this "--wait for it--" meme must die. It signifies: "I overvalue the importance of what I am about to write" and/or "if someone disagrees with me, I automatically assume that person doesn't understand me, out of some deficiency of his own."
If we start listing annoying blogger tics that need to end, we're going to be here all day.
That said, I nominate "Blibbidy-bloo gets it exactly right," the deliberate "Um," and any practice whereby one starts out mocking someone else's annoying tic only to exacerbate and perpetuate said annoying tic ("Heh-indeedy," "misunderestimate," etc.)
Yeah, I don't actually think Labs's use of "wait for it" was improper. But now I will object to the way Labs rolled over so quickly, after only eight comments. It's just another example of mau-mauing the bloggers, and I, for one, am ashamed of this rank cowardice.
No, I wasn't quoting May with the offending phrase-- note the quote marks. On the other hand, May's argument is at least a plausible candidate for that phrase, since he clearly starts down an argumentative road that will end very, very badly, leaving us all too horrified to turn our heads.
Since when does "--wait for it--" or "Um" signify any of those things? I thought it was just a way of introducing comic timing into text. Doesn't the "it" in "wait for it" mean "the punchline"? It's a cousin of "see, you thought I was going to go one way, and then I went the opposite way".
Tara Reid was "jumping up and down and screaming" Saturday night at the Delano Hotel in Miami when she got the news that she would be starring in a movie called "Senior Skip Day" with ... wait for it ... Robert DeNiro as her co-star.
15: "Um" usually signifies "the point I am about to make is terribly obvious, and although it pains me to do so, I will now explain it to you, slowly, using very short words."
this "--wait for it--" meme must die. It signifies: "I overvalue the importance of what I am about to write" and/or "if someone disagrees with me, I automatically assume that person doesn't understand me, out of some deficiency of his own."
Death to "--wait for it--"
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 8:44 AM
I'd say the appropriate response to that is --wait for it-- Fuck you, clown.
Posted by SP | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 8:54 AM
case in point.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 8:57 AM
if someone disagrees with me, I automatically assume that person doesn't understand me, out of some deficiency of his own.
But this sentiment is part of the very essence of the snarky "shorter" posting and is frequently useful in that context.
Posted by Clownæsthesiologist | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 8:58 AM
Glad I could help.
Posted by SP | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:00 AM
it seems to me a placeholder for actual humor. anyway, look who uses it.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:04 AM
If we start listing annoying blogger tics that need to end, we're going to be here all day.
That said, I nominate "Blibbidy-bloo gets it exactly right," the deliberate "Um," and any practice whereby one starts out mocking someone else's annoying tic only to exacerbate and perpetuate said annoying tic ("Heh-indeedy," "misunderestimate," etc.)
Posted by strasmangelo jones | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:04 AM
I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one watching HBO last night.
Posted by mike d | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:08 AM
There, all fixed, you bastards.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:19 AM
It was in a quote that you were intending to discredit, so I don't fault you, FL. Not this time.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:22 AM
Yeah, I don't actually think Labs's use of "wait for it" was improper. But now I will object to the way Labs rolled over so quickly, after only eight comments. It's just another example of mau-mauing the bloggers, and I, for one, am ashamed of this rank cowardice.
Posted by strasmangelo jones | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:29 AM
No, I wasn't quoting May with the offending phrase-- note the quote marks. On the other hand, May's argument is at least a plausible candidate for that phrase, since he clearly starts down an argumentative road that will end very, very badly, leaving us all too horrified to turn our heads.
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:39 AM
I see now. Never do it again.
I love you.
Posted by text | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:45 AM
Um, 7 gets it exactly wrong.
Posted by M/tch M/lls | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:45 AM
Since when does "--wait for it--" or "Um" signify any of those things? I thought it was just a way of introducing comic timing into text. Doesn't the "it" in "wait for it" mean "the punchline"? It's a cousin of "see, you thought I was going to go one way, and then I went the opposite way".
(ATM)
Posted by mealworm | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:55 AM
WWTDD:
Posted by FL | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 9:55 AM
I hate you, M/tch.
Posted by strasmangelo jones | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 10:23 AM
15: "Um" usually signifies "the point I am about to make is terribly obvious, and although it pains me to do so, I will now explain it to you, slowly, using very short words."
Posted by strasmangelo jones | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 10:29 AM
18: which is why it's so useful in blog comments.
Posted by DaveL | Link to this comment | 07-25-06 11:42 AM
For what it's worth, I much prefer the 43rd Chairborne to the 101st Fighting Keyboarders because -- wait for it --
Oh, never mind.
Posted by peter snees | Link to this comment | 07-27-06 5:07 PM