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Congrats to Jeffrey Skrenes for making the list with this insightful nomination:

IT IS WHAT IT IS  "This pointless phrase, uttered initially by athletes on the losing side of a contest, is making its way into general use. It accomplishes the dual feat of adding nothing to the conversation while also being phonetically and thematically redundant."  Jeffrey Skrenes, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Yeah, but, well, it IS what it is.

I'm just glad that I was given the opportunity to compete...

I disagree. I propose that we revert to "It's something else entirely" or "it isn't what it is"

I vote for banishing "Tipping Point"...Gladwell is so 2003.

I vote for more use of the word "moist". For everything.

Also, it's been discussed on these pages, but I suggest using the term "MAGNETS" in place of cool or attractive or dope or fly or generally good whenever possible.

My Risotto Milanese is totally fucking MAGNETS! gotta go stir, bitches.

I vote for banishing "Tipping Point"...

Then we could call "The Tipping Point" by The Roots; "THE MAGNETS".

I think we should banish "peeps" more specifically, "my peeps".

People still say "peeps" in a non-ironic manner? Wow.

Yeah, they do, jderusha. Usually it's the middle aged Burnsville soccer moms trying to be relevant. Come to think of it, let's ban "soccer moms", too. Not the term, the effing annoying actual soccer moms. And let's ban the term "effing", and just say "fucking" from now on.

These need to go:

1. Pop [uttered by anyone over the age of 5 in reference to soda]
2. Delicious [when referring to anything other than food]

good night.

Well, then, you'll probably want to steer clear of this site, Molly.

Ordinarily I would say there is no need to drag Diablo Cody into this, Raindog, but here I agree with you. That line make my ears spontaneously exsanguinate.

Anything that begins with cyber should be banished.

Amen. And "e-" too. Seriously, what the hell is "e-park?" Gimme a break.

I hate the phrase "not so much", but only because my roommate uses it all the time and it usually does not make sense

her: you want to go to the store with me?
me: shakes head
her: not so much huh?

My personal list?

1. Ensue/s. Seriously...it burns my ears to hear/see that word.

2. "After the jump" Almost every author of almost every article of almost every review site/blog I read uses this ridiculous phrase. It just sounds stupid.

3. Anything sports-drama related. Let them take steroids until their muscles pop. Serves 'em right.

4. Anything in a list.

5. Aw, crap.

my bad, fucktard, chick when referring to women, smokin' hot chick when referring to attractive women, (often esp. on mnspeak).

Oh, and "to boot".

"My girlfriend has huge breasts, and she loves giving me oral to boot."

Banishing words? You elitist pigs.

What next book burning? Because that would be totally hella awesome to burn some books all up in there and then see what deliciousness ensues.

Anyone of you heros want to e-cyber?

I vote for "so" as in "I am SO not going to English class today" or "you are SO getting fired."

What is the origin of this? It so bugs me.

I invite people to webinars. It is part of my job. I do call them web conference calls usually, but webinar is much easier to type out.

Ditch the nonsensical term 'pre-boarding' - as in gate agents at airports saying, "We'd like to continue pre-boarding those with small children or those needing extra assistance," blah blah blah.

You're either boarding, or you're not. It's binary, there are no degrees of it. It is or it isn't, you are, or you aren't. Like 'unique.'

You're umm, pre-boarding for your next flight right now.

Ugh. I can't believe you used the word moist. I was just talking to my friends last night about how I hate that word. Other notable bad words include toil and soil.

I would like to banish the words pamper, gentle, diva, and belly. Oh, and moist. GROSS.

I would ban the massive over use of italics.

Fixed?

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