Duh.
I think I miss the phrase "no duh." I even miss the more emphatic "no dueeeey" commonly usually used for heightened effect. My days would be much better if I could occasionally toss a good, hearty "no duuuuh" at the all too frequent displays of idiocy around me. It's tragic that the social expectations for professional behavior prevent it. Seriously. What a gyp.
Speaking of, what ever happened to gyps? I think could use a few more gyps too.
Comments
I agree, I was told that only four year olds say, "nope".
Posted by: HB | February 25, 2004 09:48 PM
do people in california still say 'hella'? that one was beaten out of me by the washingtonians. people in arizona are too lazy to notice i think.
Posted by: tassy | February 25, 2004 10:13 PM
Tassy, where are you from? "Hella" is almost exclusively a northern California expression, and being that I'm from SoCal, you'll never catch me saying it. It sounds so wrong to me, even after six years in the bay area.
Posted by: peter | February 26, 2004 12:16 PM
Is "no dueeeey" kinda "no doy" sounding? If so, thanks for the nostalgia. I'm gonna over use the hell out of it in a meeting tomorrow.
Sorry, I'm gonna hella use it in a meeting tomorrow.
Posted by: jaden | February 26, 2004 01:41 PM
I used "no duh" today. does that mean I'm hopelessly stuck in the 80's?
Posted by: liz | February 26, 2004 03:25 PM
I also thought it was "no doy." And I frequently use "no duh" -- even now, in the 21st century.
Posted by: Keith | February 26, 2004 10:39 PM
i think no doy was yet another varient, also popular with the genx under 12 crowd.
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | February 27, 2004 08:36 AM
Peter, you caught me, I'm from the East Bay (20 years) so I say hella, hecka, and most importantly, RAD. I think I must like the beatings.
Posted by: tassy | February 27, 2004 10:04 AM
tass, i wanna hear you saying lots of other things. but they usually end with YES!, GOD! or my name.
;-)
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | February 29, 2004 11:42 PM
"Gyp" refers to gypsies so it went the same route as "jewed".
Posted by: Anonymous | March 1, 2004 11:56 AM