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Report your use of Brokieisms in so-called "real life"
starboardlight:
my brokieism is subtle. "Tell you what" come naturally now. I also say "dumbass" replacing the mule with with ever it is that's bothering me. "Dumbass driver." "Truth is" has also worked it way into my conversation.
My most noticable, though not sure it's a brokieism, is to use "Ennis" to describe my quiet introspection. I was hanging out with my friend, and we had great talks going. One moment, while walking along the sidewalk (yes it happens sometimes in LA) I realized I had not said a thing to him for two blocks. "Sorry man, I got all Ennis on you there, didn't I?"
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: starboardlight on June 23, 2006, 01:31:06 pm ---my brokieism is subtle. "Tell you what" come naturally now. I also say "dumbass" replacing the mule with with ever it is that's bothering me. "Dumbass driver." "Truth is" has also worked it way into my conversation.
My most noticable, though not sure it's a brokieism, is to use "Ennis" to describe my quiet introspection. I was hanging out with my friend, and we had great talks going. One moment, while walking along the sidewalk (yes it happens sometimes in LA) I realized I had not said a thing to him for two blocks. "Sorry man, I got all Ennis on you there, didn't I?"
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I haven't used "Ennis" yet in my conversations, at least not like that, but the day is coming I suppose! :)
I have been using "truth is" much more than I did before Brokeback Mountain.
It really is strange how this movie has not only affected the way I act and think, but even how I talk. I don' think any other movie has had such an impact on me. "Jaws" was pretty close. We went to the Bahamas a few months after it was released and I was terrified to go into the water! :o
dly64:
Okay, guys ..... I haven't seen this one yet ...
I live in Indiana, my boyfriend lives in South Carolina .... I said:
"You have no idea how bad it gets! I'm not you. I can't make it on couple of high altitude f--ks once or twice a year!"
Let's just say he thought I had completely lost my mind. ;D
Front-Ranger:
Today my boss said to me, "If you can't fix it, you've got to deal with it." I said, "Hunh?" :)
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: dly64 on June 23, 2006, 06:56:55 pm ---"You have no idea how bad it gets! I'm not you. I can't make it on couple of high altitude f--ks once or twice a year!"
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Especially because neither Indiana nor South Carolina is high-altitude, hunh? Kidding. Tell you what, dly, I am very impressed. Working that phrase into your ordinary (or, sounds like in this case, not-so-ordinary) conversation earns you SEVEN EXTRA BONUS POINTS. Here they are:
:D :o ::) :-* :laugh: ;) ;D
And F-R, do you suspect your boss is a closet Brokie? The phrase isn't exact, but it's suspiciously close, as if he's trying to cover by substituting jargon. For responding with "Hunh?" -- a valiant attempt to draw him into a conversation in Brokie-ese -- you get ONE bonus point. :D Sorry, but you would have earned TWO if your response had been "For how long?" just to see if your boss would reply, "Long as we can stay atop of it. Ain't no control mechanism on this one."
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