Oh, those fads in modern English speech. (1 Viewer)

[Max Leung]

Isn't Stella Artois a girly drink?

They made a big splash when they debuted at the Calgary International Film Festival a couple of years ago. I never seen so many attractive females drink so much beer in such a short time. It was swell.

 

[Jack Briggs]

Since I'm not working in Sacramento, I'm not a girlie-man -- at least according to the prevailing logic up north.

But Stella, which was introduced to me by a woman companion and co-worker that Saturday evening, certainly took to the brew like the proverbial fish. Man, she held her booze well.

 

[Zen Butler]

Do not let the Stella or the Artois part of Stella Artois fool you. It is far from a wine cooler or Mike's Hard Lemonade. If you're a man and you're drinking one of those, or an Ultra anything, you're a girl. "Not that there's anything wrong with that"

 

[Joe Wilmore]

I'm going out tonight to get me some "prime trim" that is "tits"

 

[Stacey_B]

Since I don't swear, I've had to come up with a few choice cliches of my own over time. I don't think anyone else actually uses them though!

Schnazzzzy

 

[Drew Bethel]

9/11...ugh! Are we so lazy that we can't say September 11th?

 

[Malcolm R]

Yep, since everyone had to say Y2K instead of 2000 too.

 

[BrianW]

Indeed. With regard to computer programs, wasn't abbreviating the year what got us into the Y2K mess in the first place.

Paskootlemeisters.

 

[Steve Kuester]

Anyone else like to use the phrase "the cat's ass"?

As in, "This thread is the cat's ass."

I hear chuckles whenever I use it, but I feel like I've known (and used) it for 15 years.

 

[Yee-Ming]

No but I've come across Brits using (albeit on a mailing list) "this is the dog's bollocks", or "the mutt's nuts". Curiously from what I can tell, if something is "bollocks" it's crap, but if it's "the dog's bollocks" it's good.

 

[LaMarcus]

The first time I heard the phrase "Somebody dropped ass in here", to describe someone letting out a fart, I almost died laughing.

 

[Nigel McN]

Yee-Ming, you worked it out correctly.

"This is bollocks" is saying something is crap, while "This is the dogs bollocks" is saying this is great.

I think it may have something to do with how long a dog can spend cleaning its balls.

 

[BrettB]

I'll take nine eleven over nine one one. How the hell did that moniker become popular/common?

 

[RobertR]

I don't find it all that objectionable. After all, how many people say "television" instead of "TV"?

 

[Zen Butler]

LaMarcus, I had a similar reaction when my friend said "Don't go down that aisle, I just crop-dusted down there."

 

[Malcolm R]

[Cartman] Woah, somebody's baking brownies! [/Cartman]