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Upthevibe

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68. The Wizard..........

Fri Feb 27, 2026, 02:24 PM

Feb 27

A few years ago I was subbing at an elementary school. I was walking by a couple of boys (4th graders) and one of them said to the other "Back in my day...." I busted a gut laughing.

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What expression sets your teeth on edge? [View all] Danmel Feb 26 OP

ANY words out of trump's mouth vapor2 Feb 26 #1

"God never gives you more than you can handle." RandySF Feb 26 #2

That, and "God works in mysterious ways." Borogove Feb 26 #43

If that were true, there not be much need... 3catwoman3 Feb 26 #46

"in any way, shape or form" splat Feb 26 #3

The Democrat party. MIButterfly Feb 26 #4

That one is so lame. Just what do they think they accomplish? Silly dumbasses. CTyankee Feb 26 #7

I have Democratic friends that I've had to correct MIButterfly Feb 26 #14

When they do that, I say the repbublic party LogDog75 Feb 27 #69

Whenever I hear it my ears just burn. a kennedy Feb 26 #15

Whenever I hear it my ears just burn. a kennedy Feb 26 #16

We can thank that fucking asshole, perpetually dyspeptic Bob Dole for that one. FadedMullet Feb 27 #52

That's easy Cirsium Feb 26 #5

Whilst ThreeNoSeep Feb 26 #6

It's pretentious, but I do kinda like it. Sounds a bit Shakespearean (if that's a word). CTyankee Feb 26 #8

AnywayS rsdsharp Feb 26 #9

'To me' of course it's your comment as you're speaking. cbabe Feb 26 #10

"At the end of the day..." Cyklops Feb 26 #11

"teeth on edge" Redleg Feb 26 #12

Ooooooooooo I hate that too! some_of_us_are_sane Feb 27 #64

The use of "LESS" instead of "FEWER" Thunderbeast Feb 26 #13

Newscasters should definitely know better. Ilsa Feb 27 #53

most all crass idioms markie Feb 26 #17

I have three. boonecreek Feb 26 #18

Conservatives...when referring to republicans MLAA Feb 26 #19

Yeah. This is the lounge, generally not political but, that said... NNadir Feb 27 #61

Back in the day The Wizard Feb 26 #20

The Wizard.......... Upthevibe Feb 27 #68

"Iconic" some_of_us_are_sane Feb 26 #21

YES! I am SO tired of hearing that word over and over and over.... CTyankee Feb 27 #50

Yup, Nope, Influencer, Broke the internet, Viral Boomerproud Feb 26 #22

Hopefully. murielm99 Feb 26 #23

Hopefully, You Won't Hear It! ProfessorGAC Feb 27 #67

Okay, smartypants... murielm99 Feb 27 #72

Your 2 Examples! ProfessorGAC Feb 27 #74

There's a lot to unpack here. Harker Feb 26 #24

When people use "whenver" instead of when. Marie Marie Feb 26 #25

Anything "Family" ZDU Feb 26 #26

I'm living my best life! Falconry Feb 26 #27

Using "literally" incorrectly Just Jerome Feb 26 #28

It is what it is. johnp3907 Feb 26 #29

"I loves me some..." bif Feb 26 #30

I posted that here the other day on a post about dogs Grim Chieftain Feb 26 #38

No offense taken bif Feb 27 #57

"There's a lot of things." bif Feb 26 #31

"We have went..." madamesilverspurs Feb 26 #32

I seen it Oldbrat4567 Feb 26 #33

What are you going on about? quaint Feb 26 #34

My bad, problematic, Democrat party and doc03 Feb 26 #35

"skin in the game" ... surrealAmerican Feb 26 #36

When someone says "yeah no" or "no yeah" after a statement Grim Chieftain Feb 26 #37

It is what it is gay texan Feb 26 #39

No worries Bluestocking Feb 26 #40

I don't mean to be rude, but... Onthefly Feb 26 #41

Think outside the box. Borogove Feb 26 #42

I probably shouldn't say this.. Dear_Prudence Feb 26 #44

"nothingburger" Totally Tunsie Feb 26 #45

"they were in the wrong place at the wrong time" Skittles Feb 27 #47

Quote unquote. lpbk2713 Feb 27 #48

"I could care less" TexasBushwhacker Feb 27 #49

"back in the day." demosincebirth Feb 27 #51

"Two things can be true at the same time." Ilsa Feb 27 #54

"Tooken" choie Feb 27 #55

I have many Bristlecone Feb 27 #56

"Been there. Done that." CTyankee Feb 27 #58

I say that all the time. Sorry about that. NNadir Feb 27 #62

"perception is reality" jgo Feb 27 #59

"God bless you." "I'll pray for you." I know people mean well when they say these things but... NNadir Feb 27 #60

I hear you, and if the person is sincere, I take it as a deeply felt expression of caring. A young man I work with has CTyankee Feb 27 #63

I hate the phrase "food insecurity." It seems like a way to clean up "hunger" and make it sound better. Vinca Feb 27 #65

Well, I guess my soup de jour is being called "momma" in a drive through. hamsterjill Feb 27 #66

Yadda, Yadda, Yadda LogDog75 Feb 27 #70

A person saying, "I could care less," when they mean, "I couldN'T care less." Sogo Feb 27 #71

Disrespectful name-calling. snot Feb 27 #73