There has been much written online about the phrase “you’re welcome” falling out of fashion.
It seems the use of “you’re welcome” is a sure sign that someone is older and/or assumes a more formal relationship to the person being addressed. Younger people are much more likely to say “no problem” or something similar.
Do you prefer the use of one over the other? Some other phrase? Do you even notice when someone uses such phatic expressions?
Discuss. Thank you.
your very Welcome, casually, no worries.
“You’re very Welcome” “No worries” if casual,
/Sloppy Yusef
I hate “no problem” in response to “thank you”.
Agreed, like they are doing you a special favor for which you should be grateful,
to me, no problem is what usually comes out when somebody’s gratitude outstrips the act. You’re welcome or “glad to help” is what I use most of the time.
Your car breaks down and you call a buddy for help.
You: Thanks for picking my up.
Buddy: You’re Welcome.
You: Sorry to drag you all the way out here.
Buddy: No problem.
Nailed it.
You: Hey Buddy, stop doing that
Buddy: *dead in prison*
thanks for that
You’re welcome.
I rarely get a ‘thank you’, so I rarely have the opportunity to claim someone is welcome.
It’s usually the end of someone interrupting me, making me expend needless effort on their behalf, and… they never even say thanks. It is a problem, they’re not welcome, and it wasn’t my pleasure.
Maybe if you weren’t so uncivil you’d get more thank yous.
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No, that can’t be it.
^this
I can’t remember the last time a stranger said “thank you” to me.
I’m fine with “no problem” in familiar situations. I admit “you’re welcome” strikes me as kind of formal.
What Rhy says. I don’t feel comfortable saying “You’re welcome” in most instances. Usually because, they aren’t.
Saying the “no problem” lie seems far less….invitational than saying “You’re welcome”. I guess “no problem” has, included with it, the caveat of, “but, don’t make it a habit”.
My pleasure.
Her pleasure
/ribbed
You’re welcome.
No problem.
Anytime.
Nice tits.
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Ok, maybe just the first three.
My pleasure.
I say em all. Depends on the context.
Oh, and in a text, a friendly emoji smile is also acceptable.
I prefer to use ‘you’re welcome’ , but sometimes slip ‘ no problem’ in if talking to someone casually.
‘No worries’ makes my eye twitch.
no worries is for when people are apologetic about being an inconvenience.
“sorry I scheduled the meeting at 6pm”
“no worries”
I never say no worries, hate it. I do sometimes say “no big deal” which I find less offensive for some reason.
“No biggie.” I hear that sometimes.
I hate getting thanked for doing my job. No problem or not at all are minimizers for something that shouldn’t be done. You’re welcome if it’s something that might actually warrant a thank you and not a participation trophy.
“I hate getting thanked for doing my job”
Just doing my job, Ma’am
Politeness is underrated. I will thank the waitress for serving me a glass of water.
Or for a refill, or when the food arrives.
I’m not sure if they ever notice, but I still do it anyway.
I’m sure they notice. I still appreciate polite customers when I encounter them on the phone.
The last time I had a bad server was probably 18+ years ago. His name was Chuck. I remember cuz he got a lil limerick written on the check with a bad tip.
It is wise to save your ire until it’s time to leave. I like my food saliva, mucus, and pube free.
#metoo
I am especially polite to servers and wait staff. Well, cashiers and any other worker who provides service. Can’t imagine how bad those jobs would suck without people being nice to you.
Smile, say thanks, tip big.
Funny you should say that. I just got back from dinner at my favorite restaurant. It’s a good thing I only go once a year. Tip was… $52! ?
I can.
#metoo
Agree with that. Despite being a curmudgeon on the receiving side, I do try to pretend I wasn’t born in a barn and say please and thank you and not let the raging asshole mask slip too far.
Yes. If I say “no problem” it means I didn’t want the thank you.
Exactly my approach.
For me, (when it’s not my job) ‘You’re welcome’ means ‘I was glad to help and liked doing it for you. and I appreciate the thanks’ and ‘No problem’ generally means ‘You’ve asked me to do something you should be able to do yourself and your thanks doesn’t really mean shit to me. Next time do it yourself.’
Always say ‘no problem’.
Gen X-er.
Depends on the situation:
Holding the door for someone and they say Thanks! me-“Your welcome”.*
Helping a guy at work do something and he says thanks man. me-“No Problem”*
Stopping some kids ball from rolling into traffic when they are chasing it and I get a thanks Mr. me-“be careful there”.*
Helping someone get a shopping cart. me “no worries”*
*(under breath) “fuck off”
Willkomen isn’t even an option? Around here we get gracias a lot, obvious response is de nada.
I’ve never heard anyone but a student use “bitte shoen”
We used to abuse that in high school, along with Vielen Dank. I think it really meant, “Fuck you, dork!”
“Bitte ein Bit” is fun though.
That is in a contest for the world’s worst beer.
Donkey Shine.
An unguent for polishing your ass?
Grassy-ass
I don’t like “de nada”
If it was nothing, I wouldn’t be thanking you. It was obviously something.
Interestingly, our overlords at google translate “de nada” as “you’re welcome” in spanish. I just found out.
It’s been a long time since Spanish class. “De nada” is how you say “you’re welcome” in Spanish. That is a correct translation.
But literally translated, “de nada” means “its nothing”.
True.
“De nada” and “You’re welcome” are idioms. Literal translations don’t work well.
“De nada” is how you say “You’re welcome” in Spanish.
And “de nada” means “it’s nothing” or “think nothing of it”, two other English possibilities.
A typical “you’re welcome” in French is “de rien” (“it’s nothing” or “not at all”).
“C’est la moindre des choses!”
Usually “shure” or “of course”, maybe “de nada”.
It seems the use of “you’re welcome” is a sure sign that someone is older and/or assumes a more formal relationship to the person being addressed. Younger people are much more likely to say “no problem” or something similar.
Do you prefer the use of one over the other? Some other phrase? Do you even notice when someone uses such phatic expressions?
Huh. I never paid attention. I think I use “you’re welcome” with folks I don’t know well, and otherwise I switch between the two. I think.
