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Cliched Phrases on Boards

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I'm new enough to the site but certain phrases are used way too much on here. My top 3 are:

1. Jesus wept.
To quote Brian Clough whoever, wherever came up with that in real life 'needs bloody well shooting'.

2. Christ on a bike.
See my response to phrase 1.

3. 'That's about as funny as a burning orphanage'.
This phrase ceased to be funny at the turn of the millennium, through overuse.

Any boards cliched phrases annoy you?

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Say Your Number

Remember the seventies/eighties/nineties, everything was so amazing back then the world has gone to sh1te since.

silverharp

Hell......

[Deleted User]

"Members of a 'certain' ethnic minority"

FFS they lobbied tooth and nail to be recognised as such by the state, don't be terrified of using the word "travellers", it is what they argued for after all.

enda1

A real boardsism is the use of the word "said" where everyone else would normally say that or this.
Example: "When you went to said event" as if they're a cross-examining barrister.

I find it a really weird way to try to make themselves look authoritative or clever.

silverharp

more an American import but ....checks notes

Capt'n Midnight

Lurleen wrote: »

Is shinner still constantly used to bully people who simply criticise the grotesque behaviour of the security forces towards nationalists back in the day?

You mean chuckies ?

ILoveYourVibes

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

You mean chuckies ?

:pac:

Im not having a dig at sinn fein and i don't think security forces having a go at irish people is ok ...

BUT THIS ....:D

[Deleted User]

Deleted User wrote: »

"Members of a 'certain' ethnic minority"

FFS they lobbied tooth and nail to be recognised as such by the state, don't be terrified of using the word "travellers", it is what they argued for after all.

"Culture boss" is a recurring one.

I'm a critic of the disproportionate problems too, and the denial of them, but that old quip doesn't bring anything to the table.

sligojoek

"Lot of anger here"

"Mostly men"

Gregor Samsa

Deleted User wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

You might cringe afterwards, but while you're doing them you think you're a legend.

a fat guy

"Godwinned" any time Hitler is mentioned.

I swear some folks on here are waiting in the wings just to sound clever. Like it doesn't happen literally every single time someone mentions the Nazi's on here.

Also honorable mentions go to the eye roller emoji, even though it isn't a phrase.

antfin

The mind boggles.

Feisar

"Touch a nerve" such a meaningless generic retort. Should go the same was as blast it with piss.

"Strange hill to die on" another bullsh!t attempt to play down someone's opinion.

antfin

[Deleted User] wrote: »

the "off load" would known as a pass in every other sport :pac:

Whole rugby sport is a buzzword marketers dream

It really depends on the offload ie it could have been a "lovely little offload". The thing with a lovely little offload is that it will "ask questions of the defence" but whether or not a team is "asking all the right questions" of the oppositions defence will determine who will score next. You need to "keep the scoreboard ticking over" especially when the "next score will be crucial" or if it's going to be one of those games where you feel "every score will count".

murpho999

Deleted User wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

Cringe inducing is another one.

Why would you cringe at something somebody else says on the internet?

Feisar

antfin wrote: »

The mind boggles.

"Wow", as if someone's opinion was so far out there.

"so you are saying blah, blah, blah" (often quite removed from what the other poster said)

"Wow"

Montage of Feck

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The cringe inducing ‘coke and hookers’.

So you haven't been to the legendary boards.ie yacht parties?

The Continental Op

What ever happened to the hamsters?

The J Stands for Jay

Portman Toe wrote: »

I can't think of any Boards specific cliches but I would like to tell anybody reading this to blast yourself with piss.

To anyone that's sick of whatever cliché, just remember that yore ma and blast it with piss were near universal on threads and have now all but disappeared

The J Stands for Jay

murpho999 wrote: »

"Never heard of them".

Always used by an poster who thinks they're edgy when a celebrity passes away or makes the news.

Often used by this poster when I don't know the person in question and they're difficult to Google (or if I'm too lazy)

silverharp

Feisar wrote: »

"Wow", as if someone's opinion was so far out there.

"so you are saying blah, blah, blah" (often quite removed from what the other poster said)

"Wow"

guaranteed gibberish alert if someone starts a sentence with So...

s8n

Your Ma
Blast it with p155
Atari Jaguar

a fat guy

McGaggs wrote: »

To anyone that's sick of whatever cliché, just remember that yore ma and blast it with piss were near universal on threads and have now all but disappeared

I thought they'd were eventually banned, no?

One eyed Jack

Derivatives of “Boards is left-leaning” / “Boards is right-leaning”, depending upon the individual posters own political perspective.

The use of terms “Conservative” / “Progressive” to identify an opinion which isn’t at all based upon political beliefs, but simply begrudgery and spite.

“Misogyny”, “Racism”, “Sexism”, etc, and the rest -

“I just tell it like it is”, “some people can’t deal with reality”, “facts over feelings”.

The Mighty Quinn

As others have highlighted...

'simples' .... it gives me a complete irrational spike of anger
'but you already knew that' ..... see above
'neckbeard' ... stop it, just... jesus, just stop it.
'mehole' ... what are you, six years old? ha f**king ha, it was lame the FIRST time
'the powers that be' ...... urgh

[Deleted User]

antfin wrote: »

It really depends on the offload ie it could have been a "lovely little offload". The thing with a lovely little offload is that it will "ask questions of the defence" but whether or not a team is "asking all the right questions" of the oppositions defence will determine who will score next. You need to "keep the scoreboard ticking over" especially when the "next score will be crucial" or if it's going to be one of those games where you feel "every score will count".

Jesus i hate the rugby crowd so much......id rather have arlene foster as president than have oirish rugby supporters anything to do with running the country

[Deleted User]

Silly to hate supporters of a sport.

Elmer Blooker

'whataboutery'

[Deleted User]

"Since breastfeeding is OK in public due to being natural, I should be able to urinate/defecate/masturbate/have sex in public."

It's amazing that that actually gets resorted to as an argument but it does!

[Deleted User]

Elmer Blooker wrote: »

'whataboutery'

It's a real thing though. E.g. on a thread about Bloody Sunday - what about what the IRA did? As if they can't open a separate thread, they have to be that tasteless.