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is 'shit or get off the pot' going to be the new stupid expression on mn ?

84 replies

littlepaddypaws · 04/11/2019 11:02

it has appeared several times, imo it's really is a stupid expression. someone 'invents' an expression and the herd mentality follow thinking it's edgy or cool.
possibly bu not really bothered in the long run/

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CaptainKirksSpikeyGhost · 04/11/2019 11:03

.....It's not a new expression....

Passthecherrycoke · 04/11/2019 11:04

That’s disgusting

Sparklingbrook · 04/11/2019 11:04

Not seen it on MN. It's a really old expression though.

user1483387154 · 04/11/2019 11:04

this expression has been used for decades.

Doletmeknow · 04/11/2019 11:05

It’s not just been invented, I heard that expression during my 70’s childhood. There’s no need to put quotation marks around the word invent.

Blowandgo · 04/11/2019 11:05

Its piss or get off the pot where I am. Still awful but definitely not a new thing.

Zoecarter · 04/11/2019 11:05

Ewwww that vile

RightOnTheEdge · 04/11/2019 11:05

I've seen it around on Mumsnet.
It's not a new phrase at all. It is horrible though.

Doggodogington · 04/11/2019 11:05

It’s not new, it’s at least as old as me and that’s quite old.

Herocomplex · 04/11/2019 11:06

I first read it in a John Updike novel years ago. It’s not new. Isn’t every expression invented?

Alconleigh · 04/11/2019 11:08

Piss or get off the pot has been in use at least since I was young, which was some decades ago.....this variant is cruder and sadly not alliterative but also not new......did you think it was, OP, or are you just saying you don't like people using it?

justchecking1 · 04/11/2019 11:08

It's a very old expression. Doesn't it refer to night potties from the days when there were no inside toilets??

Handbag101 · 04/11/2019 11:11

Is it the new CF that everyone seems to be using....

OneToThree · 04/11/2019 11:13

It’s a very old saying. I like it.

littlepaddypaws · 04/11/2019 11:14

alcon okay it's not new, but i've only started seeing this expression on mn since yesterday and it was used several times by posters in the same thread and a thread today. dole thanks for that, but it's my thread and i didn't ask you to be grammar teacher for today.Smile
'ducks in a row' 'have a spa day' and many others have been used on here in the past but thankfully die the death, let's hope this one does too sooner rather than later.

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Marmite27 · 04/11/2019 11:14

It’s not new. Been around decades.

CokeAndCrispsAndDip · 04/11/2019 11:15

The 'is the the hill you choose to ide on' expression that was rife recently that annoyed me. I've know piss or get off the pot for years. Not the classiest saying Grin

GeneHuntLover · 04/11/2019 11:17

Never heard it before but I'm not a fan. Didn't find snapped and farted funny either but I was in the minority

littlepaddypaws · 04/11/2019 11:20

gene i was in the minority too we can be an exclusive gang of 2 Smile

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MsVestibule · 04/11/2019 11:22

It's not the classiest of expressions but it's very old and, if you're referring to the marriage proposal thread, was used appropriately. I can't see it being used all that often as it can only be used in quite specific circumstances.

Sassanacs · 04/11/2019 11:23

As others have said it's not new but I haven't heard it in decades until recently when I was watching Year of the Rabbit with Matt Berry

ChardonnaysDistantCousin · 04/11/2019 11:25

I use that one occasionally.

I was once accused of assuming the poster who I aimed it at was smoking weed.

Grin
cushioncovers · 04/11/2019 11:26

Never heard of it before irl or on MN

Hingeandbracket · 04/11/2019 11:28

It’s got some ground to cover if it’s going to challenge “Turkeys voting for Christmas” in the inane cliche stakes.

PlasticPatty · 04/11/2019 11:30

It's not new but it is a bit vulgar.