Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I try to do it a lot. It makes talking to people more interesting, I think. I mentioned it on Facebook recently, but a couple recent changes I've made include calling people "bub," and when people ask how I'm doing, I've been responding "Not too shabby." It's been working out really well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackNoir Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 No, but I'm pretty interesting on my own without a gimmick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 10 minutes ago, BlackNoir said: No, but I'm pretty interesting on my own without a gimmick. I am definitely not. I have to keep people on their toes to trick them into thinking I'm interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I stopped calling people "boss." Actually, I really only did it in the first place to be a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilosipherStoned Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 (edited) Yes and no. Working on the beats I work on makes me though. I almost think it's for the best that I only write a few lines or half a verse and then sit down for a long ass time because the end product impresses me a lot more. Can't say it impresses anyone else really, but fuck them. Also I've been jammin japanese tunes a lot, Havent really tried to increase my fluency or symbol proficiency in a while, but I feel like struggling to comprehend japanese lyrics 5 times more cryptic and symbolic than I can make right now is probably the only reason I can fuck up poetry as gracefully as I do. Edited March 4, 2021 by PhilosipherStoned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnmjy Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I think the only time I intentionally do that is if I'm writing an essay or a story. Other times, I find myself dumbing down my words, but I don't think that's what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, scoobdog said: I stopped calling people "boss." Actually, I really only did it in the first place to be a dick. Calling people "boss" was a thing for a substantial part of my twenties. Even people who held no power over me in any way. "How you goin', boss?" Also, "How you goin'" was a big free agent signing in my early twenties. I heard Aussies say that, and I loved it. I still use it from time to time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, PhilosipherStoned said: Yes and no. Working on the beats I work on makes me though. I almost think it's for the best that I only write a few lines or half a verse and then sit down for a long ass time because the end product impresses me a lot more. Can't say it impresses anyone else really, but fuck them. Also I've been jammin japanese tunes a lot, Havent really tried to increase my fluency or symbol proficiency in a while, but I feel like struggling to comprehend japanese lyrics 5 times more cryptic and symbolic than I can make right now is probably the only reason I can fuck up poetry as gracefully as I do. I feel that. There was a Japanese theme to an anime I had fully memorized back in the day. I think it was the fourth (?) ending theme of Detective Conan/Case Closed. I knew every syllable, what it translated to, and the English rendition by memory. Never followed up. Lost that memory. Very bummed about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, bnmjy said: I think the only time I intentionally do that is if I'm writing an essay or a story. Other times, I find myself dumbing down my words, but I don't think that's what you mean. Well, my lexicon is, in fact, very dumb. But not necessarily be design. Do I think "No offense" is a more intelligent-sounding thing to say than "No roasties"? Absolutely. Do I say the latter WAY more often? Of course. I'm no writer. And by the way, I respect the shit out of people who do write. I am not one of those people. Mad respect. But no, I use whatever dumb phrases occur to me. It's very liberating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Yes I do. I have my trademarks tho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 8 hours ago, scoobdog said: I stopped calling people "boss." Actually, I really only did it in the first place to be a dick. 6 hours ago, Skiles said: Calling people "boss" was a thing for a substantial part of my twenties. Even people who held no power over me in any way. "How you goin', boss?" Also, "How you goin'" was a big free agent signing in my early twenties. I heard Aussies say that, and I loved it. I still use it from time to time. When did this whole calling people Boss thing start? No one in my entire life ever called me boss, and then starting maybe in 2019 literally everyone on the planet who doesn't know my name calls me Boss. The vast majority of the time I'm acquainted with someone they refer to me by my name, but occasionally I'll get a "thanks, boss" or something from someone I know.... but if someone doesn't know my name, there is a 110% chance they will call me Boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raptorpat Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Sometimes I throw in a "y'all" just to confuse people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobdog Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 2 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: When did this whole calling people Boss thing start? No one in my entire life ever called me boss, and then starting maybe in 2019 literally everyone on the planet who doesn't know my name calls me Boss. The vast majority of the time I'm acquainted with someone they refer to me by my name, but occasionally I'll get a "thanks, boss" or something from someone I know.... but if someone doesn't know my name, there is a 110% chance they will call me Boss. I dunno. Since the Roaring '20's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainyDayJizz#35 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 I don't consciously do it but new words always find their way in. One time someone said to me, "who talks like that?" I do. I am the man who speaks in such a manner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: When did this whole calling people Boss thing start? No one in my entire life ever called me boss, and then starting maybe in 2019 literally everyone on the planet who doesn't know my name calls me Boss. The vast majority of the time I'm acquainted with someone they refer to me by my name, but occasionally I'll get a "thanks, boss" or something from someone I know.... but if someone doesn't know my name, there is a 110% chance they will call me Boss. Like in general? I have no clue. For me, I remember starting it when I was still at my first job, so somewhere between 20 and 22. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Raptorpat said: Sometimes I throw in a "y'all" just to confuse people. Hell yeah, I'm a big "y'all" guy. That one comes out more when I'm drunk, though. It's interesting because it's a regional word, and I have family from the South, but they don't use the word at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiles Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 8 hours ago, Poof said: Yes I do. I have my trademarks tho Same. It's important to have staples. I look at those as like your team captains. The roster may change, but it's important to have those key players there to lead the team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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