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whoknows by whoknows · Jan 27, 2003 · 347 views · Journal

It irks me when people write "hum" instead of "umm" or "hmm"



it just doesn't make sense to me




This makes sense : "Hmm let me see, what should I do?"

OR

"Um, I'm not sure."




Or even "Hmm... um, uh.. I don't know?"




But.. "Hum, i'm not sure".



OR



"Hum, i'll have to ask my mommy."


What the heck is that? Why are you humming? This makes no sense whatsoever, and should be abolished forever.

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62 Comments

reaf #1 reafOG 2002

yeah,, that is annoying
but orange juice out of a glass instead of a foam cup is makes life better

whoknows #1.1 whoknowsOG 2003

Oh goodness, you're so right, drinking OJ out of a FOAM CUP is one of the worst things you could do in your life.

punkprincess #1.1.1 punkprincessOG 2001

anything out of foam sucks

whoknows #1.1.1.1 whoknowsOG 2003

Yeah especially when it leaves those tiny little white straggler dots of foam on your lips

ilikebirds #2 ilikebirdsOG 2002

yea i'm not a fan of the LOL... either. i mean.. once in awhile .. but i prefer the HAHA.. it's more natural than the LOL... matter of fact i'm not a fan of CHAT ABBREVIATIONS at all. i'd rather soak myself in butter and then eat myself then use or read abbreviations.

reaf #2.1 reafOG 2002

See i like LOL,, but i also like Ha Ha,, but im not a big fan of He He,, its like you desperatly wanna make love to a school boy type saying...

whoknows #2.1.1 whoknowsOG 2003

I'm a fan of the "heh". Not a fan of the BRB or ROFL and that stuff, i always end up typing it out, heh

whoknows #2.1.1.1 whoknowsOG 2003

I'm also a fan of the "BAH!" especially when it's in a sentence like "bah i fell asleep and drooled all over the keyboard"

reaf reafOG 2002

yeah i completely hate the ROFL,, with a capitol S.......
Bah is great it fills in so many spaces, it says so much!

tesoro tesoroOG 2001

ugh! i hate ROFL too....it looks like "ralph" to me....which reminds me of ralphing...which is throwing up....so basically...i said something funny, and you're throwing up....i have an interesting perspective...no?

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

i hate it when people define words that are fathomable, meaning easy to know

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003

HAH! I hate when people say i'm patronizing. Now for those of you who don't know what patronizing is, it's treating people like they are stupid.

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

i hate it when people try to sound original, when they are really just repeating themselves!!!

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003 ok4now

i was furthering the joke.....

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002 hunkpapap

oh, i get it...and by get it i mean throwing up

reaf reafOG 2002

hah, yeah it reminds me of RALPH to,, but just the name not all that jazz

beachbum beachbumOG 2002

haha-i thought the same thing when i first saw that abbreveation-i had to have jenn explain it to me.

beachbum #2.2 beachbumOG 2002

i think you would want to do that no matter what

punkprincess #3 punkprincessOG 2001

i like haha when things are funny, but sometimes the use of ROFL is needed, but you neeeeeed to be littereally rolling on the floor laughing.

C
#3.1 crazygirlOG 2001

haha, you know what really funny.. Im not totally down with the keyboard lingo so when i saw ROFL it didnt click and i looked at it i thought it was like a grawl. Like ruff. haha

forrestina #4 forrestinaOG 2002

going to put contact drops in your eyes and getting a whoosh of air instead

hunkpapap #4.1 hunkpapapOG 2003

I hate going to put contact drops in your eyes and instead hitting your nose, then your forehead, then your other eye, then moving it so close that you poke yourself in the eye and then coming out finally and someone asks if you were crying.....

forrestina #4.1.1 forrestinaOG 2002

my skin is allergic to all contact drops so if i get a little drizzle on my cheek it looks like i was scratched

ok4now #5 ok4nowOG 2002

it bugs me when people say 'i am honing in on the answer' instead of 'i am homing in on the answer'...or is it the other way around? i hate that!

skaorsk8 #5.1 skaorsk8OG 2002

you don't even know which is correct! i don't like when people say "flammable" when they really mean "inflammable". sooo annoying.

deanh77 #5.1.1 deanh77Founder

hahaha. this is so funny!
dude. they mean the same thing.
which reminds me of an irk of mine: people who incorrectly correct people.

ok4now #5.1.1.1 ok4nowOG 2002

that's not true...unless it is

deanh77 deanh77Founder

go get a dictionary. its a common mistake. they both mean "easily ignitable".

