In inpatient psychiatry I tell my coworkers “I hope your shift is mind-numbingly boring” or something similar (keyword being boring) because in my line of work, interesting (usually) = bad.
What’re yours?
“Don’t let the magic smoke out!”
In electrical/computer/embedded engineering, we have a running gag that microchips work by trapping magic smoke inside, and when you do something wrong, you “let out” the magic smoke.
Before covid lockdown I made my living as a street performer, doing magic shows for crowds of strangers. In that very niche community, “Fat hats!” is a common farewell or replacement for “good luck”. In this case “hat” refers to the donations in the hat rather than the actual hat.
In the burlesque world, it’s “Pop a pastie!”
I hope your new code compiles with only a few errors.
If it compiles with tons of errors, it’s gonna take a while to fix, but if it compiles with no errors, that probably means it’s so fucked the compiler can’t even help. Every once in a while I’ll code something error-free first try, and it always takes more time because I’m trying to figure out if it’s actually error-free.
I like lots of errors because it usually means I did one major thing wrong and everything else works once I fix it.
This is a really good example of the specific vibe I was going for. A good next question would be: “what is a good thing in your niche industry or hobby that most outsiders would consider a bad thing?”
That’s what unit tests are for
“Merde”. As in, the french word for “shit” - or, should we say, “horseshit”. Why? Well because at the time of horse-drawn carriages, a successful play at the theatre would leave a lot of horseshit in front if the theatre from the many, many coaches awaiting their fares.
ah yes ! and it’s customary to not reply “thanks” to that
'Xactly. You say “je prends !” as in “I’m taking it!”
I didn’t know that one
Instead of saying “bless you” when someone sneezes, I quite like the alternative: “shut the fuck up”.
Ever since middle school, my “bless you” interaction has always been:
- “Bless you.”
- Them: “Thank you.”
- “You’re welcome.”
And whenever I sneeze, it’s “bless me, thank me, I’m welcome.”
Thank you for attending my TEDtalk.
Wouldn’t it still be “thank you”? Funny one though!
No, I mean I say the entire thing to myself. “Bless me, thank me, I’m welcome.”
Middle school me started doing it and I’ve put in no effort to stop.
Ahh yeah I’m not sure what I was thinking earlier lol
If I sneeze and somebody says “bless you”, my response is “No, but thanks for the offer”.
In the South they say “bless your heart,” which is kind of the opposite. It’s like calling someone a simpleton.
“Shoot yourself in the head, asshole!”
That’s one I get a lot. The most positive one anyway.
“Fuck shit up, man.”
“Hope the night is manageable.” I work in a field where people aren’t sure how to wish me a good night at work.
Hope it’s quiet.
“Keep the shiny side up” is a nice thing to say to a motorcyclist.
Keep the rubber side down, also.
In the helicopter world is “keep the spinny bits up”
Ship it
Keep it Swayze!
In Quebec French, instead of saying “Break a leg” you say “merde” which literally translates to “shit”
“You can do it, buddy. Shit your pants!”
I mean, I don’t actually know if people ever say this or not, but you can start if you wanna be a cool trendsetter!
Having had a defecography this is very similar to the encouragement the radiologist gave me…
I have had bowel obstructions before and if a nurse or doctor said this I would be very amused 🤣