I’m about 50/50 depending on the context. Neighbor thanks me for letting her borrow the car? “No problem”. Neighbor thanks me for birthday dinner? “You’re welcome”
I have a sort-of opposite problem.
I have to hold my tongue when a cashier hands me change and I say “thank you”… and they say “you’re welcome”. I want to tell them they should be thanking me.
Ya, I have that problem too.
Did that job for years and I was trained to always thank the customer. Seems like that’s gone out the window, at least at the supermarket. Restaurant workers are still good about it, at least.
Yep, I was cooking and serving burgers in my early teens and was told you always thanked the customer. In the drive through these days they are doing you a favor.
I’ll have to check when I go shopping tomorrow whether the self-checkout kiosk thanks me. I don’t think the synthesized voice does, but there might be a thank you on the screen.
I can hear the voice in my head “Don’t forget your bags. Thank you for shopping at Kroger”
Do you often hear voices?
Welcome to Costco. I love you.
http://www.quickmeme.com/img/fd/fdf98459276a0379281f875c3e77f2db187f8d35a71546c930ac732b9bcd353f.jpg
He was just working his way through law school.
Then why did you say thank you?
I actually say a quick “thanks” when they hand me my change. Saying nothing seems impolite.
“You’d better hope that this is correct change! I have the manager on speed dial, and I’m not afraid to call him”
/karen
Thank you for bring this up!
( we all know you’re young, just testing to verify.)
I like “You’re welcome” better because it allows acknowledgement that the task or favor performed did take some effort, but you, dear recipient, are welcome to my help all the same.
“No problem” says it cost nothing for me: no time, money, effort, risk—it really was nothing. It diminishes the favor and possibly even implies that if it had taken effort, the favor wouldn’t have been granted.
I don’t read anything into it when it’s among friends or co-workers. Maybe among strangers.
That is way more thought than I put into this question. But no worries.
“No problem” says it cost nothing for me: no time, money, effort, risk—it really was nothing. It diminishes the favor and possibly even implies that if it had taken effort, the favor wouldn’t have been granted.
I agree. It almost implies that you were bothering someone, but it’s okay.
It’s the opposite of “my pleasure”. If I was a chef and made a dish that someone practically begged for, then it would be my pleasure. Chic-fil-A servers, not so much. Do they go home and say, “Mom, Dad, I served 426 people today! I’m so pleased, I need a cold shower.”
If they had to beg you for it, it probably wasn’t your pleasure. Otherwise, you’d be making that shit constantly, and have it displayed prominently on the menu/announcement board.
This is how I use them – but almost never say you’re welcome. That gets reserved for things like, thanks for a birthday present, thanks for buying dinner, etc. things that actually were significant. It’s a higher level of appreciation for the appreciation shown.
helping a co-worker with something minor or easy? no problem.
(because in that case if it really did take serious effort, there is a non-zero chance I wouldn’t have done it)
Tucker has the Kenosha Kid’s lawyer on.
Lawyer is not the best speaker.
Too many uhs.
He seems like a serious guy and laid it out pretty well.
Would have been more serious without all the “uhs”. Just saying.
He was, otherwise, on point.
I think sending in STEVE SMYTHE, renowned woodland lawyer, would get some concessions from the prosecutor.
Must be nice to have 5 angles of video showing all three of them attacking him before they were shot. Especially that short fucker, man what an asshole! There’s also a shot of the kid bringing a fire extinguisher to help put out the midget arsonists fire ( allegedly)
I loathe the use of, “No problem.” Because it was a problem, or else I wouldn’t be thanking you for it.
I say either, “You’re welcome,” or “My pleasure.”
Young Gen-Xer or old Millennial, depending on where you draw the line.
Dividing line is if you remember Reality Bites in theaters.
My main memory of that movie is an ex girlfriend contacting me to say she had just seen it and it was just like her life, her ex (me) was Ben Stiller, and now she was dating Ethan Hawke. Intended to sting, of course, but on further pressing the only reason she really connected me to the Stiller character was we both drove Saab convertibles.
So what if you snuck into a drive in on foot, with a portable radio and two six packs and saw Apocalypse Now ( most of it any way, before getting chased back over the fence) and then saw The Song Remians the Same the same week? I’m still not a boomer, btw.
OT- What was your IWB holster recommendation from the other day? I close the tab before I wrote it down.
Lol. I did see Reality Bites in the theater. I remember mostly how bad it was.
For AIWB holsters, I use and recommend Dark Star Gear and PHLster. Keepers Concealment, JM Custom Kydex, and Henry Holsters also make good gear. Avoid anything with a leather backer or an integrated magazine pouch.
See? It works.
Thanks for the recommendations. I’ve not been a kydex for belt holsters or even really IWB so bit into the deep end for me.
I feel the same (and posted to that effect above.)
The “new” trend among millennials is, if they want to compliment or congratulate you on something you have/made/won or want to admire something you have, they dont say “I like your car” or “You play the piano so well” or even “I like it. Where did you get it?”
No, they say “Jealous.” One word. Spoken or typed.
Taking a compliment and turning it into one of the seven deadly sins is not progress. Envy is a major factor in modern politics and social justice, Not a compliment.
that strikes this millennial as very “Valley girl” (is that still a thing?). I have an image of Paris Hilton in my head.
TSKTSKTSK, it’s still a thing, but they pretend it’s brand new. They mostly just type or say “jelly” because who can remember if the o comes before the u.
I see middle aged farts use it on Facebook, but then middle aged farts on Facebook have kind of self-selected to be using cool kid lingo.
They keep trying to make “fetch” happen.
See if you can get them to make “felch” a thing instead.
Straight from the doc’s fingers….er, uh, I mean….
I’ve seen jelly here to. 😉
????, man!
Probably no one will get this, but that’s fine.
Yeah, but when I say it, I really am expressing one of the seven deadly sins.
Gluttony?
Eh, close enough. I’ll burn in Hell for any of ’em anyways.
“the o comes before the u”
U better make sure the o comes before u otherwise she might not let you into her bed a second time.
At least that’s how I remember it.
I have not heard this.
