When they think it's cool.
Have you ever had one of those friends who thinks whatever they say is so extremely cool? Like they use every idiotic catch phrase that might have been cool once, then use it over and over and when they do it sounds rather dorky.
Now I can understand enjoying a saying said by some comedian or found in a TV show or movie that sounded so cool at the time it was said but without the timing and skill of the person who said it, it just becomes something that shouldn't be said let alone repeated over and over simply because the person who said it thought it was just that cool that it needed to be repeated.
Then there are those who use outdated catch phrases. Some of those may work, if they are used as obscure movie lines that, if timed correctly, is OK to use and with a modicum wit.
Catch phrases I no longer want to hear (especially with an accompanying bad impression):
"I'll be back"
"Asta la vista, baby"
"Don't have a cow, man"
"Eat my shorts"
"Mister McGee, don't make me angry..."
"De Plane! De Plane!"
"I pity the fool!"
"Yo! Chill out (or chillax or take a chill pill), man!"
"Bling."
"Fo shizzle mah nizzle"
"Whateva" (or "whatever")
"Too cool for school"
"Deal...or NO deal"
"Is that your FINAL answer?"
"You are the WEAKEST link....GOODBYE."
"The tribe has spoken."
"...is my BFF"
"OMG!"
"...as IF!"
"gag me!"
"Where does he get those WONDERFUL toys?"
"I'm Batman"
"Dawg"
"Pitchy"
"Dawg" and "Pitchy" when used in the same sentence : i.e. "you were pitchy, dawg."
The winner of my personal most annoying overuse of a catch phrase goes to the already over used:
"WHY SO SERIOUSSSSSSS???"
There are many more and I may make another list in the future. Feel free to leave those ones you hate in my comments.
Posted by Darkstar at April 5, 2009 05:45 PM | TrackBack