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Original poster

To be sick of people calling everything a 'hack'?

103 replies

TerfsUpSurfsUp · 09/05/2024 20:37

Why is everything suddenly a hack?
Just watched a video about a 'Disney land park hack'

What was it? Taking a massive churro and breaking it in half for 2 small kids.
How is that a fucking hack? It's just common sense??

OP posts:

katebushh · 09/05/2024 22:04

YANB!! It's fucking heinous, I hate it, they mean a tip or suggestion

A hack is something you do on a horse, or slang for journalist.

willowtolive · 09/05/2024 22:00

TwelveAngryWhiskers · 09/05/2024 21:03

If the ring pull on a tin breaks off, you can use a tin opener

(I was reading reviews of cat food last week where one reviewer said she had to throw several tins away for this reason )

😂 so annoying when that happens though

Crushed23 · 09/05/2024 21:45

Reminds me of a Louis CK stand up bit where he talks about the overuse of the word genius.

”In the past, you would have had to discover a new element or invent a new number to be considered a genius, nowadays…” etc.

onlyconnect · 09/05/2024 21:41

Soupfiend you made me laugh out loud

ebts · 09/05/2024 21:40

One of my favourite Top Tips from Viz was a cheap way of getting a personalised car registration number plate:
Simply change your name to fit the initials on the number plate you already have!

User284732 · 09/05/2024 21:36

You are not wrong. My 7 year old son tried to tell me a 'life hack' when I burnt toast the other day. It was scraping it with a knife... Clearly this kid has watched too much YouTube.

StMarieforme · 09/05/2024 21:34

Drives me insane!
I love Khaby Lame who deadpan takes the proverbial out of them though! And his back story 😊😊

BodenCardiganNot · 09/05/2024 21:31

Add ick to hack.
People are just becoming amoeba brains.

B1anche · 09/05/2024 21:27

StormingNorman · 09/05/2024 21:10

I prefer it to tip. Tip always makes me think of penises.

Oh great...now that's all I can think of.

Elieza · 09/05/2024 21:21

Horsey people refer to going for a ride around the local area on a horse as 'a hack'. This word has been used for decades.

Annoys me that this word has now been changed to mean something else that half the time isn't even what it's supposed to be....

OfDragonsDeep · 09/05/2024 21:17

My 8 year old says this all the time, drives me insane

menopausalmare · 09/05/2024 21:15

In my day 'hacks' were called tips or hints. I suppose hack sounds more dramatic.....?

VestibuleVirgin · 09/05/2024 21:14

I remember when a hack was a seedy journalist!
Or a walk in the countryside on a horse

TheChosenTwo · 09/05/2024 21:13

@soupfiend these are very Viz Top Tips! Excellent ideas 😂

Ifailed · 09/05/2024 21:12

Tip always makes me think of penises.

I think you may have a problem.
I've got a hack for that.

Original poster

TerfsUpSurfsUp · 09/05/2024 21:11

It's not even a tip though is it? Breaking a large snack in half for 2 kids?

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StormingNorman · 09/05/2024 21:10

I prefer it to tip. Tip always makes me think of penises.

Catza · 09/05/2024 21:08

Yep, makes my eye twitch. I've just seen a gem on apartment therapy IG where they recommend wrapping a t-shirt around your face to block the light when taking a nap and calling it a hack. They got destroyed in comments.

soupfiend · 09/05/2024 21:08

Saintmariesleuth · 09/05/2024 21:02

@soupfiend you should set up a channel on shit-tock immediately so that we can all benefit from your wisdom

Well I see that someone has already stolen my washing line idea.

Ive got more though, keeping dry by using an umbrella, or double hack, a raincoat with a hood and an umbrella?

Need to get in the house? Let yourself in using the front door key and handle.

GrumpyOldCrone · 09/05/2024 21:08

Agreed.
See also: curate, used for contexts other than museums and galleries.
And fabrication as a synonym for fabric, e.g. ‘this shirt is available in a cotton fabrication’. No it isn’t!

Judgejudysno1fan · 09/05/2024 21:05

The worse one is CHEAT CODES

CHEAT CODES TO MAKEUP
HUHHHHH

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 09/05/2024 21:04

Tips. They used to be tips. But now they're hacks, to make them sound new and interesting.

A hack is going for a jaunt on horseback.

Bananalanacake · 09/05/2024 21:03

I preferred the word tip.