I am happy I have not heard this.
They are such idiots–that’s envy, not jealousy.
Jealousy denotes an appropriate anger about being deprived of something that is rightfully yours. Envy lacks the right to claim whatever the object is.
I have seen it used (and used it myself) when the person isn’t really interested, can’t say, “I like X” and wants to end any conversation about said thing. “I’m jelly” or “jelly” stops the conversation.
I have seen it used that way. Not that that’s its purpose.
Well, We say grace and we say m’aam if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn. Killer song and close enough of a sentiment.
I can sing the rest without looking it up.
And yes, I can run a trot line too.
When ever some one offends me deeply, I say ” I’d like to spit some beechnut in that dude’s eye” and nobody ever get’s it.
The ones that don’t get it clearly don’t know shit from apple butter anyway.
Piss on ‘em.
$43, same as downtown.
“And yes, I can run a trot line too.”
*fans self with fedora*
Hello, ma’am! How you doin’?
I gotta wonder if Bocephus, himself, has ever put a pig in the ground, or put beer on ice, or ran a trot line, or made his own moonshine, whisky, or wine.
I mean, I enjoy the sentiment, being raised a farm boy.
On the other hand, he did survive falling off a mountain…
19 year old Bocephus on Hee Haw doing a fantastic arrangement of Midnight Special – https://youtu.be/ChzWmhI6Cy8
Why do you drink?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ji_byLzeBk
I have loved some women
And I have loved Jim Beam
They both tried to kill me
In 1973
The background vocals ruin it for me.
If its a dude thanking me I make a noncommittal little nod, if it’s a chick I say something like “Anything for you, Sweet cheeks” and try to slap her ass.
Lawsuit?
Portland arrested this guy for bringing an illegal gun to a riot. He was released with no charges. Now it looks like he straight up murdered a man for being a Trump supporter.
Lawsuit?
Portland arrested this guy for bringing an illegal gun to a riot. He was released with no charges. Now it looks like he straight up murdered a man for being a Trump supporter.
https://thepostmillennial.com/i-am-100-antifa-alleged-portland-shooter-was-previously-arrested-and-released-for-bringing-illegal-loaded-gun-to-a-riot
Portland officials haven’t named him yet. The 4 chan guys outed him. Odds of them taking any responsibility are next to nil. They don’t even acknowledge antifa exists.
The lawsuit won’t go anywhere. Prosecutors have absolute immunity on charging decisions.
Did any of you freaks have a waterbed / shag carpet combo, and if so what was it like?
Shag was everywhere for about a decade. Waterbeds were cheap and comfortable. So yes to both.
They were not comfortable but I am still trying to talk the chick into one.
I think water is supposed to go in it and the chick on top of it.
^This.
Crusty, if you want to do the ol’ Pump ‘n’ Glug, why not just use a pool…or, a lake?
Hardwood floors are more a recent phenomenon, so yeah, shag carpets are fine. Cue ’70’s music. My wife keeps asking why I sleep in the guest room. I miss my old bed/mattress. So what? It’s just a Cali-King pillow top though.
The cool kids had both…in a customized van.
Girlfriend had a waterbed. No shagging was done upon it.
We had green shag carpet in our living room and a 13 inch black and white TV that got 3 channels. Grandpa and I would watch wrassling (Baron Von Raschke and his claw) while eating fig newtons.
I miss having a waterbed.
About 25 years ago. I really liked the waterbed.
I use “ No Problem” in informal occasions with people I know. I use your welcome in formal occasions. I never put much thought into it.
My pleasure sounds fake to me, but that’s my North East bias. I never heard it frequently until I moved to the south.
I just say “Damn Straight” When people say “Thank You”.
Also works “Yeah, you oghtta be”.
Just give a long speech with biblical verses proving that you had every right to shoot them between the eyes, but did them this small favor instead. Oughta last around 3-5 minutes to have the full effect, I’d guess.
“Anytime.”
“No worries”
“Someday, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me.”
You Owe me.
For particularly annoying things, reminding me that they owe me a blood debt is also acceptable.
Any time.
Someday never comes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0
Definitely a generational thing. My daughter explained this to me from her generation’s perspective. To them, saying “you’re welcome” implies that you actually went out of your way to help somebody. It has to be more than just doing your job or doing something that is expected.
And this is exactly opposite of what it should be.
Please; thank you; you’re welcome. The standard sequence for any transaction.
No Problem is the response to someone “apologizing” for inconveniencing you. “Hey sorry about — No problem”
When I say thank you and you say no problem then you are saying I was an inconvenience to you even if it was trivial.
OK boomer.
?
Damn straight. 😉
Wait… He didn’t say thank you.
Boomer doesn’t catch that he’s being insulted.
Ok zoomer
No worries mate!
It’s the way FB describes at my workplace. I’ve never said “your welcome” to anyone professionally and I can’t remember ever getting one. It’s usually “no problem” or a “my pleasure” needed in a rare formal context. It extends across all generations and positions… IC to Senior Execs.
This morning I brought my barber an extraordinary amount of produce, he was extremely happy, his new wife is a charming Polish lady. Anyway, he was generous with the thank yous and as I was getting ready to leave he said the haircut was free, only I didn’t hear him. I left the shop and about 2-3 miles away I told my wife I forgot to pay him, he was busy with his next customer, etc, so I turned around and went back to pay and he assured me that he’d said it was free.
I insisted that I wanted to pay, he was doing his job during business hours, I brought stuff in that I do for fun. I tipped my regular 25% and another “Thank You” and I said “You’re Welcome”. I didn’t bring the stuff for a hair cut, I brought it because I wanted to. We took another heavy load to a VN finger nail shop, they were very happy, they were pleased to see some things that aren’t available in stores locally, veggies that they really like. Thank yous again, that’s all geezers need.
I believe I mostly hear “You’re Welcome”, maybe because small town people aren’t caught up to the latest changes in terminology/ slang, whatever, man. Maybe I don’t hear anything and I’m making stuff up like Biden. Anecdotally, I saw a number of Trump signs along the road, Maga hats at Walmart but not one Biden sign.
