DUisms: Which Are Most Insidious?

[Plaid Adder]

OK, so how many of you use DUisms in your daily speech outside of Internet land? And which ones?

The most durable one to enter my vocabulary is probably "the Chimperor" and variations thereof...I'm curious as to how many other people are out there using DU terms and getting strange looks from the uninitiated.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[Kamika]

1. Not a DUism but still

Sometimes when i find something funny I say "lol" damn its embarassing

[Plaid Adder]

2. But the question is:

Do you spell it out, or pronounce it as a word? I.e., "ell-oh-ell" or "Loll"?

I've always wondered...

The Plaid Adder

[arcane1]

9. as a word

"lol" has almost become the next "you know" at this point

[Kamika]

20. loll

gawd..

[arcane1]

6. LOL! I do the same thing!

I find myself using "tinfoil hat" alot, and of course the epithet "freeper"

I use "Repubes" a lot, but that's a Matt-ism which hasn't grown into a DUism quite yet. They need to go back to more sex-obsession on the right in order for that one to catch on :evilgrin:

[Kamika]

23. lol me too

Freepers.. I've use that too

[southerngirlwriter]

And I thought I was bad the time that someone

asked for my address and I spouted off my E-MAIL address.

Sheesh. :-)

[Bucky]

14. Kamika, your sig file is inaccurate, then

If you say L O L out loud you are by definition a geek. Remember, admitting there's a problem is the first step to recovery.

[Kamika]

21. Im NOT a geek!!

omg..


to be honest i think you can take my sig line with abit of irony :p

[Bucky]

25. LOL

No really. LOL.

[Padraig18]

3. "Commander Bunnypants" & "The Emperor of Crawford"

Both have crept into my speech... :)

[jono]

4. I find myself

constantly using "freeper" in place of "conservative," "fundy," or "right-wing wackjob." I usually get a "huh?" look.

[southerngirlwriter]

5. heh, heh, heh

me too :-) My mom does NOT appreciate it.

[jono]

8. LOL, neither does my freeper mom (nt)

[goobergunch]

15. Same here. (n/t)

[GOPisEvil]

7. Funny...

...whenever I use the term "unelected fraud", everyone seems to know who I am talking about! :evilgrin:

[BiggJawn]

10. Dumbya, Shrubby, The Chimp...

and the one I think I invented (or did I steal it from someone long since departed?):
RUMSFERATU!

[Plaid Adder]

11. I love Rumsferatu!

I think it really captures Essence of Rumsfeld. I also use "Rummy" a lot too.

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[commander bunnypants]

12. Chimp in Chief

That is the only way I can refer to the Chimp in Chief.

DDQM

[jonnyblitz]

13. I use Tweety and Pickles all the time

and then have to explain.

[rucky]

16. Il Dunce

works better when you say it with an Italian accent (Ill Dun-say)

[Bucky]

17. I cuss a lot more in political discussions

This is really irksome when I find myself doing it in front of my 13 year old daughter. She's taken to reacting to news from Bush by muttering, "God, what a dumbass" just like her old man. Puts a tear in my eye.

I'm a teacher, so I have to make a concerted effort to watch what political opinions I espouse in class. It'd be unfair to corrupt the kids who are trying to figure out their own views of the world. But every now and then, when we do the mandatory flag Pledge in the morning, I'll catch myself rolling my eyes and saying, "oh, this shit again." I'll probably burn for that one.

[chiburb]

18. Unelected Fraud and...

Commander in Thief.
Also use wing-nuts a lot...

[VelmaD]

19. Tinfoil hat...

I use that all the time. The first time I used it with my momma she about busted a gut laughing.

I also use pretzeldent all the time.

[Bake]

22. Use 'em constantly

Smirk, The Boy King, the Resident, Rummy, Dr. Strangelove, Asscrack (Attorney General), Chimpy, used to use Ari the Liar until he quit.

I seldom have to explain what they mean.

Bake

[kmla]

24. Occasionally, "Chimp-in-a-flight-suit" enters into my conversations.

They always know of whom I speak.