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Original poster

This thread probably says more about me than it does about the posters I mention

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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 18:07

If I see it one more time!

It's on every fucking thread.

I screamed at the Michelangelo. That says more about you than it does about the Michelangelo.

My husband beat me and I whacked him over the head with a frying pan. That says more about you than it says about him.

My husband cheated on me. That says more about him than it says about you.

3 bitches at the school gate won't speak to me. That says more about them than it says about you.

WTAF? I've never heard such trite shite anywhere in real life. Only on MN. I'm guessing that says more about me than it says about MNERS but FFS - CHILL WITH THE USELESS PHRASE!!!

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Butchyrestingface · 17/12/2019 18:33

I must admit the advice to respond to every cheeky fucker infraction with did you mean to be so rude? gets on my tits.

It’s as unfunny AF and unlikely to stop the offender in their tracks.

iklboodolphrednosedreindeer · 17/12/2019 18:34

You sound like hard work Grin (joke)

VanyaHargreeves · 17/12/2019 18:35

Do you know what? There should be a thread about being thread weary about threads about threads on common MNism usage on threads at this rate

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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 18:35

I know Butchy.

Boss: 'You're a little late this morning Hop?'
Moi: 'Did you mean to be so rude?' 'That you would question my time-keeping says more about you than it does about me'.

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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 18:36

Vanya - go and start one.

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karala · 17/12/2019 18:37

Have you got your ducks in a row?

DaphneFanshaw · 17/12/2019 18:37

I hadn’t noticed this before, but it’s going to be a bit like yellow cars isn’t it. Once you start looking for them they’re everywhere.

BeeFarseer · 17/12/2019 18:39

It's trotted out by people who want to say something helpful or profound, and also can't be arsed to think of something to say. Which says more about them than it does about the phrase.

CathyorClaire · 17/12/2019 18:43

Fuck. Was hoping for a naming and shaming of some sort followed by a bunfight

Probably says lots about me Grin

Redshoeblueshoe · 17/12/2019 18:43
Xmas Grin
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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 18:44

Daphne - they're yellow cars with neon flashing lights for me now - goading me.

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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 18:46

Cathy. That says a lot about you. I'm not sure what/I'm not going to articulate what/I can't articulate a sentence/I like this phrase, but I'm pretty sure it's saying something more about you than it is about me.

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CokeAndCrispsAndDip · 17/12/2019 19:10

I get ya OP, I see that phrase a lot and it's like the poster is offering some great wise insight.

My most hated phrase is 'hill to die on' gives me the rage. What's wrong with using actual words rather than phrases to offer an opinion?? Urgh

PerpendicularVincent · 17/12/2019 19:46

I was also hoping that you'd name posters who'd annoyed you so that there'd be an almighty ruckus and all manner of pointless grievances aired. Spoilsport Xmas Sad

MrsNoMopp · 17/12/2019 20:30

I say this sometimes. I say it to mean 'stop blaming yourself, the fault lies elsewhere'.

Lougle · 17/12/2019 21:57

Used properly, it's a very useful phrase. 'My friend has told anyone who will listen that I'm having an affair, but I'm not.' 'That says more about your friend than it does about you.'

It says that the friend is a troublemaking gossip and that anyone who hears it will form that opinion rather than thinking badly of the OP.

Shinesweetfreedom · 17/12/2019 22:15

Oh fucking yes,it gets on my tits too.
Usually written by someone trying to be a pompous arse.

Foldinthecheese · 17/12/2019 22:33

My most hated phrase on here is ‘You don’t have a MiL problem; you have a DH problems.’ Replace acronyms with others as appropriate. Every single time I want to scream ‘Maybe the problem is both of them! The DH for not standing up to the MiL, and the MiL for being a twat in the first place!’

WhoWants2Know · 17/12/2019 22:46

Anyway, why did you have children with this person? No is a complete sentence, you know.

Ohyesiam · 17/12/2019 22:52

What it means is
The problem lies with them , not the you. they are the ones behaving badly, you are blameless in the situation.

ChestnutSmoothie · 17/12/2019 22:52
Biscuit ODFOD Get your ducks in a row You have a DH problem Not your circus, not your monkeys It’s an invitation, not a summons Are you on glue? Give your head a wobble Did you mean to be so rude? No is a complete sentence THIS Didn’t want to read and run

...and so on

All these do is signal that the poster has never had an original thought in their life.

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DoTheHop · 17/12/2019 22:56

And you had a baby with this man because....?

'Eh, 'no' wasn't in me head at the time. 'Yes' was. A lot of Yes - think yes yes yes yes yes yes YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS.'. And that's how we got a baby.

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AlexaAmbidextra · 17/12/2019 22:56

Road speeds. It’s a limit not a target. So fucking original.

Hellofromtheotherside2020 · 18/12/2019 04:28

"You sound awfully young, OP" aka You sound like an immature fuckwit!

Hehe, like one of the PP, I just read the threads now playing MN Bingo! Should give my head a wobble hey!

Juliette20 · 18/12/2019 04:56

All these do is signal that the poster has never had an original thought in their life

Most people write and speak using commonly used phrases and words. Most communities have commonly used phrases whether it's dialect/language in a local area, work jargon, or terms established in an internet community. Hardly surprising given that human beings are social animals that commonalities exist.

I'd love to hear what stunningly original thoughts and turns of phrase you've had/expressed this week.