I finally saw campaign signage in my little municipality. One small Trump sign. One small Biden sign a few blocks up the hill.
Thanks to kinnath and Neph, I think, I’m now a customer of SG Ammo and MinuteMan.
Somebody here posted a link to BulkAmmo and I checked them this morning. They had 71 boxes of 1000 (Hornady 55 gr 5.56) when I checked for $650 a box. An hour later after I got the okie dokie from Mrs. 43 and found my credit card, all were gone.
Bummer, my needs are simple, and in stock
SG Ammo has been my go to for about three years.
Cheaper than Dirt, I looked at a lot of others, but they have what I want, every time,
YMMV
I’ve found them to be not-so-cheap. Although, I have bought from them.
9 years of SG Ammo for me.
Someone here, I think Q, suggested this site for ammunition. It has been useful to me.
Planned to vote in the Dem primary tomorrow to kick a Kennedy out of Congress. But just received a spam text message and changed my mind. Apparently, a Republican is running a write-in campaign to get on the ballot. She needs 2000 votes. If she succeeds tomorrow, Ayanna Pressley won’t run unopposed in November. It’s embarrassing that one of the two national parties doesn’t put anyone on the ballot.
If I’m reading Wikipedia correctly, there are 7 House seats uncontested in November. That doesn’t count one or two where a D or R is being opposed only by a minor party candidate.
Interestingly, the Dems are running candidates in really safe R seats in western KS & western NE.
Was it you or tarran that posted about Massachusetts having less political diversity than the Soviet Union?
Dey got some wicked unity ovah dere!
Probably me. There were multiple candidates on the ballot in the USSR in the late ’80s.
That’s the bald bitch right? Wow, she is a piece of work. Her campaign manager is a straight up racist. I also can’t stand to see someone running unopposed. It makes an even larger mockery of the whole voting thing than it already is.
I think so. The squad’s worst member and she’s a racist too.
Bingo! She is an ambulatory, talking piece of shit. And her campaign manager/whatever the hell that grifter is.
I use “no problem”, but admit it feels lazy. I am old enough to have seen Reality Bites in the theatre with my girlfriend at the time, and now wife.
*sigh*
I’m on vacation, but work called because the batch server stopped working. Luckily it’s a known problem with a known fix, so I was able to tell them what they needed to do.
I’m not technically on call, but no one told Production Control I was on vacation.
I don’t remember if they said thank you at the end of the call.
No Worries!
But did you say “You’re welcome” or “Fuggedaboutit” when they thanked you?
Student: e-mails question which requires something other than a packaged answer.
Me: 30 minutes of research into campus rules. Composes lengthy e-mail response with options and offer to help further.
Student: *crickets*
Me: screw you and your parents to the tenth generation
Note: this is why I don’t answer work e-mails when I’ve been drinking.
I find the opposite annoying at work. (I know I’m the outlier)
paralegal: “What do you want to do with this patent?”
me: “Abandon it.”
me: *files the conversation away*
paralegal, 12 hours later: “thanks!”
I usually respond to work emails while drinking in a simple, dickish way.
It makes the next day a little more interesting.
I always use “you’re welcome.”
Biden accusing trump of stoking violence is the “I know you are but what am I?” of politiking. They had 3 months. 3 Months to figure out a narrative, and they were fucking caught off guard because they actually believed that the riots were going to sweep them into power.
Yeah, Trump is smarter than the average republican, but hot damn these are terrifically stupid dems.
And 40% of the population will vote for them regardless of what they say and do.
I sincerely hope it’s down to that level. I’m more pessimistic. I say 45%.
I thought it was “stroking violence?” But yeah, it’s weak, and everybody knows it.
That’s what she said.
?
It’s almost like they believe they will get an advantage by winning the GOP’s “The Stupid Party” title away from them.
Follow up: beads hanging from the ceiling as room dividers: pros and cons.
cons: they can get tangled in your pubes
WTF…are you crab-walking around your home?
Oh…..a bit of bragging about your rug, eh?
Only if the smoke is so thick you can barely see through it.
If you want authenticity, you gotta use wooden wire spools for tables and cinder blocks with boards for shelves. Maybe nail up some wooden milk crates and then fill then with knick knacks. Lotta tapestrys and candles and a stack of vinyl albums just sitting against the wall.
forgot the macrame hanger with the dead potted plant.
or just the pot plant under the grow lamp
And the rain-lamp that incorporates strings upon which oil flows.
And posters. Gotta have posters!
https://www.dhresource.com/0x0s/f2-albu-g2-M01-81-83-rBVaGlYxvTSAXhwUAAfXI7EfFBM565.jpg/psychedelic-trippy-art-fabric-poster-32-x.jpg
D0000000000000000000d.
WOODEN milk crates? Fancy schmancy!
I like.
Beads of what?
Beads of sweat.
Don’t fuck with me. It was my moms favorite song and all this hippy decor talk reminds me, and besides, that is (no shit) Duane Allman on guitar.
Damn. That song is smokin’.
I was looking for headphone made in the usa, and that led me to Grado’s site, which led me to the storefront where they sell their stuff, and to this guy which has a lovely coupon code blurb:
Avoid Grado.
Why, exactly?
They are not very good. Really rough frequency response, distortion is higher than I’d want to see- or hear.
Disclaimer: I am no headphone expert (I only wear mine when I’m hiking), but I’ve measured quite a few of them over the years.
Schitt has been variable in the past, but their newer stuff is quite good.
I see.
thank you.
I have Grado headphones and like them fine. Have they been cancelled or something?
try these, I Love em
https://en-us.sennheiser.com/around-ear-headphones-stereo-hd-559
I’m also a fan of SM 57’s, go figure,
/tried and true
I believe I’ve heard tell about one that was literally run over by a truck and still worked.
Workhorse of the Rock world, I have several Condenser mics for studio work, but still end up recording with the 57s, consistent sound.
2 are 5 years old, 2 are 35 years old, no difference in quality,
So what you’re saying is “They do make them like they used to”?
I always smile, look grandfatherly, crinkly my eyes, and softly say, “Don’t lie, you ungrateful cunt.”
