tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post1795278306935251067..comments2023-10-05T05:17:11.350-05:00Comments on Incurable Insomniac: Back In The DayKaye Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-18143051184822816142007-08-23T02:22:00.001-05:002007-08-23T02:22:00.001-05:00Bob, good point about worthless filler. “Conversat...Bob, good point about worthless filler. “Conversations” like that drive me crazy. What is so wrong with simply not saying anything when you have nothing to say?<BR/><BR/>I have to confess my own guilt though. Someone gives me a canned phrase I too often give the expected canned response which may lead to another canned phrase from the other person and there I am, trapped in a meaningless “conversation” because I’ve been conditioned to respond just to “be polite”.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-70698697462748486612007-08-23T02:22:00.000-05:002007-08-23T02:22:00.000-05:00I’ve always thought that maybe the old “back in th...I’ve always thought that maybe the old “back in the day” somehow suggests that “the day” was better than this day. A way to wax nostalgic without sounding too esoteric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-54757290203522365802007-08-23T02:21:00.002-05:002007-08-23T02:21:00.002-05:00I was thinking about this for quite a while today....I was thinking about this for quite a while today. I think the one that I’ve really noticed is “It is what it is.” I guess you can’t argue with that. Something surely can’t be what it isn’t. I guess it’s some sort of acceptance of things as they are. It does rather put an end to conversation, though.<BR/><BR/>It’s probably got roots in some song or other pop culture thing of which I am completely unaware. I’m a bit out of the loop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-34328389082896263422007-08-23T02:21:00.001-05:002007-08-23T02:21:00.001-05:00The phrases that confuse me are those little worth...The phrases that confuse me are those little worthless filler things people use when they “talk” to each other. “You workin’ hard or hardly workin’?” to which the answer might be something like, “I’ll tell you what.” It’s not really a conversation, even though each person said something to the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-78805928011916027122007-08-23T02:21:00.000-05:002007-08-23T02:21:00.000-05:00I think it’s older than the 80’s but I could be wr...I think it’s older than the 80’s but I could be wrong. It seems like I’ve been hearing it for most of my life, just not very often. I get the impression that people who use it are trying to be casual but profound or literary. Or something like that. Of course, it depends on context. If someone is actually trying to “pull rank” then they should definitely say “Back in my day” or otherwise specify when they are talking about.<BR/><BR/>Maybe people who say “back in the day” are trying to avoid sounding like they’re pulling rank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com