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002

phfew...right over your head. here's your head, down here...and there goes the joke, up there: right...over...your...head

deanh77 deanh77Founder

sorry, I'm sick. and very very tired. and you're sense of humor is hard to decipher.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

you know what dean..i was making a joke... READ: HUMOR

deanh77 deanh77Founder

so was I. depends how you read it.

ok4now #6 ok4nowOG 2002

like when people say 'irregardless'...dude! that's not even a word!

ekulu #6.1 ekuluOG 2002

actually, becuse ofit's common usage, it is considered a word now

punkprincess #7 punkprincessOG 2001

i hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate when people add r's to words... so ANNNNNNNNNOYING! or when people add s's to words that dont need them like "mines" ugh so frustrating.

reaf #7.1 reafOG 2002

YOU MEAN LIKE EBONIX

punkprincess #7.1.1 punkprincessOG 2001

kinda, but like in the kingdom hall some people answer and say "Jehover" oh my goodness gracious i want them to go to hades when they say that.

G
#7.1.1.1 gollumOG 2003

how about Ecclesiastics or Revelations????

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003

OR GREAT ADVENTURES!!! Come on people, it's just great adventure...

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

eek i say stuff like that just from being around non-English speaking people so much...i.e. i'm going to Harmons instead of Harmon

punkprincess punkprincessOG 2001

or when people read it " two peter" instead of second peter.... or two corinthians instead of second corinthians

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

i hate it when people say "psalms chapter..." PSALMS IS NOT DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS! It's divided into PSALMS! GRRR

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

i hate it when people say " i hate it when people say "psalms chapter..." PSALMS IS NOT DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS! It's divided into PSALMS! GRRR " , i mean come on ... are we all male lovin' weirdos or something?

reaf reafOG 2002
skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

I guess you had a lot to say on this subject.

skaorsk8 skaorsk8OG 2002

yo thai i think you're one messed up individual. much love though.

ilikebirds ilikebirdsOG 2002

i concur. there's something wrong in my head. but i love you.

punkprincess punkprincessOG 2001

there was a part on the assembly saying not to stay "stanza" for psalms, i dont remember why....but i just remember laughing b/c so many people say that.

beachbum #7.1.1.2 beachbumOG 2002

ahhhh-i can't stand that!!!!

iwz #7.2 iwz

no idear what you're talking about

punkprincess #7.2.1 punkprincessOG 2001

oh god kill me now...

ilikebirds #7.2.1.1 ilikebirdsOG 2002

oh please..r you..r dont.r hate.r it.r that much.r

iwz iwz

larfing out lourd

punkprincess punkprincessOG 2001

or people say i have to "warsh" my clothes ughghghghgh

forrestina forrestinaOG 2002

English people say it like that

ok4now #7.3 ok4nowOG 2002

i know exactly what you mean...teener ;)

ekulu #7.4 ekuluOG 2002

chill, it's their accent

ekulu #7.4.1 ekuluOG 2002

actually, i take that back. the BE book emphasizes correct pronunciation, so, i guess, yeah

hunkpapap #7.5 hunkpapapOG 2003

what about dropping the s' like fitty cent......

rocksupastar #7.5.1 rocksupastarFounder

is it just me or is that guy like extraordinaraly ugly... seriously...

ok4now #7.5.2 ok4nowOG 2002

how about 'three fitty'?

ilikebirds #8 ilikebirdsOG 2002

i hate when people talk to me.

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