I want to believe this is true.
I am well aware she isn’t, but she looks like the next Mrs. Crusty
The yellow thing on her shoulder is to pin back the skin folds?
Those ARE the skin folds.
Most of the time I say Your Welcome, but also use no problem or sure thing for something simple like holding the door at the gas station.
Occasionally I’ll throw in a no problemo, although I may have to reconsider the sexist nature of this reply. I may have to change it to no problemx.
One thing that does bother me is when people say sorry for no reason. It seems to be mostly females and to me usually seems like an instinctive, timid reply. I usually use no problem in this circumstance, but when my sister does it I say apology not accepted because there was nothing to apologize for. Trying to get her to stop using it, but it seems to be a habit like saying like.
You need to enunciate that apostrophe-r-e a little better.
/Ted’S apprentice
Doh!
Do you know if Tenuta’s survived? We’ll be moved to violence if it didn’t.
I didn’t hear anything about damage, so I’m guessing no. I think I would have heard about that.
Some of the assholes did burn down the Danish Brotherhood, which has been there forever. They also started the Dinosaur Museum on fire, but they caught them right after starting the fire and extinguished it.
Several of my friends became “right wing militia” members on Tuesday afternoon and were protecting neighborhoods and businesses. It would not have turned out well for the antifa fucks if they came across a couple of those guys. They were really good shots in Jr. High.
I agree with you there OMWC. I have been enjoying their wares since the early 1960’s. Luckily it seems out of the main riot zone.
A fun podcast at the part where they discuss Tik Tok Holocausters which is a thing
Just get to the Bruno Mars kid.
If you dorks already covered this cover it again, bros.
Tik Tok Holocausters? Did I just awake, Rip Van Winkle style in another era?
I need to buy Ted Kazinski’s cabin, move it and NOT bomb anyone.
Move IN not move IT.
Damned autocorrect. Ok, maybe one or two bombs…
#WorkFromCabin
You’ll have to buy it from the Newseum museum in DC. They have the intact cabin on display.
And yes, the museum has a terrible name.
I thought the Newseum went bust.
So… you can probably get a good deal on that cabin then?
I just made the carne asada I was too lazy/not hungry enough to make last night. I might be on to something. The cooking surface was………..unique. I will tell you all about it some time.
“The cooking surface was………..unique”
The skin of an overheated Negro slave?
Oh my god….
Wow, never go full Retard……………
Your moms ass.
Talk about a need for reparations….
Wife’s ass.
There’s a reason her Indian name was “little sizzling belly.”
“What really gets me pissed. I mean what really gets me pissed”* is to tell somebody “Thank you” and get a “Thank you” in return. I prefer a “Your welcome” unless it is something really small when a “No problem” seems fine. But thanking me for thanking you is bizarre.
*Rip off from a classic Tucson ad for chimichangas.
I’ll do that in the right situation, as in “No, Thank you, it was my pleasure to serve you”
Fin
I never get a “thank you” because she’s usually not awake.
ewwww, I know where you go………….
Roofies?
“forget it Jake, it’s Japan”
Why? You feeling a bit woozy? Just relax on that couch over there.
Domo arigato, Mr Quaaludo.
Have fun captioning this one.
“What is that bright… you know… the thing… in the… um… air.”
“That’s the sun, Joe.”
Oh, and some context on that.
https://twitter.com/Yoder_Esqq/status/1300620593415548929
Fly! Be Free!
Not a caption but a question: Do Pittsburgh paramedics have to be rescued so often that they need their own service for it?
^This will be online forever. Are you fine with that? 😉
Well, it says it right there on the box truck!
Wholesome humor is as underrated as early onset pubic hair.
I’m moving from one small town to a smaller town, what is this madness you speak of?
In your part of the state what is smaller than BHC?
Yarnell. Good points: Ranch House Restaurant. Bad Points: Nothing else.
Oatman: Good points: Hard to get to so not many crowds. Old-timey bar. Bad points: Tourists find it anyway. Also burro crap everywhere.
Yucca: Live in a geo-dome!
“Good evening, Cleveland!”
“Joe was determined to put the pizzeria’s motto to the test”
Your car has arrived sir.
I use “no problem” most of the time, especially informally. Sometimes I use “sure” if I’m being very informal or the thanks seems more perfunctory than earnest.
I use “you’re welcome” occassionally, mostly in formal situations or when someone’s “thank you” seems very sincere.
I also find myself saying “thanks” to a “thanks” if the interaction was more transactional than one sided, such as while shopping/dining.
I’m a millennial, for demographic purposes.
and the lying sacks of shit continue to lie.
Kenosha police arrested volunteers who were on their way to deliver food to protesters
At the time, volunteers were refueling vehicles and getting gas for the generator they use for cooking, the organization said in an August 28 statement on Twitter.
Are those the food trucks that drove in from Oregon?
Yes
Cool link, bro!
Night, yall.
A certain deadline lurks in 3 weeks…and I got 4 weeks worth of work to do before then.
Tomorrow is a sprint from the start…and I ain’t as young as I once was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVmvD2Tjglk
/normally don’t like Toby Keith
‘night, nick. And good luck, brave soldier! ::salutes::
Thank heavens for the Bee
https://babylonbee.com/news/large-turnout-for-memorial-for-hans-gruber-who-was-thrown-from-a-building-by-a-police-officer
https://babylonbee.com/news/china-allows-uighurs-to-display-select-political-messages-on-prison-uniforms
They are killing it.
On the bright side Kanye is on the ballot in Iowa.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Kanye West will remain on Iowa’s November general election ballot as a presidential candidate.
The Iowa State Objection Panel dismissed two challenges to his nomination.
The panel is made up of Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, Attorney General Tom Miller and Auditor Rob Sand.
So the three percent of Iowas that are black have someone besides Joe to vote for.
But can Kanye dole out those crony corn bucks?
Neighboring sheriffs say they won’t touch Ted and Kate’s tar baby.
http://katu.com/news/local/clackamas-co-wont-help-governors-plan-to-stop-portland-protest-violence-sheriff-says
+1 excellent use of “tar baby”.
