Defenestration.
I win.
One of the best scenes in Bravehart.
Could someone defenestrate that dingleberry that hung the picture catawumpus?
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Defenestration.
I win.
Military lingo isn't used enough either.
Captain Ned wrote:BooTs wrote:And also, "irregardless" is still not a word. "agreeance" also is not a word.
It's in Webster's Third New International Directory. It's a word, like it or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless
Oh, and agreeance is in the OED. You willing to call something in the OED not a word?
http://www.thudfactor.com/journal/item/agreeance/
Meadows wrote:Oh, I hope not. I hated "hooah" when I was in. And whenever I hear non-military poser types use the lingo, a little piece of me dies.I believe a lot of CoD6 players are going to pepper their speech with "hooah" and "oscar mike" any time now.
Vrock wrote:I hated "hooah" when I was in.
tanker27 wrote:True. The last few years I was in, I only said 'hooah' when I wanted to say '**** you'. So whenever I heard something I didn't care for, or was given an order that I thought sucked, my response was 'hooah sir'. It was nice. I don't think anyone ever caught on that I never used the word except on special occasions.Vrock wrote:I hated "hooah" when I was in.
But 'V' HOOAH had so many meanings... it could literally mean eff you at times. (Or most of the time in my case)
Vrock wrote:tanker27 wrote:True. The last few years I was in, I only said 'hooah' when I wanted to say '**** you'. So whenever I heard something I didn't care for, or was given an order that I thought sucked, my response was 'hooah sir'. It was nice. I don't think anyone ever caught on that I never used the word except on special occasions.Vrock wrote:I hated "hooah" when I was in.
But 'V' HOOAH had so many meanings... it could literally mean eff you at times. (Or most of the time in my case)
tanker27 wrote:Yeah, I find myself typing or saying 10-4 sometimes now as that's the Roger equivalent in trucking. But, I'm trying to use it the same way I used hooah.My vice is 'Roger'. "roger that.".....
Vrock wrote:Yeah, I find myself typing or saying 10-4 sometimes now as that's the Roger equivalent in trucking. But, I'm trying to use it the same way I used hooah.
Meadows wrote:I say it when that's what I want to say, but can't. It's cathartic. Try it.Vrock wrote:Yeah, I find myself typing or saying 10-4 sometimes now as that's the Roger equivalent in trucking. But, I'm trying to use it the same way I used hooah.
Ten four means "f- you" for you? That's a new one.
Captain Ned wrote:No, not at all. But I work in the trucking industry, so there yo ugo. Actually, many truckers don't bother with CBs anymore.Trucker CB lingo is hip again?
Meadows wrote:Ten four means "f- you" for you? That's a new one.
Vrock wrote:Swell.
Nobody's swell anymore. Everyone or everything is fine, or okay, or good. What happened to being swell?
steelcity_ballin wrote:persnickety.