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Arpa · 2012-01-10 03:26:29

Have started to see an increase in the amount of people using this abhorrent little ditty in everyday language. You may have seen or heard it yourself. "I was totally embarrassed.com." Basically when somebody puts a domain name after a noun in a vain attempt to sound hip or in some way witty. It's not, it's just…

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Arpa

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Have started to see an increase in the amount of people using this abhorrent little ditty in everyday language.

You may have seen or heard it yourself. "I was totally embarrassed.com."

Basically when somebody puts a domain name after a noun in a vain attempt to sound hip or in some way witty. It's not, it's just irritating.

I'm not a terrible stickler for these things usually, but something about this one in particular makes me cringe.

I came across one on an after hours thread just there, "I was locked.com on Sat night." Thought I'd get an idea what people think about it.

Am I missing the joke or something?

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#2 10-01-2012 4:29am

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So you're annoyed.com by this behaviour?

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#3 10-01-2012 4:30am

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Never heard it but it sounds like a dose of shite alright.

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#4 10-01-2012 4:30am

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sounds re-tarded alright

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#5 10-01-2012 4:31am

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Arpa wrote: »

Have started to see an increase in the amount of people using this abhorrent little ditty in everyday language.

You may have seen or heard it yourself. "I was totally embarrassed.com."

Basically when somebody puts a domain name after a noun in a vain attempt to sound hip or in some way witty. It's not, it's just irritating.

I'm not a terrible stickler for these things usually, but something about this one in particular makes me cringe.

I came across one on an after hours thread just there, "I was locked.com on Sat night." Thought I'd get an idea what people think about it.

Am I missing the joke or something?

Right with you on this.

It's just an embarrassing case of trying far too hard to be cool, the same as rhyming slang and made-up words like "staycation".

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#6 10-01-2012 4:31am

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ah let the silly people have rthier fad for a while. they'll grow up at smome point

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#7 10-01-2012 4:31am

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I assure you that in 1999, that was the most hilarious thing ever, hearty belly laughs, rolling around the floor - every time, no word of a lie.
People who appropriate it now though (youths typically) are just utter contemptible and hugely unfunny morons

.COM

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#8 10-01-2012 4:33am

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The-Rigger wrote: »

I assure you that in 1999, that was the most hilarious thing ever, hearty belly laughs, rolling around the floor - every time, no word of a lie.
People who appropriate it now though (youths typically) are just utter contemptible and hugely unfunny morons

i do belibe you mean rofl :cool:

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#9 10-01-2012 4:34am

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Id love to stab the bollox who made that one up

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#10 10-01-2012 4:35am

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stupidusername wrote: »

i do belibe you mean rofl :cool:

Not in 1999!

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#11 10-01-2012 4:35am

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I suspect you might move in a circle of muppets OP, so maybe it's time to break the circle perhaps?

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#12 10-01-2012 4:35am

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Arpa wrote: »

Have started to see an increase in the amount of people using this abhorrent little ditty in everyday language.

You may have seen or heard it yourself. "I was totally embarrassed.com."

Basically when somebody puts a domain name after a noun in a vain attempt to sound hip or in some way witty. It's not, it's just irritating.

I'm not a terrible stickler for these things usually, but something about this one in particular makes me cringe.

I came across one on an after hours thread just there, "I was locked.com on Sat night." Thought I'd get an idea what people think about it.

Am I missing the joke or something?

I facking hate when people say something ending in .com this kind of behaviour is rife on Facebook

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#13 10-01-2012 4:36am

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stupidusername wrote: »

i do belibe you mean rofl :cool:

mao!

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#14 10-01-2012 4:36am

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Think you need to chill out man !

Peach amach and love to all.org

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#15 10-01-2012 4:36am

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I think its kinda fun.ie

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#16 10-01-2012 4:39am

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No one over here does that bullsh!t by the way.

It's so different over here.com.au

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#17 10-01-2012 4:40am

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You're only starting to see it now??

I've been enduring it for years at this stage, myself.

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#18 10-01-2012 4:42am

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Think it started with confused.com, yon car insurance company. Bunch of díckheads, anyone who actually uses it in real life.

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#19 10-01-2012 4:46am

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The-Rigger wrote: »

Not in 1999!

indeed. back then it would've been much more of a novellty term. it may actually hav emeant a persno was rolling on the tfloor

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#20 10-01-2012 4:48am

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op.urafagget.co.uk/raginghomo

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#21 10-01-2012 4:50am

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Spunge wrote: »

op.urafagget.co.uk/raginghomo

lulzers.

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#22 10-01-2012 4:52am

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Yeah I find it annoying too.

Bit like the way people have destroyed the word "random" through overuse. I liked it before it was popular, now it's ruined for me.

It has also come to my attention that the word "totes" really annoys me.

Have a nice day.

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#23 10-01-2012 4:53am

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Well it's been around longer than I have noticed it seems. Thank God, I'm just getting what appears to be the tail end of it now.