Srsly? He was a shoe-in for that office.
It may seem petty from the Sheriff, but ultimately he’s right. You can only offer this kind of help when you get to set the conditions of said help. Sending your guys into the fray while having to follow the same tactics Portland’s police are under is pointless. Portland has all the police it needs to put a stop to this, they just refuse to do what needs to be done to get it done. Why the hell should the sheriff volunteer his guys for the same treatment?
Absolutely no reason at all. I don’t disagree at all.
Is there a sheriff for Multnomah County who’s already getting paid to handle this?
In a lot of states police are nice things for cities to have but the sheriff is constitutionally required to maintain order and enforce laws.
Yes, there is and yes, by statue. But by practice and possibly other statue, the sheriff is responsible for unincorporated areas of the county (although they retain jurisdiction over the entire county but they aren’t the lead agency nor do they have funding to be), operation of the jails, process service, and court security.
The Multnomah County Sheriff is in somewhat of a bind. While directly elected, the office budget is set by the county commission which has voiced support for antifa. His deputies have been involved in riot response and assisted PPB, particularly when county buildings have been targeted, but there just aren’t enough to handle it themselves.
Gee, I wonder why.
Is this going to ruin xer’s attempt to blame this on Trump?
That would be a shame.
Burn it to the fucking ground and lie in your bed, lefttards.
Pretty arrogant of the governor to announce the plan without consulting them.
“YOUR WELCOME”
He actually has that on his website. I cannot fathom what he’s trying to say there – or is it possible he doesn’t even know that’s incorrect?
Very long time running joke.
I hold a lot of doors and occasionally help old ladies carry heavy packages etc, so I get plenty of “thank yous”. For years, my default reply was “no problem”, but I started to wonder if that could be read as passive-aggressively implying that it *was* a problem. So I’ve recently settled on a cheerful “oh, absolutely”, often with “man/miss/ma’am” tacked on.
I think the issue I have with all of this is the proscribed “challenge-response authentication” that seems to be at the heart of this. While “You’re welcome” my be the traditional way to answer “Thank you”, it’s not a law. And, the idea of this being formality really starts to make sense, the more I ponder the idea. I do think a lot of the consternation comes with so much communication being written these days, and, the younger generations supposedly (probably) having less f2f interactions.
When you can read someone’s body language, you can usually tell if a normally rude “Cool” response to something you said actually has value and meaning to the speaker. I may be set in my ways on many things, but, I don’t want to start new wars with others simply because their way of communicating seemed off. Say, if “No problemo” became more prevalent, but, I could see sincerity in the speaker’s non-verbal communication, I’d be far less likely to get bent out of shape.
But, usually–yeah, it was an inconvenience for me; I don’t want you thinking you’re gonna impose on me much more.
Another strike against the stupid masks. I go more by tone and body language than the actual words.
It’s there for a reason, right?
You people stayed painfully on topic for this one.
I never thank anyone. I tell them your welcome.
And on this topic, you are all very welcome for the Firsts. You ungrateful cunts.
If it’s my welcome, you’re not entitled to it.
I also never ask for consent.
And, I don’t fire warning shots.
Related: If someone is such a PITA that they deserve a cat butt, I’m just gonna ban them.
TPTB are much nicer than am I.
Ooohhh, dear. Since I’m still posting, and have no nasty-grams waiting for me, I’m presuming I’m not the offender.
If I am, my most humble apologies.
If not; well…..I would hate to lose more members over what is, at worst, a silly, annoying kinda carry-over from the before-times (or, am I missing something?). Then again, y’all own the site, so…
Please don’t ban Brochetta. I don’t know how to interact with the shtick, but it’s something unusual.
Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now, you fucking bastard!!
Four year old niece is being rushed to the hospital for coughing up blood a week after having her tonsils out. Send good thoughts or pray or something for her please. Freaking the fuck out.
Was this a sudden occurrence, or, had it been building up since the surgery?
Also, will do.
Also also, peace and calm to you.
Prayers. How far away is the hospital? Keep us updated.
Oh wow, that is so scary for everyone I’m sure – keep us updated. You’re in my thoughts tonight.
If you don’t mind answering, why did they remove them? ( I had my tonsils out when I was about 5 I think – to help with breathing issues)
FedExing you best wishes.
I dunno why, but this has me giggling, at such an inopportune time.
/Bad Diggy!
Best wishes. Hopefully, while scary, it’s something minor.
She’s checked in to the hospital. Stable and not actively bleeding. Will know more later. Thanks for the well wishes. Talk to you all later.
That sounds better than the initial, and hoping that it will be resolved soon. Do take care too.
Good to hear, and hope it’s a “mundane” situation, all things considered.
Sorry that happened. I hope it’s a lot of nothing.
Hoping for the best.
Jusr dropped in – hope everything is OK.
I first heard the “No Problem” response on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia at a resort we stayed at on our honeymoon back in ’97. I thought it was just a really friendly way of acknowledging that they are pleased to be able to serve us and welcoming – very island like. These days I have said No Problem and Your’e welcome and not really thought about it. Just seams very casual, which for SoCal is pretty normal, at least around here.
“No probLEM, mon!” Wasn’t there a Sandals ad like that?
So I’m the only one who says “Yeah, now you owe me”?
What am i?! A Fucking Joke to you?
Latest annoyance:
“What would you like?”
“I’ll have the strip.”
“Awesome. And how would you like that cooked?”
“Medium rare”
“Awesome. And your sides?”
“Baker, loaded and dinner salad, Italian”
“Awesome. Do you want bread?”
“Ah, yeah, I guess so.”
“Awesome.”
When did everything become “Awesome?”
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/snl/images/b/b9/%27s_World.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20061002155232
(Yes, it predates them)
Error 503, dude.
/Awesome!
Wtf? Ok, main page
https://snl.fandom.com/wiki/Wayne%27s_World
I knoweth not, but, still a good choice.
A: Since Spicoli, I think.
That drives me nuts. It’s so utterly insincere.
At least 30 years ago. Probably more.
I want to say…………..
