Overzealous Prosecutors

Monday, May 08, 2006

Overzealous Phrases

As you know, the "It's something" craze has swept the country as of late. Although initially rumored to be a Mike Brown creation, it most certainly was not. The phrase, while stemming in popularity from Red Hat's unique cynicism, comes from fellow OP thegreatone. While we're still not sure who 'thegreatone' refers to, we're all fairly sure it's not Dwayne Gretzker.

For those who don't yet know, OPs have been responding to any and all comments with some variant of, "Yeah, it's something" and "It's something" "That's something..."

As an example, if you say, "I ate pizza last night," you should respond with, "You ate something." I needn't address the eternal "Listen" that one can use to begin any sentence and passed down to us from Sra. Madrigal.

Now we have added:

That's about right
EXAMPLE: Person A says just about anything, and you reply with "That's about right.")

This oughta be rich
EXAMPLE: Person B says "Let me tell you what happened yesterday..." and you say, "This oughta be rich." You have variants to choose from such as "This is rich..." "This is real rich..." and "That's rich."

Quoth the Raven
EXAMPLE: Person C says absolutely anything at all, and you remark, "Quoth the Raven." Although this is typically said in a cynical and pessimistic tone, you can really let go with this one. Everyone will always fear that you are about to say it since it can be used against anything. People may hate you, but it's the art of it all.

Currently under review: "That's a Pandora's Box" and "I want to mix things up."