“Gives me the ick”

[Mindtheears]

Fucking stop it.

I totally agree.

You fucking stop it. What's it with the bloody thread police today?

Anyway Ick is a word that conveys a lot. If you don't understand what it means count yourself lucky

Stop policing my thread

What word would you use out of interest? Ick is self explanatory.

Is it?

it is an awful and non descriptive term

@Mindtheears

Is it?

Yes. Say it out loud. Makes you do the face.

Yeah but how do you feel a facial expression for someone?

I find it so rude and offensive if the simple thought of me made someone shiver and it's often used on here to mean someone's partner or husband...ie someone they are supposed to love...

If something like that makes you feel offended then there are multiple destressing techniques out there for in general.

Personally I think people should butt the fuck out of others people's posting words tbh. It's a forum. Don't like it then there is usually an off button somewhere.

I don’t like reading something and being forced to “do the face”

No one is forced to post on this thread.

Its annoying. Its as annoying as people writing 'mood' as captions on social media.

Policing people's speech is weird.

Not if they force you to “do the face” as you read it isn’t

it's a very silly phrase, and kind of babyish

@gamerchick

If something like that makes you feel offended then there are multiple destressing techniques out there for in general.

Personally I think people should butt the fuck out of others people's posting words tbh. It's a forum. Don't like it then there is usually an off button somewhere.

Id say the exact same thing back to you, you can hide a thread if my posts are causing you so much angst.

I said I'd find it offensive if it was used about me...

Do the face OP

I think it's wonderfully evocative.

Do the Face
Do the Bartman
Do the Face
Do the Bartman
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You're giving me the ick, OP.

Its a ridiculous phrase and concept. I've heard it said on here about men being too short or Dhs having head colds or gaming. It seems to allow the person feeling the ick to abdicate all responsibility. Grow the fuck up, and start making your decisions based on what is in your long-term best interest and not on what you happen to feel. And for what it's worth, feelings are a rubbish way of making decisions. I personally feel that I would get on great with Jason Momoa and I would be a superb figure skater. But at age 60 I'm going to engage my rationality and give them both a wide berth.

Do the Face, dworky 🕺

I think it would be a shame not to try figure skating if you think you might enjoy it. I have a tendency to face plant therefore avoid but you might find it easier than you think.

What does it mean, makes me feel sick? Why not just say that 🤔