Just watched Trumps interview with FNC. Done with him not getting my vote. He calls it Ore-gone. Everything they said about him is true. Utter monster. Should be impeached and dragged out of the WH.
https://youtu.be/S-xJ1iJDGhs
I thought it was pronounced or-uh-GAH-no.
Anti hero realizes he done screwed up, changes and then kicks ass.
Tragic hero is a goddamn dope that can’t change because his head is up his ass.
Othello wasn’t a cuck because Desdemona fucked.
He allowed Iago to fuck his judgement.
You want to right a wrong?
Stick that hubris up your pelvis and do the jailhouse rock.
Instead of changing your behaviour to become more moral,
you changed morality to justify your behavior.
“You’re with me or against me!”
“Silence is violence!”
“Burn the fucker down!”
Listen, mother fucker, you deny that any path other than yours
is right.
You napalm the road I’m walking down, mace me with Agent Orange
and then worry about my helicopters?
Am I supposed to march like a retarded faggot zombie Jap Jew Negro
to the beat of your beating off?
I’m reactionary like Chernobyl.
You think you can rape your way to power and still claim to be a virgin.
As I often yell to my wife when she’s makin’ sammiches,
“Tonight, I want a hero. Better yet, make it an anti hero.”
That’s a spicy meatball!
Someone help me find Straff’s mefs.
Or meds. Meds are good too.
I got my meds.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-IGOPfDQj6o
Meds?
You need a doctor.
Compassionate and funny.
https://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2020/08/31/the-toughest-job-in-the-world-caleb-hull-zooms-in-on-joe-bidens-sign-language-interpreter-trying-to-make-it-through-his-speech/
OMG. That’s not a verbal misstep or mispronunciation. That is Joe Biden. Unable to think.
Have mercy on the poor guy and declare him mentally unfit.
No mercy for him until he leaves.
FINISH HIM!
Where is Kung Lao when you need him?
/What? I like the hat…
L-O_da Effing-L
The DNC are starting to look like a bunch of heartless monsters just for putting him up on stage and making him talk.
I fear this whole conversation is going to make me more socially awkward as I will now be oddly aware of my response to thank you and will be trying to sus out what response is expected and least likely to cause upset.
I’m not sure how I usually reply to a thank you…lately, at work, I’ve to stop myself from saying “You do realize they are paying me to do this” when I receive a thank you.
Thank you for sharing.
Um…Now you owe me?
We all owe something.
I think a medium-effort bow and a clear “Domo” will suffice. 😉
No–if you’re concerned about it, it would seem from this informal poll, that you probably won’t go wrong with “You’re welcome”. If those younger than you are led to think that you are formal….well, sucks to be them, if they think that’s a negative. I suspect, though, that most will be more than satisfied with that.
bows, hits head on door, looks in mirror, sees bruise on forehead
I’ll have to practice the “You’re welcome.” I think maybe I’ve been using “Of course” as a reply to thank you which probably isn’t great.
Next time someone thanks you, say “Fuck off, slaver.”
Or state your name, rank, and serial number.
Whatever feels more natural.
Model number, if you’re a replicant.
I am not a robot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go2mq3gs_3Y&t=24s
Boy, those actors are going places, let me tell you!!
I often thank my worker bees even though I pay them.
It’s also important to DGAF about making people upset.
Me too. Whether it’s a note to a manager acknowledging their direct report, a verbal thank you in person, or a gift (from pizza to gift cards etc).
Mostly my job is to make people happy or happy-ish. Upset people tend to draw attention and then the contagion spreads.
BLM and Wheeler having a hard time coexisting.
https://twitter.com/zerosum24/status/1300678400433156098
“Must one dread what others dread?”
— Lao Tzu
Thinking about other comments above regarding regional and generational differences in the response to “thank you.”
The American antebellum South kept English customs, such as a deeply stratified society, chivalrous in a way, having a high sense of honor, and legal ritual dueling (illegal in the North). That influence sticks to this day.
Above we talked about the indebtedness that can accompany a favor, whether real or perceived by the other party.
The South still has many a resident who say “Much obliged” instead of “Thank you.” There the indebtedness is explicitly stated.
I myself have only used “much obliged” when the favor is of significance.
“You will always find an answer in the sound of water.”
— Zhuangzi
I was at a liquor store and a guy in line behind me said, “son, you’ll never find the answer to your problems in that bottle.”
I told him, “I know- thats why I bought two.”
Drink slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
-Homer Simpson
Tres will be here all week, ladies and gentlemen! Tip your waitresses, folks!
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.”
—Dwight Eisenhower
“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”
—Mike Tyson
“Hope is not a strategy.”
—Rudy Giuliani
Hope for the best, plan for the worst.
/everyone, including my grandfather
“He who questions training…”
I need my Jiffy Pop.
https://twitter.com/TaraLaRosa/status/1300668220857253889
Setting off fireworks in a crowd seems completely safe.
Has anyone been checking the hospitals in Portland to see how many “protesters” have been injured?
Must be for than a few injured. Goddamn arsonists. Doesn’t get much more evil than that.
How broadly do we get to define self defense/defense of others?
Asking for friends and myself.
To Chafed, et al: Any chance the feds could do something with the Portland DA’s office, for violation of civil rights? Any chance they could bring charges on the killer, themselves?
Why didn’t my IFLA horror-scope for this week say “messy, untidy, disarray, cleaning, shoulder pain, mice*?”
Good morrow, m’Glibs.
*The mice aren’t related to the mess, but they are adorable.
?☕
Mice are not adorable.
Luckily, there has been no sign of them around my place.
Good morning, limey/JD.
Mornin’ All! Isn’t that Mayor the same one that did the Bluth walk after being booed by his “supporters” a few weeks ago?
Image – https://youtu.be/oabcM9SOF-E
Mornin’, Fes! Which mayor?
That Portland asshoe. I’ll try to find it.
Memory-holed. Imagine that?
This?
No but close. It was a daytime event and he just slunk away from the crowd, head down and dispirited.
I explicitly called out Jupiter retrograde-Mercury.
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/08/31/lake-tahoe-grocery-store-gets-visit-from-bear-twice-in-a-week/
A customer is valuable. A repeat customer is priceless.
