CommonFreddy Woo writes, "My wife thinks calling the front room a lounge is common. Worse, a friend of hers recently admonished her daughter for calling a toilet, a toilet. Lavatory darling. It's lavatory."
My own mother refused to let me use the word 'oblong' instead of 'rectangle'. Which is just odd, to be honest.
What stuff do you think is common?
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chthonic, Thu 16 Oct 2008, 16:06)
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Overheard Commonnesswoman (screaming) "you don't love me!"
man "Of course I do, I fucks you and buys you chips don't I ?!"
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Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Sat 18 Oct 2008, 11:52,
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*chuckle*I think I know this couple. In fact, it reminds me strongly of a pair of QOTW regulars...
I think I'd better keep the Profanisaurus handy to translate some of what she's going to say to me for this...
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The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sat 18 Oct 2008, 12:55,
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Not commonThat's not common, that's just the best answer ever for a needy girlfriend who's being stupid.
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It's quite commonsince it was posted here back in 2004.
www.b3ta.com/questions/stuff_youve_overheard/post10636
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DickensIsnt that in Oliver Twist?
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