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5033895 No.5033895[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

>beat around the bush

>> No.5033903

>when people say "or something" when they're not actually in doubt as to what they're referring to

>"yeah, this afternoon i went to the mall or something, and I ordered a pizza or something, and then I came home and watched Game Of Thrones or something"

>> No.5033915

Not really an expression, but I hate it when people say big words to seem smart, when the context is completely fucked up.

>> No.5033924

>>5033895

>between a rock and a hard place

Honestly, something as lame as "Gee, this sure is quite the pickle we're in!" would be better than that.

Also,

>quite

>> No.5033934

>on the ground

>> No.5033942

>Dope
>Weird
>Gay
etc

I was talking to my friend when I realized that phrases like this don't actually communicate any meaningful substance, they're so damn nebulous in their meaning.

>> No.5033946

>>5033895
'so then i'm like...'
'[something]-ass [something]'
'on the fence'
'interestingly enough'

>> No.5033959

>>5033942
saying gay and retarded makes me find even an otherwise seemingly decent person stupid and repulsive. i'm originally from tx. idk about other places but it was rather common

>> No.5033960

When people use the term "awkward," especially as a standalone or in "That's awkward." Pisses me off so much.

>> No.5033962

>"you're weird"
>"that's weird"
>"awkward"

Fuck off.

I say this because I'm called weird almost everyday.

>> No.5033967

>>5033962
well how do you act

>> No.5033972

>milady

>> No.5033977

>>5033962
Shakespeare invented that word. You probably are weird. Weirdie. Weiiiiiird....

>> No.5033985

>>5033959

Wow, I live in Austin, and I can 100% vouch for this guy.

Once, while I was attending ACC Rio Grange, this woman in the class made a remark along the lines of "It was the gayest thing ever...", and a gay guy sitting next to me called her out by saying, "Are you seriously that ignorant?" and proceeded to make a bit of an ass of her.

He eventually stormed out of the class. The sad part was everyone was like, "What's he upset about?"


...on the bright side, I'm moving to New York City when I graduate. Can't wait.

>> No.5033988

>>5033967
Not him but as someone who gets called weird often, I find it comes most from white teenage girls. I've been called weird for not owning a smartphone, bringing a book around to read (rarely leave without one), and just generally having a mien of individuality and sense of eccentricity over the cookie-cutter husks of today.

>> No.5033992

>>5033985

Rio Grande*

>> No.5034002

>>5033992
>>5033985
How does Rio Grande become New York City? Anyway good choice, New York City's a piss pot at the moment.

>> No.5034003

>>5033988
its probably more an aura of autism than an individualistic mien

>> No.5034009

>>5033985
>I'm moving to New York City when I graduate
New Yorker here. People still say things are gay. They don't mean it in a "gay is bad" way, it's a word that's taken on another definition, the same way "gay" originally didn't mean "homosexual".

Besides that, NYC is a mix of all kinds of people, gays and bigots, don't think you won't encounter intolerance if you come here.

>> No.5034010

>>5034003
Good one.

>> No.5034012

>>5033985
what a whiny bitch

>> No.5034013

>>5034010
just being honest

>> No.5034014

>>5033988
>generally having a mien of individuality and sense of eccentricity over the cookie-cutter husks of today
For what it's worth if this is how you feel about yourself, that you're totally different and better from everyone else, others pick up on that. They might not know a better word than "weird", but seeing as how you're setting yourself up as the other, sounds like you deserve some of the blame.

>> No.5034017

>Almost unlimited
Nothing can be "almost" unlimited. It is or it isn't. Virtually unlimited is fine. Almost unlimited is just stupid.

>> No.5034018

>>5033988
Yea, shit like this. When people see you do things that they haven't seen or aren't used to, it becomes "weird" for them because it is different from what they do/how they do things.

I got called weird for knowing lots about fashion, reading books, listening to a different type of music, etc.

I'm sure this list in only going to grow.

>> No.5034021

>>5033988
maybe because you see people as 'cookie cutter husks'
maybe that is weird

>> No.5034027

>>5034012
do you enjoy being negative?

>> No.5034031

>>5034018
I had a friend who was obssesed with weird or not weird. Drinking coffee without suggar was weird. Reading was weird. Knowing about computers was weird. He was so obssesed with normallity that I could say how much judgement he had at himself by just hearing him talk.

>> No.5034040

>>5034027
no

>> No.5034043

>>5034014
Not him, but feel blame for what? For liking more/different things? Having a variety of interests?

I wish people would stop saying things are weird just because it's abnormal to only them. I can only wish though, so I have to tolerate it, or play along and have some fun with it.