A customer pays.
Sow bear and cubs haven’t been back since Thursday. Shot dead by the authoratees, I presume. Cops up here treat bears like your fine officers relate to pet dogs.
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/09/full-corn-moon-peaks-tonight.html
I’d rather hold out for the full prime rib moon.
As an uneducated rube, I was under the impression that the Moon had 0 atmosphere.
That’s what the Chinese want us to think.
Which is why the restaurants there are such a disappointment.
There are at least three Glibs that will be celebrating tonight!
My impression is that there are many more than three Glibs who celebrate every night.
I meant about the “Corn Moon” referred to in the article. Yes, I am a 15 year-old boy.
It’s as good an excuse as any. Here – have a tune for next month’s moon. (Not the original artist. You’re welcome.)
I was a huge Neil fan. I owned that album. I have a hard time listening to him anymore. It’s not just the woke and hypocrisy. Maybe a little fatigue going on there. When you live up here there are rules about Canadian Content. they should just revoke my Citizenship because I don’t care for Joni much, either. That is a pretty good album and doesn’t get played much but of course he’s got about 25 that would fit in that box.
I like his songs more when covered by other, better singers.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/31/biden-staffers-reportedly-donating-to-bail-fund-for-protesters/
These staffers will be going door to door in Nome before the week is out. The Dems have switched their strategy at whiplash inducing speed. It amuses me.
More fiery, but mostly peaceful.
Nice takedown.
https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1300683611281281024
? ?
Oh… actual takedown, not metaphorical takedown.
Dude must have done something to the cop, because officer McLinebacker had a little payback in his heart.
Not sure if I’m cool with the face-blasting after the take down but I suppose those two are well acquainted by this point. What do I know? I wasn’t there.
I have no fucks to give for the rioters.
Fuck around, find out.
I have never been assaulted by a police officer.
Meanwhile in Portland: Antifa are setting black owned businesses on fire
Only black Marxist lives matter.
“Thank you” and “you’re welcome “ are shortened versions of phrases. I am fine with that but it is the reason I choose whichever phrase for the situation.
For example I never say “you’re welcome “ as a customer at a retailer. “You’re welcome to my money?” Fuck that, the retailer has to earn my money every time I’m there. I may say “thank you” as in “thank you for not being careless with the items I just paid for”.
At a restaurant I will usually say “you’re welcome “ if the waitstaff does a good job although it will be reflected in the tip. However I expect some form of nonverbal acknowledgement of the tip – just taking the payment without looking at it annoys me. This is because I often give a server an extra cash tip in lieu of or in addition to the signed credit slip.
For everyday favors I do for neighbors, coworkers, etc. they get “you’re welcome “ if I’m happy to help them again or if they seem grateful. Otherwise they get some other acknowledgement.
On a related note I do not like waitstaff that takes an order without writing it unless they can repeat everyone’s order back before leaving the table. That’s usually not hard for a party of two but whenever I notice it I add a special request – like lemon for my water or an extra napkin – just to make sure they are paying full attention to us. If they succeed I increase the tip. Half the time they forget something.
I almost always make a special request. Usually swapping out the carbs, and I have yet to have to send anything back.
You two should watch Cobra Kai on Netflix.
It addresses this very topic, along with a laundry list of genX issues with today’s society. Quite entertaining.
I watched all but the last episode of season 1 when it was on youtube.
I’m way behind on many, many shows I like.
I avoided the recommendation last year, and then Netflix shoved it in my face the other day at a vulnerable moment (stuck waiting). So I watched the whole thing on my phone. Even given that limitation, it was very good. I laughed out loud a couple of times, which probably made me look more than a little insane, since I was in public.
Also has some fairly poignant moments about how hard it is to be a parent, or even just a responsible adult.
It is definitely something unexpected for me, which is always a treat.
I’m happy to hear it’s on Netflix now. I’ll try to add it back into my viewing schedule.
Stossel had a great bit about “Thank You” at the register, way back in the 80’s/90’s.
Why do we both say “thank you” when we buy something from a retailer?
It was a great entre to libertarian economics.
I don’t think that I’ve heard a sincere “You’re Welcome!” in years. Mind you, it’s not like I hang out at the Algonquin for lunch and tipples every day (present company excluded).
Yeah, Mitch at work is gonna take your hand and look you in the eye for a long, sincere moment before intoning an impassioned “You’re welcome!” after you thank him for handing you that folder.
He’d better!
Total lawlessness.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0p6VtgxbH0
You’re welcome. /Boomer
That’s a “how-to” in proper shitlord!
Mornin’, Festus. Missed you on the Zoomer.
I was there on Friday but later. BP and and I shut her down way late. I didn’t join on Saturday. Sorry to have missed you.
I prefer ‘thank you’, although I’ve been known to trot out ‘no worries’ under certain circumstances.
Mornin’ peeps!
A little distinguished wave of the hand works for most situations accompanied by a “Meh!”
Side observation.
I stupid conversation about how to answer Thank You generates more comments around these parts than a typical morning links at TOS.
Not sure what that says about either group, but there it is.
It says that Tundra better have some fucking coffee, stat!
I meant to say I prefer ‘you’re welcome’ (or ‘your welcome’ to annoy certain pedants among us).
I think that’s one of the best things about this place. It’s like a weeknight at the local, with a bunch of clowns arguing over what less astute people think are trivialities.
This is where I reply with “No it isn’t”
And you reply with “that’s not argument, it’s just contradiction”
Then someone chimes in with a link to the python sketch.
And the ladies just sit back and think “nerds”. But mercifully don’t post those thoughts.
Yore welcome.
I”m not posting variations on homonyms of welcome…..
My Sister’s Mother’s Cousin makes $1500 a day with this one weird trick! No spam and this site is actually relevant, funny and mostly sincere.
The no spam thing is really a revelation. And by no spam, I mean both kinds – the work from home nonsense and the trolls who are either mentally ill or paid online activists.
https://abc7chicago.com/fbi-chicago-warns-gang-cabal-may-be-targeting-police-officers-/6397730/
Holy shit.