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BlancheSplanchnik

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100. oh yeah...I hate how Women's magazines or even actual women
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:22 PM
Apr 2012

say "tummy" all the time. HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT.

It's like those tampon and pad samples you used to get in the mail, decades ago, addressed to "The LADY of the house", in cursive writing that, if it could have made a sound, would have simpered. UGH!!!!!!! *gack* *SPEW*

What words do you dislike? [View all] Bertha Venation Apr 2012 OP
"functionality" HopeHoops Apr 2012 #1
The "P" words (the five letter AND the eight-letter) that describe a vagina. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #2
There's an eight-letter word? Bladian Apr 2012 #29
Poontang? bluedigger Apr 2012 #40
Thaaaaaaat's the one. HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #45
Sorry. bluedigger Apr 2012 #46
... Initech Apr 2012 #71
People don't appreciate enough how hard Carlin worked at his craft. bluedigger Apr 2012 #73
Well, thanks to this post..... blueamy66 Apr 2012 #93
One of my all time favorite Carlin bits. Initech Apr 2012 #95
Wow. I think I've heard that word a grand total of one time. Bladian Apr 2012 #59
I was in the Army. bluedigger Apr 2012 #60
It's funny how they change quality over the decades saras Apr 2012 #91
I thought you meant pudendum. Which is the vulva. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #50
Heh. bluedigger Apr 2012 #74
"Squat" ohiosmith Apr 2012 #3
Dude! You don't know diddly-squat! Rush, the band, SUCKS!!! madinmaryland Apr 2012 #43
lozenge geardaddy Apr 2012 #4
BASTARD! ohiosmith Apr 2012 #5
LMAO geardaddy Apr 2012 #9
Ever notice the people who can't say it without an 'r' on the end libodem Apr 2012 #6
I never noticed that geardaddy Apr 2012 #8
yep libodem Apr 2012 #48
Epic FlaGatorJD Apr 2012 #7
Agreed. geardaddy Apr 2012 #10
Ha! I agree in a sorts. Chan790 Apr 2012 #54
"Disconnect" DryHump Apr 2012 #11
dry hump. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #96
shovel Kali Apr 2012 #12
You just removed over half of my technical working vocabulary. bluedigger Apr 2012 #37
And the most important, "It's Friday" crunch60 Apr 2012 #44
No, "Down the road",We'll see, Maybe, Giantsfootball10 Apr 2012 #13
"I'm just sayin" or "just sayin" Populist_Prole Apr 2012 #14
phhhttttttttt.......me too! hibbing Apr 2012 #19
I'm ignoring whatever facts you may have used in your argument.. dogknob Apr 2012 #39
Liaise KamaAina Apr 2012 #15
oh god I hate bureaucratese..... BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #97
homeland IcyPeas Apr 2012 #16
It's not the words so much as the pin-headed hosers that utter them that rub my fur the wrong way. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #17
"grow", when used as a transitive verb for anything other then plants/flowers, etc. HERVEPA Apr 2012 #18
Eccch. geardaddy Apr 2012 #21
All the cooking shows use that as a verb. Doesn't bother me.n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #24
That's where I hear it. geardaddy Apr 2012 #25
Know what I'm sayin' hamsterjill Apr 2012 #20
My dislikes are more about phrases like "take a dump" or "shut up" riderinthestorm Apr 2012 #22
"GROW the business" lastlib Apr 2012 #31
The "F" word. RebelOne Apr 2012 #23
...... emilyg Apr 2012 #34
Funny how people are different like that. bluedigger Apr 2012 #38
Apparently--many people hate "moist"- digonswine Apr 2012 #26
Of all the words I hate, moist isnt one of them, in fact I lie the sound of moist. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #63
I hate when people say something is a "must." Makes me cringe. chrisa Apr 2012 #27
fart and snot. RiffRandell Apr 2012 #28
Yep. Nt. DevonRex Apr 2012 #51
I dislike the word tasty. I really dislike it. Nt DevonRex Apr 2012 #52
"Incentivize" lastlib Apr 2012 #30
Anything Alexander Haig ever said!!! lastlib Apr 2012 #32
Nostril. n/t femmocrat Apr 2012 #33
"Ilk" & "spew" As in, 'so-and-so and his ilk spewing their whatever... Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2012 #35
I hate "no problem" tinymontgomery Apr 2012 #36
you're welcome Tunkamerica Apr 2012 #53
I've read that more than a few times on this board JonLP24 Apr 2012 #89
"Comp time" bluedigger Apr 2012 #41
Whenever I hear people , supervisors, bosses use the word crunch60 Apr 2012 #42
Definitions of "team player"- Any of these sound familiar? WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #47
I got in trouble once for "not being a team player" tabbycat31 Apr 2012 #62
Any corporate management buzzword. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #49
At the end of the day . . . HughBeaumont Apr 2012 #56
Sucks bif Apr 2012 #55
When people say "preggers" to describe pregnant women. Initech Apr 2012 #57
Yep, and I hate "hubby" to say "husband" treestar Apr 2012 #67
oh god, I've ALWAYS hated that, TOO! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #98
Aspiration LeftishBrit Apr 2012 #58
I dislike the medical term aspiration flamingdem Apr 2012 #77
And that will be...??? RedCloud Apr 2012 #61
The top of my list is shit, folks and simples. snagglepuss Apr 2012 #64
No. mwooldri Apr 2012 #65
Paradigm.... opiate69 Apr 2012 #66
and it's nasty cousin "synergy". . ugh annabanana Apr 2012 #88
"Utilize." CBHagman Apr 2012 #68
I hate the word " baby bump" who cares which movie star is showing crunch60 Apr 2012 #69
Me TOO!!!!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #99
"Litter bin" Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #70
Does that come up a lot in conversation? bluedigger Apr 2012 #75
Well, it did once...... Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #82
"Alleged". Aristus Apr 2012 #72
The ole "issues" flamingdem Apr 2012 #76
"Should" and "ought." I've had enough of those for the rest of my life, thank you very much. nt raccoon Apr 2012 #78
"Potty" and "Tummy"! lastlib Apr 2012 #79
I'm with you on those but yankeepants Apr 2012 #85
oh yeah...I hate how Women's magazines or even actual women BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #100
Along those lines, I hate it when celebrity gossip mags and such use treestar Apr 2012 #104
oh yeah! BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #105
i don't like AsahinaKimi Apr 2012 #80
"infotainment" and "edutainment" Pool Hall Ace Apr 2012 #81
Eatery instead of restaurant or bistro Old Troop Apr 2012 #83
yogurt MerryBlooms Apr 2012 #84
Divulge begin_within Apr 2012 #86
"conversate" begin_within Apr 2012 #87
Spirituality GoneOffShore Apr 2012 #90
I don't ever dislike words. I dislike people and groups that give words hateful connotations. saras Apr 2012 #92
proactive Danmel Apr 2012 #94
Douchebag. Hate the sound, and hate the misogyny of it. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #101
Penis. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2012 #102
I'm starting to dislike "garner" which seems to be getting popular. treestar Apr 2012 #103
like....nt LWolf Apr 2012 #106
Panties pipi_k Apr 2012 #107
Woot Release The Hounds Apr 2012 #108
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