Period End of Sentence
There is a
local commercial where an unsolicited douche-bag claims a product is simply the
best, “Period end of sentence!”
That phrase
is like chalk on the blackboard to me… Too young to know what a blackboard
is?
It is like
aluminum foil on your fillings…You grew up with fluoride and don’t know that
filling feeling?
Hell, I
don’t have anything for young people…how about it’s like Grandma trying to RAP?
Anyway, that
phrase is just extra annoying to me.
It means,
“There is nothing to discuss, I am
right” “Don’t argue, it is fact” “I’m right and your opinion is worthless so
just shut the f*ck up.”
When I hear
someone end an opinion with “Period end
of sentence” it gets my hackles up, even if I agree. So, I argue anyway.
Por
exemplum: (for example…I
didn’t take three years of a dead language for nothing)
“It does not matter what you eat, the
only way to lose weight is to exercise and burn more calories than you consume,
period end of sentence!”
(Which BTW, there are many studies which
question this long-held belief)
I respond:
“That is interesting, comma pause for
dramatic effect, where do you come by that conclusion question mark asking a
question.”
“It is common knowledge period.”
“Common to whom question mark
indicating some doubt about your expertise.”
“Why are you talking like that?”
“You started it semi-colon compound thought and because you are
an idiot exclamation point indicating voice raising period end of sentence me leaving the room and giving you the finger.”
I may need
some meds, after all it is just a stupid commercial.
Period is self explanatory, no need to add "end of sentence".
ReplyDeleteI only took one term of Latin, but usually I'm able to work out what is meant when I see it in something simple such as your "por exemplum", which makes me feel a teensy bit proud of myself.
Exactly what I wanted to say (except I never took Latin)!!
DeleteOh yes ... I remember Grandma trying to rap whilst Grandpa played on the washboard. For those youngsters who don't know, a washboard is a rectangular wooden frame in which are mounted a series of ridges or corrugations for the clothing to be rubbed upon. It is used as a musical instrument by wearing thimbles on your fingers and running them on the corrugations.
ReplyDeleteA thimble is a little metal hat for your fingers.
Honestly Joe ... we can't discuss anything with these young people without having to explain every other word.
In brief, I like and agree your post.
God bless.
Super annoying, esp in a commercial!
ReplyDeleteIt's the little things that raise our blood pressure.
ReplyDeleteI find your candor refreshing elipsis further thought understood by most
ReplyDeletePerhaps you just need a cold adult beverage. Just saying.
ReplyDeleteI linked this post to Happy Tuesday.
Have a fabulous day, Joe. 😎
This made me semicolon closed parenthesis.
ReplyDeleteWe can sense your outrage through body language, which needs no punctuation.
ReplyDeleteGlad I missed it as I rarely watch commercials as long as my fast forward works. Got tickled at your trying to find common ground with the millennials on how much this irritates you. They probably draw equal blanks from us when they discuss the latest from 21 Savage or Offset. Who??
ReplyDeleteLink exchange is nothing else however it is just placing
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at suitable place and other person will also do similar for you.
If you want to lose people's respect, refuse to listen to another point of view. If you listen, in the end you may disagree anyway but at least you will be educated on another point of view.
ReplyDeleteThat commercial would annoy me, also, for that very reason, he's closed minded which to me means small minded, also.
See, that's why we tape...ahem, record...everything and fast forward.
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