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GreatGazoo

(3,937 posts)
Tue Dec 29, 2015, 12:17 PM Dec 2015

Annoying Things That Should Be Banned in 2016 (add yours here) [View all]

1. Saying "in spite" when you mean "despite"

2. Local news telling people that all the snow falling for the last 12 hours means there is a lot of snow on the roads, and

3. Telling people not to drive or leave the house if they don't need to.

4. YouTube video titles that promise a (verbal) "smackdown" but deliver only the standard bickering.

5. Discover Card commercials using the phrase "awesome sauce."

6. People who use the phrase "awesome sauce."

6a. Any actual sauces, which are in fact awesome, should not be banned.

7. FaceBook GIFS that claim to be from Kurt Vonnegut Jr. yet are deficient in grammar and way too sunny and trite to be Vonnegut.

8. Claiming that Mark Zuckerberg is going to give away ANYTHING free to ANYONE or fund a charity.

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congress oldandhappy Dec 2015 #1
Hey ...wait a minute.... clarice Dec 2015 #2
I dunno, Chef may have been a game-changer Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #34
" A TIGER.....a f%$ing TIGER !!!! lol clarice Dec 2015 #42
Putting anything about the Kardashians on the news page Sanity Claws Dec 2015 #3
Putting anything about the Kardashians anywhere. nt. MH1 Dec 2015 #43
Yes, I long for the day where I never hear anything about any of them anywhere. smirkymonkey Jan 2016 #144
Top 8 lists lame54 Dec 2015 #4
:) pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #23
LOL GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #31
Incomplete quote. malthaussen Jan 2016 #95
Your citation is incomplete ashling Jan 2016 #126
And "Ten Things You Need to Know About XYZ" lists IDemo Dec 2015 #35
and #blah will REALLY shock you! laundry_queen Jan 2016 #153
Most of the Click-Bait. OH MY GOD! THE MOST AMAZING THING EVER!! BlueJazz Dec 2015 #5
"Everything seemed normal until THIS happened..." GreatGazoo Dec 2015 #9
One weird, old trick..... BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2015 #20
They used to advertise this pill here (in Florida), that was call "The Fat Burner II" BlueJazz Dec 2015 #21
Lolol! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2016 #107
I also hate this part NJCher Jan 2016 #68
There's probably a "Snowstorm Bingo" card out there somewhere, kentauros Dec 2015 #6
This is great for Houstonians! Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #137
I think she became more famous for that than her reporting ability kentauros Jan 2016 #138
My ban list KentuckyWoman Dec 2015 #7
First of all... Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2015 #8
Your #8 applies to about 95% of such programming. hobbit709 Dec 2015 #12
And if we can't ban "hoverboards" let's at least call them something else. arcane1 Dec 2015 #28
I think I would ban the term "douchebag." CTyankee Jan 2016 #134
Broke people worstexever Jan 2016 #83
Using the phrase "invest in" when talking about shoes or organizing products Matariki Dec 2015 #10
Starting a declarative sentence with the word "So"... elias49 Dec 2015 #11
I so hate that word.... Hotler Jan 2016 #69
Well, duh! Of course we see it a lot, because of all the... pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #70
Sweet!...... Hotler Jan 2016 #72
Bieber Major Nikon Dec 2015 #13
That Peter Pan guy on the insurance commercial! justamama83 Dec 2015 #14
And FLO!!! And the Gecko! lastlib Dec 2015 #17
What they call a gecko is actually an anole. DamnYankeeInHouston Dec 2015 #41
Back off Flo, man! Codeine Jan 2016 #104
So was Medusa, once.......... lastlib Jan 2016 #105
Do whatcha want with the lizard OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #145
