People who say 'awesome'

[adam_f]

I don't like that. I knew a guy who I thought was gay for awhile say that all the time and it just furthered my intrigue even though I went to his hetero wedding and thus my theory was disproved.

Awesome = Perptetual Gay

[b i o n i c]

you're rad

[jlees_mcsd]

I say awesome quite a bit and I am not gay.
I'd rather say 'That is so awesome.' than 'Wow, groovy man.'
So the alternative could be worse, see?

[ericlee]

it's no gayer than people who say "totally" or "I was so going to".

[adam_f]

Originally posted by jlees_mcsd
I'd rather say 'That is so awesome.' than 'Wow, groovy man.'

So you just can't say that something is just plain old 'good.'

[Lyman Zerga]

that so makes me totally gay

awesome!

[ma belle]

too much
far out
better
seen

[jlees_mcsd]

So you just can't say that something is just plain old 'good.'

Well what if it is better than good?
How do you convey that in languistic expression?

[beastiegirrl101]

right on
rad
like, woah

[Tzar]

what the feces?
i say 'awesome' all the time. but i say it with an annoying slur on the awww.

awwwwesome.

[wanton wench]

Well what if it is better than good?
How do you convey that in languistic expression?
you say "dude! thats sooooo more better than good" :D

[jlees_mcsd]

you say "dude! thats sooooo more better than good" :D


My kids call me dude ALL the time. I never thought I would respond to 'Mom, dude!' LOL

[Lyman Zerga]

what the feces?
i say 'awesome' all the time. but i say it with an annoying slur on the awww.

awwwwesome.

this isnt funny anymore
i seriously start to believe that we are the same person

[mickill]

Adam prefers the terms 'heart-stirring' and 'spine-tingling''.

[Tzar]

this isnt funny anymore
i seriously start to believe that we are the same person
*whistles..... and changes accounts quickly*

[wanton wench]

My kids call me dude ALL the time. I never thought I would respond to 'Mom, dude!' LOL
hahaha my daughter has not discovered that one........................yet. lately its been "cool". everything is cool :cool: and she does the little head bopping thing when she says it. :rolleyes:

[jlees_mcsd]

All of those terms started in Cali in the 80's. So alot of people my age still use them. Just like any generation you get taglines that stick for 20+ years.
This generation uses phat, I would rather say 'Whoa dude that guy is like totally awesome.' than 'Yo, that guy is phat for shizzle.'

[jlees_mcsd]

hahaha my daughter has not discovered that one........................yet. lately its been "cool". everything is cool :cool: and she does the little head bopping thing when she says it. :rolleyes:

Well my oldest is 14 so I expect some slang coming my way, but he has the 9 and 7 year olds doing it now. :eek:

[Tzar]

have you heard your oldest say 'fuck' yet?

[jlees_mcsd]

have you heard your oldest say 'fuck' yet?

No but my youngest got kicked off the bus for calling some kid 'a fat fuck' and flipping the bus driver off when he told her she was kicked off.

Mind you she was in kindergarten and she is on a bus with high schoolers, not a good thing in my opinion.

[Tzar]

PAHAHAHAHA
i lol'd just then. kindergarden-er saying 'fat fuck' and flipping the bird. oh that's so ghetto. :)

edit: not necessarily the coolest thing if you're the parent, but, goddamn that made me laugh.

[ericlee]

that so makes me totally gay

awesome!

I bet you own a copy of 'Sweatin' to the oldies'.

phag

[jlees_mcsd]

PAHAHAHAHA
i lol'd just then. kindergarden-er saying 'fat fuck' and flipping the bird. oh that's so ghetto. :)

edit: not necessarily the coolest thing if you're the parent, but, goddamn that made me laugh.

It was hard to disipline her because when I told my husband he cracked up in front of her, I could have kicked his ass for that. She hasn't said it since so it worked out.

[Tzar]

It was hard to disipline her because when I told my husband he cracked up in front of her, I could have kicked his ass for that. She hasn't said it since so it worked out.
OH, THAT'S EVEN FUNNIER!! another 'lol'
but yes, life isn't fair sometimes, just gotta roll with the punches.

atleast she learnt nice and early.

[jlees_mcsd]

Well I'm just glad my husband isn't the one who dealt with the school. My kid would have been banned for life. LOL

[jlees_mcsd]

Kindergarteners saying fuck is apparently happening more often. This year, some kid wanted to play with Noah's gloves. Noah said no, and the kid says "Aw, fuck". Noah tells his teacher that the kid said the"f-word" and she asks him to repeat it. They have confirm that it is a truly a bad word before they will take action. Noah tells the teacher he won't, it's a really bad word. She tells him he has to, and he won't get in trouble. At this point the kid is standing there, and mumbles "he said fuck". The kid says "I didn't say fuck, I said shucks". So Noah and this kid start arguing over if he said "fuck" or not. They're getting louder so the teacher tells them to stop. Then this little soft spoken girl, with her hair in pigtails says ever so sweetly "he did say fuck".


