Oct 29, 2007

Terrible Phrases

There are a multitude of terrible phrases in the English language. Word constructs that make one's blood boil and eyes pop. Here are a few for today:

- "Your call is important to us..."

- "Puff Daddy is a musical genius"

- "Ha Ha Ha! Only in New York..."

- "It's a boy!"

- "It's a girl!"

4 comments:

Les Becker said...

...and "You have been selected for a 3-minute touch-tone survey..."

"Congratulations! You've won a pre-paid vacation for two at..."

I can't torture a recording, dammit!

Violet said...

Personally, "Jesus loves you" kinda irks me.

Rhea said...

"For young and old alike!"

"Hot enough for ya?!"

Monkey Migraine said...

My favorite?

"If this is an emergency, hang up and dial 911." Like I wouldn't think of that. And that phrase pops up in the most bizarre places. Like I'm going to get stabbed and lie there bleeding to death, going, "Must...call...pharmacy...refill prescription..."