You beat me to it........ truegrit44 Dec 2015 #39
I'd rather watch Flo or the gecko Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #125
and any of the GE ads - worked there know they hate women and old people, hollysmom Jan 2016 #76
"At the end of the day..." japple Dec 2015 #15
YES - when did LiberalElite Dec 2015 #22
and businesses and banks are now "reaching out" when it used to be reserved for CTyankee Dec 2015 #54
People who "reach out" << would be near top of my list. nt. MH1 Dec 2015 #44
And "leaning in" has worn out its welcome as a phrase. n/t dixiegrrrrl Dec 2015 #51
Hopefully, we could..... lastlib Dec 2015 #16
So, we could also ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2016 #89
Hopefully...... lastlib Jan 2016 #90
Curmudgeons. rug Dec 2015 #18
Donald Trump's face red dog 1 Dec 2015 #19
HAHAHAHA!!!! 2naSalit Dec 2015 #52
Yes! red dog 1 Dec 2015 #58
The word "literally" Generic Brad Dec 2015 #24
Mis-used so much that now it officially has both definitions in some dictionaries. arcane1 Dec 2015 #27
I use "literally" Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #36
So you use it literally. Good! lastlib Dec 2015 #49
This is a great thread and I agree with all the posters so far and will ad Boomerproud Dec 2015 #25
Using "ask" and "spend" as nouns. arcane1 Dec 2015 #26
If we're going to include stuff used at work MH1 Dec 2015 #45
Agreed! :) arcane1 Dec 2015 #46
Haven't seen those. malthaussen Jan 2016 #96
I had the misfortune of hearing them both in the same sentence: arcane1 Jan 2016 #100
That conveys no meaning at all. malthaussen Jan 2016 #102
"Efforting" by news anchors, as in "We're efforting to get more information on that." pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #29
Oh, I haven't heard that! My Good Babushka Dec 2015 #48
I haven't heard it either. 3catwoman3 Dec 2015 #61
I live in a land of stupid manners of speaking... a la izquierda Jan 2016 #79
"The buzzard needs rung" pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #86
I saw that one. It put me over the edge of hysterics. a la izquierda Jan 2016 #87
Pittsburgh, also. malthaussen Jan 2016 #97
Prefacing anything with "I'm sorry, but..." Inkfreak Dec 2015 #30
As a Canadian we get labelled as being over-polite, Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #37
Are Canadian drivers trained to not hit pedestrians? OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #146
That "I wish I could be like the cool kids" song. Initech Dec 2015 #32
The 800 million music streaming services that are out there. Initech Dec 2015 #33
Online subscriptions in general. Joe Shlabotnik Dec 2015 #38
well, I love the thing you hate. astral Jan 2016 #141
The Trashdashians (nt) bigwillq Dec 2015 #40
I still want "reference" to stop being used as a verb. My Good Babushka Dec 2015 #47
And turning "I" into a possessive. 3catwoman3 Dec 2015 #63
There is no such a things as a BIS-CAH-TEE Drahthaardogs Dec 2015 #50
Do we have to roll our "R" on that, too? Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #110
Really? Drahthaardogs Jan 2016 #112
No I don't. Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #113
In the southwest they pronounce the tildoned n. Drahthaardogs Jan 2016 #114
I'm aware R is a "constanant" (sic) Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #115
Again, Drahthaardogs Jan 2016 #118
I get what you are saying. I really do. Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #122
Italian cuisine is popular enough Drahthaardogs Jan 2016 #123
Well the bakery one is just stupid. Goblinmonger Jan 2016 #124
I am sure that I will have to add to this... 2naSalit Dec 2015 #53
DONALD TRUMP should be banned. send him to the moon. trueblue2007 Dec 2015 #55
We're efforting that pinboy3niner Dec 2015 #62