I never recall saying 'bad' words until I was 15 so for my youngest to say that was proof to me that kids are dealing with things at a younger age.

[ericlee]

in the army, they say "whoa" for everything..

Me- "how was that" Soldier- "WHOA"

Me- "What do you think of that car?" Soldier- "WHOA"

I'm glad that trait hasn't stuck with me since I've been out. I know a few that still say it though.

[Tzar]

you're awesome.

[wanton wench]

No but my youngest got kicked off the bus for calling some kid 'a fat fuck' and flipping the bus driver off when he told her she was kicked off.

Mind you she was in kindergarten and she is on a bus with high schoolers, not a good thing in my opinion.
:)
my daughter got sent to the principal's offfice and written up for giving some kid the finger. (she is in 1st grade) thats all they said when i picked her up "she gave another kid the finger" so when i asked her about it she tells me that kid was calling her stupid and making fun of her. (y) (y) (y) three cheers to her for sticking up for herself. how could i punish her for that.

[mickill]

I will dump a guy is he uses the word "dude"......dont test me man, I've done it twice already!
Were they like, "Damn, what you DOODat for, ma?"

[jlees_mcsd]

:)
my daughter got sent to the principal's offfice and written up for giving some kid the finger. (she is in 1st grade) thats all they said when i picked her up "she gave another kid the finger" so when i asked her about it she tells me that kid was calling her stupid and making fun of her. (y) (y) (y) three cheers to her for sticking up for herself. how could i punish her for that.

It is hard to teach your kids to stick up for themselves without resorting to the lowly level other kids treat them with.

[wanton wench]

It is hard to teach your kids to stick up for themselves without resorting to the lowly level other kids treat them with.
yes its hard. i was just glad she didnt call him names or hit him and............um...........:o she saw me give someone the finger a few weeks before this happened. they were yelling at me, calling me names and saying really nasty things right in front of her and i didnt want to stoop to their level so they got the bird and i guess she learned another way to deal with people :rolleyes:

[Sarky Devotchka]

I was swearing in 1st/2nd grade. I think that's pretty normal, because you're learning all kinds of stuff then and it's hard to recognize the significance. I remember asking my mom if I could say "damn" instead of "darn" because it was easier to say. heh. or saying, "screw you" a lot before knowing it meant the same thing as "fuck you".

one time in 5th grade I said to a kid, "up yours!" and he tattled on me and I said, "no, no, you didn't let me finish, I was going to say, 'up your nose!'" and the teacher just gave me a stern look and he was like, "you liar" and I just started laughing and saying, "I hate you!" we were friends though, so it was fine. ah jason faust. I wonder what he's up to these days....


awesome!

[Bob]

i remember i got in trouble once in first grade for saying "damnit". we were playing 7up, that game where you put your heads down, and 7 people go around tapping thumbs and stand in a line, and if you got your thumb tapped, you had to guess who tapped it, and if you got it right, you replaced them. anyway, the tradition was, if someone correctly guessed you, you had to say something like "aw nuts" or "darn" or whatever and everyone would laugh. anyway i said "damnit" and in unison, the entire class gasped and said "OOOOHHHHH!!! I'M TELLIN ON YOOUUUUUUUU" literally in that kind of sing-songy tone. i was so scared, it's probably why i'm such a nerd now

anyway i say awesome way too much. i'm trying to cut down but it's like a reflex. "did you see that new movie that's out? oh it's awesome". i'm tryin though.

[Yeti]

I grew up in Virginia and I dated a girl that was born and raised in New England. She said wicked alot and I thought she was awesome.

[TimDoolan]

I had a gay friend who said awesome all the time. My sister started hitting me to get me to stop saying it.

[jlees_mcsd]

"AWESOME, I FUCKIN' SHOT THAT!"

:rolleyes:

That was an AWESOME point!!!!!!!!!

[Chicka B]

Yeah, now that Awesome I Fuckin' Shot That is out I say awesome sometimes. Other then that I'd say "That's cool". I went through a phase of saying "That's spiffy" or "snappy" what the hell was I thinkin.

[HEIRESS]

Mitch, do you like submarine sandwiches?
All-encompassingly

[Bob]

Mitch, do you like submarine sandwiches?
All-encompassingly

sometimes i'll have the guy at subway put tomatoes on my sandwich if i don't like the way he's making it

[mickill]

"AWESOME, I FUCKIN' SHOT THAT!"