>> No.5034052

>>5034040
then why project it i wonder

>> No.5034055

>>5034014
This would be accurate if I made any differentiation between myself and others that I experienced clearly verbalized or shown to them, which I do not. People do not "pick up" that I'm different or feel different from them, but merely place a catchall term on me and others to encompass the differentiation the may notices. My statement said nothing about a predetermination of my difference in my own mind, but more of a post-determination, an understanding that the most of the individuals to place the term "weird" on me were as I described.

>>5034021
And they, what, sensed that I saw them that way? That's what drove them to make the claim of my weirdness? Who are you to claim any perception of another group of people is weird by any means? But on the former point, what excuse does that provide them to directly tell me I'm "weird?" I would certainly be less upset if they called me any number of more specific things, including a cookie-cutter husk. To call a person weird is akin to calling a dog hairy. Aren't all dogs hairy to an extent? What of the color, texture, or length? Not even a hint toward any depth of description?

>> No.5034065

"Methinks." It's an archaic word that stupid and unfunny people say when they want to sound clever.

>> No.5034069

>>5034055
yeah definite autism. no doubt theyre picking up the tism vibes. sorry man

>> No.5034073

>>5034043
>Not him, but feel blame for what? For liking more/different things? Having a variety of interests?
For those things? Of course not. People like what they like. And from a semantic standpoint I'm also sick of people saying everything is "weird."

But my point is if he's pointing out he's somehow different from the "cookie cutter husks" that he encounters, I bet it comes out in his day to day interactions with them. He's viewing them as less than, why on earth wouldn't they view him the same way? Even if everyone else called him weird before he called them cookie cutter, that doesn't change that he's making it worse by being standoffish and making them feel they're right about him.

>> No.5034086

>>5033985
>people who say "that's ignorant"

Fuck they all need to die. No one uses that word correctly.

>> No.5034091

>>5034055
First paragraph guy here.

Sorry, but people do pick up on those things. Just because you haven't made it explicitly clear doesn't mean they don't notice. People are simply more perceptive than that, even if they are unable to articulate their perceptions in any way other than "he's weird." If you see yourself as different, others will see it too, like it or not. Other people are more perceptive than you are giving them credit for.

>> No.5034106

>>5034055
no, maybe you seeing them as cc husks made you a bit less social. maybe carrying a book everywhere was a safety blanket of a pretentious order. I don't believe that excuses them I don't believe that. I don't think the hair of the dog is akin to your debatable 'weirdness' you're more like a dog that refuses to sniff ass, is my bet. calling someone weird doesn't make them weird and refusing to call them doesn't make them any less batshit. And they called you weird instead of anything else most likely because calling you something else would require some critical thinking which most people didn't want to or couldn't expend

>> No.5034111

>>5034073
>>5034091
I gave you the reasons they called me weird. It wasn't because of the way I carried myself or acted toward them, but because they saw me carrying a book or, when prompted, I told them I didn't have a smartphone. There were reasons, as much as you want to blame this on some personality flaw of an anonymous internet goer.

>> No.5034117

>>5034002

Transferred to Texas State, majored in economics. I've saved a small amount, and should have five or six months worth of rent by the time I graduate.

I'll probably just try and get my masters up there while living in a 5x5 closet, but hey, it's not Texas.
>>5034009

I'm well aware that there are assholes everywhere, but two-stepping, bible-thumping, five-gallon-hat-wearing assholes are just too much for me. I've spent some time in both Brooklyn/Manhattan so I know what I'm getting into (short of actually trying to find a place)

Plus the sun is just fucking ridiculous.

>> No.5034126

>>5034117

>I know what I'm getting into

there's another one!

>> No.5034129

>>5034117
>I've spent some time in both Brooklyn/Manhattan so I know what I'm getting into (short of actually trying to find a place)

>not joining Queens master race and actually having an apartment that's bigger than a suitcase

>> No.5034138

>>5034126
kek

>> No.5034140

>>5034111
I'm not trying to blame anything on anyone, I'm just saying how I see it. Yes, I made a judgement on knowing very little about you, but didn't the people who call you weird also do that? And I don't know your whole life story, but do the people who call you weird know it either?

Like it or not, as far as this thread is concerned you gave off an impression I don't think you meant to give off, and from the sounds of it, it's an impression you didn't intend to give off. I wouldn't presume to know anything about you, I'm not saying you should be called weird, and I'm sure as shit not saying it's fair; but I am saying if you want to change the opinion others have of you, you need to change the opinion you have of others. Unless you're a complete sociopath, you're simply not a good enough actor to fool everyone into thinking they like you, and from the sounds of it, no one's fooled. If you don't want to deal with others' judgmental bullshit you need to make some concessions.