Two that annoy me: Paper Roses Dec 2015 #56
British tabloid writers, and drivers/cyclists who disregard pedestrian lights and crossings, would LeftishBrit Dec 2015 #57
Another that I hear on the news a lot is 2naSalit Dec 2015 #59
In no particular order: Jamaal510 Dec 2015 #60
"Excuse me" for "get out of my way" lindysalsagal Jan 2016 #64
People who talk way too loud in a cubicle environment tammywammy Jan 2016 #65
People repeating a word, attempting to intensify the meaning. raccoon Jan 2016 #66
That's just wrong, wrong, wrong! pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #67
That is similar to using "so" as an adjective GreatGazoo Jan 2016 #74
That's an old technique malthaussen Jan 2016 #98
Cell phones. Hotler Jan 2016 #71
People saying no problem instead of your welcome. kairos12 Jan 2016 #73
Maybe they're just being honest? Throd Jan 2016 #82
I'd add... Out of Time Man Jan 2016 #84
That's the one that gets me. LNM Jan 2016 #109
Sunday drivers in the passing lane. Oblivious. JudyM Jan 2016 #117
I think that's regional laundry_queen Jan 2016 #154
Local - even national - news using the word "deadly" Bertha Venation Jan 2016 #75
Well, while we're at it... malthaussen Jan 2016 #101
You must've read a little Shakespeare Bertha Venation Jan 2016 #103
Blaming stuff on the weather 2naSalit Jan 2016 #77
Grumpy Cat IcyPeas Jan 2016 #78
People saying "Thank Yowww" Is this a thing? likesmountains 52 Jan 2016 #80
My pet peeve OxQQme Jan 2016 #81
The damn car company Christmas commercials!! Initech Jan 2016 #85
Wow, I was just about to post this! LOL femmocrat Jan 2016 #88
Why do they call them "winter events"? Initech Jan 2016 #91
The phrase "At the end of the day" should be banned. catbyte Jan 2016 #92
Overuse of the word "like." CBHagman Jan 2016 #93
This is mine. Interviewing for a job? The more "likes" you insert, the less chance LuckyLib Jan 2016 #106
I fear the Like Brigade is coming to take over... CBHagman Jan 2016 #130
The word BAE, JesterCS Jan 2016 #94
How about "very unique?" malthaussen Jan 2016 #99
Lists of things. Thor_MN Jan 2016 #108
Ammosexuals LynneSin Jan 2016 #111
You just won the thread!! madinmaryland Jan 2016 #120
yoga pants outside of the gym GusBob Jan 2016 #116
Naming winter storms Oneironaut Jan 2016 #119
In store music, flat brim hats, classic rock radio, in public ciggie smokers ghostsinthemachine Jan 2016 #121
Using the word "helm" for direct. alarimer Jan 2016 #127
The verbification of America. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #136
People who don't know what that G-D stick on the left side of their steering wheel is for. 47of74 Jan 2016 #128
Adele, Taylor Swift (nt) bigwillq Jan 2016 #129
"Reaction" videos on YouTube Orrex Jan 2016 #131
My reaction to "reaction" videos... pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #139
"Why you're doing (insert name of thing) wrong" webpages jmowreader Jan 2016 #132
Fax machines. hunter Jan 2016 #133
I am in complete agreement re: fax machines OriginalGeek Jan 2016 #147
"Begging the question" does NOT equal "raising the question." July Jan 2016 #135
"Could care less" Byronic Jan 2016 #140
Kidz Bop Initech Jan 2016 #142
Lawyer ads on tv. Ivan Kaputski Jan 2016 #143
Wolf Blitzer Mendocino Jan 2016 #148
Do you want to come with? or borrow me ten dollars IBEWVET Jan 2016 #149
People who don't use their turn signals sakabatou Jan 2016 #150
The Patriots' air horn Initech Jan 2016 #151
Internet crap that starts with: phylny Jan 2016 #152
pukes, fundies, bundys, and all people with less than two arcing brain cells. niyad Jan 2016 #155
Single ply toilet paper. n/t Grantuspeace Jan 2016 #156
"Square the circle." All the pundits and interviewers seem to be using it now. pinboy3niner Jan 2016 #157
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