:rolleyes:
You should AWESOME, FUCKIN' SHOOT YOURSELF for that post.

I think that subs are okay. Nothing too spine-tinglingly mind-blowing. I did go through a phase of having a Tim Horton's sandwich everyday for two weeks straight last month. But that's just a regular sandwich, I guess. Not a SUBMARINE or anything.

[enree erzweglle]

I was reading an article in a magazine last month--it was aimed at women and gave tips for about how to sound more intelligent (!). Some of the tips--don't end every spoken sentence with a question mark and don't use the words "awesome" and "like."

I don't think I ever used awesome except to say stuff in jest or to imitate someone who used that word: "Dude, that was totally awesome." or when some Chris Farley character on SNL interviewed Paul McCartney: "Remember when you made that song Let It Be? ...yeah, that was awesome."

I know a guy who sometimes uses phrases from the 70s and 80s--some from the 90s. He occasionally says "Well EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME!" (!) and "Uh....helll-LLLLOWWWW?" and "Get with the program." I cringe.

I think I say "totally" but not so much and it's usually a context-driven thing.

I thought "rad" was cliched before it even happened.

[mickill]

When people "jokingly" use slang to make fun of people that really do use that slang, it can easily reach a point where the person that feels cool making fun of the people that use the slang--however inferior that slang may have originally been--becomes even more laughable than the original perpetrators.


Yay! Mickill is back.

Hugs and kisses.
I was a bit harsh. I should have asked you to just punch yourself. Not shoot. Shooting yourself is a bit much.

[Qdrop]

cmute is the new Toucanspam.

[DIGI]

I was a bit harsh. I should have asked you to just punch yourself. Not shoot. Shooting yourself is a bit much.


I beg to differ.

[enree erzweglle]

When people "jokingly" use slang to make fun of people that really do use that slang, it can easily reach a point where the person that feels cool making fun of the people that use the slang--however inferior that slang may have originally been--becomes even more laughable than the original perpetrators.How else can you convey the true artistry behind Alicia Silverstone movies without doing this? (Or a favorite right now, that couple on SNL where the woman plays with her hair and sort of refuses to answer direct questions.)

[na§tee]

i use "awesome" in a highly tongue in cheek way.
i never use it in [real-life!] conversation, apart from in a mock american accent.
i just use it online to express the awesomely fantastic fantasticness of some situations/ideas/products, man, gimme a break DUDE! :cool:

[mickill]

How else can you convey the true artistry behind Alicia Silverstone movies without doing this? (Or a favorite right now, that couple on SNL where the woman plays with her hair and sort of refuses to answer direct questions.)
It's a precarious skill. It's an art that shouldn't be attempted by just anyone. Like when my mom's friend pretends to be a rapper and just goes "yo-yo-yo" and then makes peace signs and crosses her arms. That makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

I'm saying that it gets to a point where making fun of something just becomes even more blah than just meaning it. There's nothing ironic or humorous about going "Like, ohmygad, totally!" if nobody even talks like that anymore, really. Of course, it's all in the execuition. Some people are funny and some people aren't.

As far as your example goes, Clueless was great. And quoting from the movie is fine, but anybody that talks like that on a regular basis and didn't prior to that movie coming out isn't pretending anything; they've been influenced.

[enree erzweglle]

It's a precarious skill. It's an art that shouldn't be attempted by just anyone. Like when my mom's friend pretends to be a rapper and just goes "yo-yo-yo" and then makes peace signs and crosses her arms. That makes the hairs on my neck stand up. You're right about that and I cringe over that exact thing as well. It is absolutely related to age-appropriateness and ability/talent. Your yo-yo-yo example is perfect.

I was more referring to repeating a comedy skit, using a word like "Whatever" (as an example) v. actually using that word in everyday conversation.

[Bob]

It's a precarious skill. It's an art that shouldn't be attempted by just anyone. Like when my mom's friend pretends to be a rapper and just goes "yo-yo-yo" and then makes peace signs and crosses her arms. That makes the hairs on my neck stand up.

oh my god, i hate that. my friends who don't listen to/don't know anything about rap do that all the time and it kills me. i have to keep the bile down.

mostly because as of about 3 years ago i was exactly the same way. i have my freshman year roommate to thank for turning me around. i still don't know much but at least now i know i don't know much.

[mickill]

I'd like to thank you for the Aaron Neville and Linda Rondstadt duet in my head now, Bob.

You're right about that and I cringe over that exact thing as well. It is absolutely related to age-appropriateness and ability/talent. Your yo-yo-yo example is perfect.

