is if you are not walking in the same direction with the other person in life, you will end up going separate ways, whether you use "pet names" or not.

[PiKA2001]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Boyfriend/girlfriend: I never gave it much thought. I mean, I do think it sounds very young, but it wouldn't bother me either way to be introduced as "friend", "girlfiend", or whatever, because "pet names" aren't important, to me. I also wouldn't be concerned with what others outside of the relationship thought, either.

What's important to me are the other person's actions. That means how he treats me when it's just the two of us, and how he treats me around others. I don't know why, but I think as I've gotten older, I've become more in tuned with what is truly important. Whatever the reason --surface stuff, words, pet names, etc. that has nothing to do with the man himself falls by the wayside, for me.

I think the bottom line is if you are not walking in the same direction with the other person in life, you will end up going separate ways, whether you use "pet names" or not.

I don't see how the use of boyfriend or girlfriend could be a "pet name". A pet name is like, babe, honey-boo, pookie, sweetie, etc.

I just think using "friend" is too ambiguous in these modern times. Adult male/female platonic friendships are much more common today then say, 30-40 years ago where you could introduce someone as your "lady friend" and people could read between the lines.

[Cheerio]

It's okay. They didn't mean it. They are really, really sorry. Now leave them alone and go play elsewhere.

[SWTXBelle]

"Can I turn my paper in late?"

[AOII Angel]

They did mean it, but they don't see the other side of the argument. They can have their opinion. That's fine. I'll still be a ULM and LSU fan, and I don't need permission.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I think it's okay if their parents/family went there, if they're locals or if they have some other reasonable connection to the school, even if they didn't attend as students themselves.

This post made me realize that I was speaking in very broad terms and should clarify.

People who root for a school that is not their own doesn't necessarily bug me, depending on how far it goes. I am okay with people casually cheering for a team. For example, I cheered for Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl last year; my uncle went there, they're a Big Ten team, etc, etc, yay, go Badgers.

What I am NOT okay with, is someone who has no connection to a team and is ALL. ABOUT. THAT TEAM. A co-worker is like this with Ohio State. He went to college in Indiana and has no other ties to Ohio State except that he lived there. WTF?! Another example is I have a friend who is a BIG fan of both Alabama and Florida even though she went to Illinois. Her only logic is that she lived on both states for a little bit when growing up. Again, wtf!

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I also think that an argument can be made that when a university is a public institution and is supported by tax dollars, then anyone who pays those taxes can claim some degree of "stake" in the school and is entitled to root it.

Yes, it can be made, but I don't agree with it (As I mentioned before, I know it makes me sound snobby. I've accepted it.)

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Considering most people become fans of these teams BEFORE they go to college (or not at all) it's pretty silly to think only people who attend a certain University will be a fan. If I knew that choosing to attend NLU would cancel out growing up in Baton Rouge and going to LSU games my entire life, maybe that full paid scholarship wouldn't have looked so enticing. My husband is a LSU FANATIC but went to LA Tech. I don't think his mom would have been okay sending her 13 year old 180 miles south to college so he'd be able to be an LSU fan when he graduated, either.

See, I guess I just don't get the whole "becoming fans before you go to college thing", but maybe I'm a special case because I grew up in a big city with professional sports teams. I really didn't have any friends growing up who supported a college team before they went away to school. We didn't need the cheer for the Illini football (partly because there's not much to cheer about) because we had the Bears. We didn't need to cheer for Illini basketball because we had the Bulls (the 90s Bulls, nonetheless!!!) So maybe my perception is a bit warped and it's more normal than I realize for people to be big fans of their local college.

I still don't like it

[thewasher418]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

See, I guess I just don't get the whole "becoming fans before you go to college thing", but maybe I'm a special case because I grew up in a big city with professional sports teams. I really didn't have any friends growing up who supported a college team before they went away to school. We didn't need the cheer for the Illini football (partly because there's not much to cheer about) because we had the Bears. We didn't need to cheer for Illini basketball because we had the Bulls (the 90s Bulls, nonetheless!!!) So maybe my perception is a bit warped and it's more normal than I realize for people to be big fans of their local college.

I still don't like it

This may be a Southern phenomenon. Down here college > professional sports for most people. Somebody from Mississippi is going to root for which nearby professional team, exactly?

Edited to add: I love that I posted "down here" when I am currently in Chicago. Guess I know where my heart will always be!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by lovespink88

This post made me realize that I was speaking in very broad terms and should clarify.

People who root for a school that is not their own doesn't necessarily bug me, depending on how far it goes. I am okay with people casually cheering for a team. For example, I cheered for Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl last year; my uncle went there, they're a Big Ten team, etc, etc, yay, go Badgers.

What I am NOT okay with, is someone who has no connection to a team and is ALL. ABOUT. THAT TEAM. A co-worker is like this with Ohio State. He went to college in Indiana and has no other ties to Ohio State except that he lived there. WTF?! Another example is I have a friend who is a BIG fan of both Alabama and Florida even though she went to Illinois. Her only logic is that she lived on both states for a little bit when growing up. Again, wtf!



Yes, it can be made, but I don't agree with it (As I mentioned before, I know it makes me sound snobby. I've accepted it.)



See, I guess I just don't get the whole "becoming fans before you go to college thing", but maybe I'm a special case because I grew up in a big city with professional sports teams. I really didn't have any friends growing up who supported a college team before they went away to school. We didn't need the cheer for the Illini football (partly because there's not much to cheer about) because we had the Bears. We didn't need to cheer for Illini basketball because we had the Bulls (the 90s Bulls, nonetheless!!!) So maybe my perception is a bit warped and it's more normal than I realize for people to be big fans of their local college.

I still don't like it

That's just it. You grew up in an area with a glut of professional teams. In the South, especially, college sports are MUCH bigger than pro sports. Don't get me wrong, I love the Saints, but for the majority of my formative years, I couldn't even watch any games on TV because Baton Rouge fell into the black out zone when the Super Dome didn't sell out. Cheering for the local college sports team is part of the culture. You might not understand it, but it is what it is.

ETA: I was just watching LSU football as a kid. I got to see Shaq play many times in person at the PMAC when I was in HS. My whole family follows LSU baseball as they've won their College World Series Titles, and I'll be on Omaha next time they make it to the tournament since I live out west. Being an LSU fan is part of being Louisianian.

[princessamy]

"Why don't you want to transfer to UD? It's one of the best colleges in the country." I visited the school twice and it just wasn't exciting for me. People need to understand that sometimes people don't want to go to colleges based on their ranking.