That said, best of luck. I'm several years removed, but I understand your situation far more than you can realize.

>> No.5034145

>>5034129
>Queens master race
>Astoria niggas 4 lyfe

>> No.5034157

>>5034129
>>5034145


What is Astoria like? I've heard it's mostly a Greek, family neighborhood.

>> No.5034159

>>5034145
>tfw i will never live in queens next to a 20 something jewess still living with her parents

>> No.5034162

What book would you recommend for someone that wants to master punctuation?

>> No.5034167

>>5034162
a rhetorical grammar book should set you str8

>> No.5034179

>>5034145

my nigga

Funny story, as I was coming home from work today I saw legendary master troll Weev walking down the street. Wonder if he lives in our neighborhood now.

>> No.5034186

>>5034157
It's predominantly Greek but given its proximity to the N/Q it's become more popular for businessmen who work in midtown and, I'm sad to say, is up and coming because my rent keeps going up. There are a lot of great places around, but it's different from Manhattan in that it's more residential. Honestly, I really like it

>>5034159
>tfw I know no 20 something jewesses

>> No.5034195

>>5034179
I'll keep an eye out and ask for a selfie with him

>> No.5034207

>>5034157

Pretty much, but there's been an increasing amount of gentrification in the past 5 years. Great place to live -- it's a safe middle-class neighborhood, much cheaper than Manhattan or the good parts of BK, and there's a lot of food and nightlife, but with less of the up-its-own-ass hipster bullshit that you get in gentrifying parts of Brooklyn.

>> No.5034220

>>5034157
Whatever you do stay away from Staten Island. Fuck I hate this place.

>> No.5034221

>>5034186

Yeah, I've been really lucky to have local small landlords who'd rather keep a good long-term tenant than squeeze the maximum amount out. If my previous landlord had wanted to, he could have easily charged me $500 more and had it be a fair market rent, and I bet that's what he did when I moved out.

Once I save up the down payment my goal is to buy a place further along the E/R in Jackson Heights or Forest Hills. I think those places are going to explode in the next 10 years, especially once they build the tech campus on Roosevelt Island.

>> No.5034225
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5034225

Went to the city 2 nights ago on a whim with a friend.

Felt good to be back, hit up a pub on 3rd ave, then a Korean place in flushing.

I miss living in the city, but I should be grateful I'm a stone's throw away as opposed to further south or west Jersey.

>> No.5034229

>>5034195

It was bizarre, I saw him and thought "hey, that guy looks like Weev." Then I saw the Thor's Hammer pendant and cryptome.org t-shirt and realized that was who it was.

>> No.5034234

>>5034225
>>5034221

If y'all ain't living in Buschwick by 2015, the avant-garde explosion in New York literature is going to pass you by.

>> No.5034236

>>5034225
Sauce of the gif?

>> No.5034238

>>5034221
I'm nowhere close to fair market rent according to my lease agreement (literally $500 away) but that's because this place hasn't been remodeled in years. Still, I just renewed and I'll likely be looking for a new place the year after because it'll just go up more. I think my landlords think if they have a good tenant they better milk him for all he's worth.

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>>5034236
Shadow of the Colossus.

As to who made it, I'm not certain.

>> No.5034269

>>5034238

That sucks, good luck finding the new place.

>>5034234

>misspelling Bushwick
>thinking Bushwick is still relevant and the real underground hasn't already moved on

>> No.5034270

>>5034229
no one knows weev, it's okay

>> No.5034283

>>5034242
oh man, that's awesome

>> No.5034285

>>5033962
'weird' is in fact a shit term because its used by the man-baby pleb to describe anything beyond its understanding; when you dont know what to call something, 'weird' automatically comes to mind. Words like 'weird' or 'bizarre' are the same as 'very' in the sense that they should be withheld except within relevant contexts and replaced with something more specific.

>> No.5034286

>>5034234
I lived in Bushwick 3-4 years ago for a few months. If walking past shouting Latinos playing dominoes every morning is being ahead of the times then I'm glad to live in the past.

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>>5034283
Here have one more.

On a related note, looks like I'm going out again. Maybe to the city again, but probably Brooklyn afterwards instead of Queens. Haven't been to the former in a while longer.

>> No.5034326

>>5033895
>i'd like that

>> No.5034338

>>5034299
It looks a little like a quake model in 16 bits.
But still great and full of classy goodnes.

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5034346

>>5034338

>> No.5034347

>>5034221

How do you find rooms so easily in NYC? What do you do?