I was more referring to repeating a comedy skit, using a word like "Whatever" (as an example) v. actually using that word in everyday conversation.
No, see, I do that all the time. But I know how to gauge overkill. My mother-in-law has been going "what-ev-errrrrr" for about 10 years now and it drives the wife nuts. You have to know when you're just being irritating.

I used to say 'holla" as a joke on the board all the time, but I had to stop because I started enjoying it too much and I don't think people knew I was joking anymore, anyway.

[Documad]

I don't think I ever used awesome except to say stuff in jest or to imitate someone who used that word: "Dude, that was totally awesome." or when some Chris Farley character on SNL interviewed Paul McCartney: "Remember when you made that song Let It Be? ...yeah, that was awesome."

I know a guy who sometimes uses phrases from the 70s and 80s--some from the 90s. He occasionally says "Well EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME!" (!) and "Uh....helll-LLLLOWWWW?" and "Get with the program." I cringe.

I think I say "totally" but not so much and it's usually a context-driven thing.
I tend to use dated language on purpose -- I've done if for years. I also use it on purpose as an inappropriate response. I started saying "awesome" as a response to something I really hate. I think it started at work, and I'd be told by someone l like to do something I don't want to do and my response would be "awesome." At some point, I started saying it involuntarily, as a catch-all response to just about everything. It's become a monster. I have voewed that when my vacation ends and I go back to work I'm going to stop saying it altogether.

I do things that are incredibly dated like your examples, but I do it with close friends who know that I'm being funny/mocking. The danger is that it will become like "awesome" and I'll just look like I'm stupid.

I used to swear way too much, and these stupid comments were a substitute for the swearing. Now, I need a substitute for stupid comments. :(

[voltanapricot]

I don't say awesome. I go one step gayer with "OOOooohh, spectacular!" and "that's just sooo fabulous!" etc.

"Wicked" is so 90s, guys.

[Documad]

By the way, other than "awesome," my stuff is so dated that it's probably only funny to close friends and maybe not even to them. I am aware of my age and so I would never do slang or a comedy bit that properly belongs to 20 year olds.

I was in court doing a trial in front of a judge a few years ago. The judge was giving a ruling on an objection that I had made about something my opposing counsel said. When the judge was done, my opposing counsel involuntarily said "whatever" in the traditional "whatever" voice. The judge immediately stopped the trial and ruled in my favor on the whole case. It was a younger, female judge. I don't see that attorney often, but when I do, I think "whatever."

[mickill]

I don't say awesome. I go one step gayer with "OOOooohh, spectacular!" and "that's just sooo fabulous!" etc.
How marvelous.

[jlees_mcsd]

Somethings I used to say alot in the 90's;
Chilly
killer
morbid
and my favorite if it was real cool was;

killer titties and shit man.

How lame was I?

[beastieangel01]

I always say 'awesome'

:mad: :mad: :mad:

[kleptomaniac]

i say "sweet" and "kick ass" and "whoa" and "duuuude" and stuff like that. i just type 'awesome' here because that seems like "the word" around here, right?

sometimes i even combine the words so it becomes like "whoa, sweet dude. that kicks ass." :confused:


that's another thing. i say 'like' alot :/

like, why do i like do that?

like, seriously? what gives?

MEH!

[CrankItUp!]

"my bad" is acceptable when said by the females, but when its said by guys - it sounds gay.

[kleptomaniac]

"my bad" is acceptable when said by the females, but when its said by guys - it sounds gay.

that's good because i say that all the time.

[Chicka B]

Haha, that reminds me when I accidentally spilled a little juice on my dad's laptop then said "oops ma bad" and he threw the cup at me. :D

[jlees_mcsd]

Haha, that reminds me when I accidentally spilled a little juice on my dad's laptop then said "oops ma bad" and he threw the cup at me. :D
Ouch and no that was his bad, cups hurt.

[Kid Presentable]

So you just can't say that something is just plain old 'good.'
Good. I'm moderately able to express pleasure at having the chance to capture this concert on a film medium.

Woulda sold buckets.

[Kid Presentable]

Haha, that reminds me when I accidentally spilled a little juice on my dad's laptop then said "oops ma bad" and he threw the cup at me. :D
Your Dad stories are the funny shit.

[adam_f]

Originally posted by beastieangel01
I always say 'awesome'

:mad: :mad: :mad:


No shit. ;)

[Tzar]

'mad dog' is my new awesome.

"hey do you want my assignment?"
"yeah sure"
"sent it"
"ohhh, maaaad dog"

[Bob]

outstanding

super duper

[beastieangel01]

No shit. ;)

I'll stab you right in the jugular.


Not really.

[na§tee]

buncha vocabulary snobs!

[Lex Diamonds]

buncha vocabulary snobs!
Word up. I think it's adam_f who's the REAL homo here. (y)