Let Me Be Perfectly Clear

[Jus Cruisin]

Is this phrase annoying anyone else?

 

[bobeast]

"No offense, but..." "I'm going to be completely honest", so "let me be perfectly clear", I did not have sexual relations with that woman.

 

[Stray Current]

I will put my tools down, drive to the office and hem your ass up for this one

 

[Timeflys]

In answering a simple question, the response becomes…”well, what I can tell you…..” which to me means, I know the answer, but I’m not going to tell you!

 

[highslice]

"Make no mistake", "No joke", "I'm being serious".

 

[highslice]

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I will put my tools down, drive to the office and hem your ass up for this one

LOL. I only use this when someone is being an A-hole or has really pissed me off. If someone works for me and gets this from me, they are on their last chance to get whatever was in my last email done.

 

[Skybolt]

Part of the problem is no one reads anything, and I mean anything. I can't tell you how many questions I get that were already answered in the original email sent. Post the answer to someone's question and they respond with more questions already answered in previous post's.

Those phrases are just inline with the not reading anything.

 

[northshore]

Part of the problem is no one reads anything, and I mean anything.

So back in the mid 90's big HR buzz word was 'concurrent engineering' which in short meant, from start to finish of product development, have every department involved from day one. So at meetings you would have a representative or two from each of the following groups:

Marketing
Mechanical engineering
Electronics engineering
Packaging engineering
Corporate Test Lab
Technical services
Customer service
Manufacturing
and
FDA compliance (we were making medical devices)

So for the product kick off meeting, this was great - everyone voiced concerns and got that on the table from jump.

But after a few meetings, the discussions would be very narrow in scope and with the exception of two or three people everyone else was twiddling their thumbs or falling asleep. But HR policy and ISO 900x requirements said you had to be there. Additionally meeting minutes must be taken and published by the person leading the group. These minutes would be reviewed at the next meeting. After about 4 meetings, this really got under the skin of the guy running the meeting (the electronics engineering lead) and here is why...

"Ok, everyone read the minutes from last meeting?"
(Nods and mumbles to the affirmative)
"Ok then, let's flip to page six as I believe this is the most pressing issue we face."

(flip, filp, flip followed by laughter)

"I had enough of this crap!, - Jeff (electronics engineer) were out of here!"

So what was on page six? Only this:



THERE IS NO TOILET PAPER IN THE MENS JOHN.

 

[JeffM]

“Take it to the next level”

 

[Irie308]

Part of the problem is no one reads anything, and I mean anything. I can't tell you how many questions I get that were already answered in the original email sent. Post the answer to someone's question and they respond with more questions already answered in previous post's.

Those phrases are just inline with the not reading anything.

So true. I had a teacher in high school that would hide some answers to test in the directions at the top of the test to prove that no one read his directions. Taught me a valuable lesson. Now I read and re-read every email before responding.

 

[Capap]

That being said…

 

[OllieC]

“Perfect”
“I know….right?”


Probably more of a generational thing but whenever we go to a restaurant, grocery store, etc. and someone asks if I found everything okay, what would I like to order, no matter my answer, their reply always seems to be, “Perfect”.

Then the confirmation in a conversation, “I know..right?”, kills me.

 

[Flyer5]

After the past couple years the word "unprecedented"

 

[Skybolt]

That being said…

What's wrong with that being said? That's not an implied derogatory response?

 

[Skybolt]

After the past couple years the word "unprecedented"

Yeah, if only it were not true. There has been so much new territory ventured into that, that word is needed. Hopefully that can be used again in a positive way ...

 

[Joint Custody]

Or how about
>Living the dream
>Another day above ground
>How would that be
> Wouldn't that be nice


Or what even gets me more is when the 30 and younger use " Boss" when addressing you when your at a service center or retail location.

 

[northshore]

And of course...

"I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you"

 

[Timeflys]

Amazing…….just a tad overused, and when you think about the definition of the word in the context of the conversation…is it really???
Like…like..

 

[Yendor]

Let Me Be Perfectly Clear​

Is this phrase annoying anyone else?

Yes, absolutely.
First, you have to get Nixon out of your mind's eye. This is somewhat revolting all by itself.
Then comes the thought "If you had that ability, we would not be here AGAIN, listening
to your second attempt, by repeating the same nonsense you said the first time!"

The one that really irritated me was "Grow Your Business . . ."
and then there was the voted most hated "At the End of the Day . . ."

Boy, I don't miss all that crap. I'd rather be playing contortionist in my bilge.

 

[Jus Cruisin]

Or how about
>Living the dream
>Another day above ground
>How would that be
> Wouldn't that be nice


Or what even gets me more is when the 30 and younger use " Boss" when addressing you when your at a service center or retail location.

When I was in my 30's I experienced my first "may I help you sir". That was my first indication I was looking older. Of course that was decades ago. Now it's "you look good for your age". Yuck......