I was talking with a bloke in the pub on Saturday night and he used something along the lines of, "She's hot.com" or some ****e. I wanted to smack him right there.

I think in certain situations it could be mildly funny. Very specific website related banter though. It just doesn't make sense. Most jokes have a double meaning or something on which they work, so they are a little clever, but this is just putting .com after a noun. It doesn't even work on the first level which is why it comes across as something trying to be smart but isn't.

Hate bringing up a topic like this, makes me feel like I'm on an episode of that stupid programme on Dave, Grumpy Young Men. Those top 50/100/200 programs are a whole new thread of irritating shyte.

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#24 10-01-2012 4:59am

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Spunge wrote: »

op.urafagget.co.uk/raginghomo

That actually was funny enough. Particularly because it's an anagram of

arguefagpot.com

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#25 10-01-2012 5:00am

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Niles wrote: »

Bit like the way people have destroyed the word "random" through overuse. I liked it before it was popular , now it's ruined for me

know your meme dot com

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#26 10-01-2012 5:09am

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This .com shít and hugs are the reason I carry knives.

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#27 10-01-2012 5:14am

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you must have been board.ie to start this thread

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#28 10-01-2012 5:47am

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I thought the whole fúckoff.dom thing had been played out a decade ago or more.

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#29 10-01-2012 5:53am

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Corvus Maximus wrote: »

I suspect you might move in a circle of muppets OP, so maybe it's time to break the circle perhaps?

Breakthecircle.com

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#30 10-01-2012 6:07am

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this is nothing new my child
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEszvXOyWLg

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#31 10-01-2012 9:10am

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Appending .com to things is so noughties.
#hashtagisthenewdotcom

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#32 10-01-2012 9:29am

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stupidusername wrote: »

ah let the silly people have rthier fad for a while. they'll grow up at smome point

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssssssssssssssssssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuppppppppppppppppppppppp!!!!!!!!!!!

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#33 10-01-2012 9:34am

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NewDirection wrote: »

Appending .com to things is so noughties.
#hashtagisthenewdotcom

It's called the zeros not the noughties you fool.

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#34 10-01-2012 2:55pm

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Scanlas The 2nd wrote: »

It's called the zeros not the noughties you fool.

You're both wrong. It's the two-thousands!

Seriously though, I'll take "zeros" before "noughties". I absolutely detest the latter term.

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#35 10-01-2012 3:03pm

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Niles wrote: »

Yeah I find it annoying too.

Bit like the way people have destroyed the word "random" through overuse. I liked it before it was popular, now it's ruined for me.

It has also come to my attention that the word "totes" really annoys me.

Have a nice day.

You hipster.

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#36 10-01-2012 3:12pm

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#someonehadtheircornflakespissedin

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#37 10-01-2012 3:19pm

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.com and simples at the end of a sentence. Both used in annoying insurance ads. Anyone who uses them is a fucking cretin.

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#38 10-01-2012 3:25pm

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RonMexico wrote: »

.com and simples at the end of a sentence. Both used in annoying insurance ads. Anyone who uses them is a fucking cretin.

dats ri-ight

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#39 10-01-2012 3:28pm

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I used to say lastminute.com but thats cos there is a website by that name.

I don't know of any bored.com or tired.com or annoyed.com.

I didn't say it to be funny, I just said it.

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#40 10-01-2012 4:01pm

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If you are so annoyed by it why did you choose that title for your thread

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#41 10-01-2012 4:20pm

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Arpa wrote: »

You may have seen or heard it yourself. "I was totally embarrassed.com."

Basically when somebody puts a domain name after a noun in a vain attempt to sound hip or in some way witty. It's not, it's just irritating.

I'm not a terrible stickler for these things usually, but something about this one in particular makes me cringe.

I came across one on an after hours thread just there, "I was locked.com on Sat night." Thought I'd get an idea what people think about it.

Am I missing the joke or something?

Arpa wrote: »

I was talking with a bloke in the pub on Saturday night and he used something along the lines of, "She's hot.com" or some ****e. I wanted to smack him right there.

Most jokes have a double meaning or something on which they work, so they are a little clever, but this is just putting .com after a noun. It doesn't even work on the first level which is why it comes across as something trying to be smart but isn't.

These are not nouns, that is what annoys me most about your post.

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#42 10-01-2012 4:24pm

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It is truly irritating when people do that.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=75857124&postcount=154

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#43 11-01-2012 12:48pm

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cloneslad wrote: »

These are not nouns, that is what annoys me most about your post.

Fair point, but you know what I mean. After a noun, a verb, a transient verb, an adverb, an adjective etc.

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John Doe1 wrote: »

If you are so annoyed by it why did you choose that title for your thread

irony.edu!! Look it up sometime!

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somebodyobviouslygotblastedwithpiss.biz

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#46 11-01-2012 3:56pm

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I wouldn't say it annoys me but it makes me cringe.
I am so wrecked.com
Board.com (bored!)
Confused.com
Hatehomework.com
Etc. at least once a day I see it. It was funny - about 13 years ago.

Feckoff.com etc

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