>> No.5034354

>>5034347
Not him, but craigslist/actually searching the streets.

Additionally you can also see if you can find a network/connection.

>> No.5034360

>>5034338
>It looks a little like a ... model in 16 bits.

Yes, that is the point you great retard.

>> No.5034375

>>5034360
Wow. You won four internet points and a keychain.

>> No.5034376

>>5033985
lol fag
that shit's gay

>> No.5034404

>"But that just begs the question!"
>means to say "raises the question"
>no reference to circular arguments

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5034617

>was all but
>lighted

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5034902

>at the end of the day...

>> No.5034913

>>5033985
Ignorant of what?

>> No.5035656

So, val speak general? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL6XBB-umc0

>> No.5035668

>hella
>finna
>bae

>> No.5035671

>>5035668
>finna
>bae
wat

>> No.5035688

>>5035671
>not knowing bae
Are you a NEET?

>> No.5035692

>>5035671
use urbandictionary you nit

>> No.5036186

>>5035688
>>5035692
I prefer not to poison my vocabulary with negro speak.

>> No.5037315

'What happened?'
'I don't know it all happened so fast'

That fucks me off more than anything else.

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5037322

>walking down to the spot after work
>pass 3 what I assume were 17something year old black girls
>"yo suck my dick bitch dis nigga hit me up on da celly talkin bout some BULLshit"

>> No.5037332

Really irksome that people use the word "pomo" unironically.

>> No.5037338

>>5033988
*tips fedora*

>> No.5037339

>>5033985
holy shit you're a fucking faggot not even trying to troll but you're the fucking epitome of generation wuss

you need to get slapped and get back from your clouds of drama

you need to get slapped real good

get back to earth

>> No.5037350

>>5037339
>being this incorrigible

>> No.5037363

>>5033985
>getting ass blasted over colloquialisms

>> No.5037472
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5037472

>people getting autistic over sayings like that

You should read the catcher in the rye. He's got a real good way of going on like that with phrases, like he's gotta a whole peanut gallery in his head. Not sure if that makes sense, but that's how it is. Anyways he'll go on like that and talk your ear off for hours, and he was a real jerk about it but he never gave you a chance to tell him to buzz off. Boy I tell you I got a lot of listening done out of him, reminds me of this old guy that lived next door. He always had a story to tell about something or another, he'd always start things off by saying something like, "That reminds me of when I was in the war". You'd think he'd been in every war there was with how much he said. He'd give you this look like he was staring straight into your soul, always sent a chill down my spine. It was real cold the last time he sat me down, forgot my jacket over at dans house. I always forgot stuff at dans house, didn't know whether dan liked to steal or if I was real forgetful. It was a nice jacket too, lots of pockets and it felt really bushy and cozy but it wasn't all puffy like those big rapper jackets. Man I missed that jacket. So I was sitting there next to this old guy while he was talking about being in Germany or something, and honestly I wasn't interested in what he was saying but he was old and he was in the war so it was one of those things you did.

Anyways you should really read the catcher in the rye, It's a good book.

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5037520

>>5033988

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5037598

>>5033985
>on the bright side, I'm moving to New York City when I graduate
>he thinks that we don't do the exact same thing in NYC

It's not going to be any different up here.

>> No.5037660

>>5033988
Holy shit how can a single post contain this much faggotry?

>> No.5037848

>>5037660
Amen

>2014
>Still getting upset about things
>Usually upset because they think they are taking a stance for something
>Stop being an asshat
>Someone hates you too
>Faggot retards, quite.

>> No.5037862

All idioms. They can be obscure and esoteric.

>> No.5037873

>>5033988
When a girl calls you weird it means that she wants you to talk to her, and/or wants you to talk to her in a non-dorky fashion.

>> No.5037919

>>5037332
it's find if you need a quick abbreviation and use it in a slightly contemptuous manner

>> No.5037928

>>5037873
No, it means she finds your peculiarities attractive, but doesn't want to admit it.

>> No.5037982

>down to the nitty-gritty

#1 dislike

>nigger

only if it's used ironically. I have no problem with calling something niggery, saying someone is being a nigger about it, or just plain being a bigot (at least, i understand but don't like)

>> No.5038200

>>5034003
Hahahahahaha excellent

>> No.5038214

>>5034086

Fucking this. Holy shit. It's not even a difficult word. How is it possible that so many manage to misuse it?

Then again, it IS rather humorous when you think about how many people are ignorant of the usage of the word "ignorance".

>> No.5038224

>>5037928
I wish.

>> No.5038226

>>5037982
b-b-but what about refering to the actions of a black SJW as niggardly?