Anyone annoyed by these phrases? Or, another attempt at humor by Q9

[ChickiKat]

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I agree with the dear reference....

 

[herefordlovinglady]

I hate it when someone starts their sentence with "To tell the truth" -- What are the lying any other time they don't preface their statement without "to tel the truth"?

 

[bustermommy]

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Well, to be honest, ...

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Not using punctuation annoys me.

 

[Fierlin1182]

Those are actually all pretty funny. I had a bit of a giggle.
"Irregardless".... hmm, don't know what that one means exactly, only that politicians seem to use it a lot when talking about each other.

 

[Illia]

The irregardless part - Hilarious!!!

It always irks me too when people say it, but I know if I correct them, they're likely to take offense.

 

[canada-goose]

*Looks at Q9's post and scowls* How dare you expect that an atheist firing squad is coming to get you?! We're much too civilized for that. We only attack those who insult us with...

KEYBOARDS! *Grabs her keyboard and shakes it menacingly*

...Actually, that was pretty funny. You're spared this time.

 

[SourRoses]

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It does indeed make sense. In order to adopt the mindset of one who is open minded, you need to open your mind and accept concepts foreign to your own pre-existing thoughts. That is, not simply twidle your thumbs and wait for the person to finish talking/writing, all the while thinking up your comeback... but rather to take on the other persons ideas for a moment as if it were truth. If it happens to still be disagreeable to you after you have tried, then by all means, throw it by the way side... but if you have truly momentarily accepted it as truth, you would not be so quick to judge those who continue to hold it.


Hopefully that helps you make sense of it. If not, never fear... time can cure alot of confusion

 

[Royd]

I see a cynic in the making.

 

[Royd]

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It does indeed make sense. In order to adopt the mindset of one who is open minded, you need to open your mind and accept concepts foreign to your own pre-existing thoughts. That is, not simply twidle your thumbs and wait for the person to finish talking/writing, all the while thinking up your comeback... but rather to take on the other persons ideas for a moment as if it were truth. If it happens to still be disagreeable to you after you have tried, then by all means, throw it by the way side... but if you have truly momentarily accepted it as truth, you would not be so quick to judge those who continue to hold it.


Hopefully that helps you make sense of it. If not, never fear... time can cure alot of confusion

The irony of that is that most people who demand open mindedness of others, tend to think other peoples' ideas are just so much drivel.