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The Funny Things People Say to Sound Smrt.
A comedy conversation by Stone Cold Bikini 62,262 18
04/04/2007 05:21 PM 498 views

Have I mentioned before on Gab that I work in an art gallery? A fancy art gallery? In London? I might have done, once or twice.

People who visit my gallery tend to want to feel posh, like us, and what to look and sound knowledgable about art. A person on their own will usually accomplish this by turning up their nose at everything and sweeping past me, pretending I don't exist, and then maybe commented that they picked up a so-and-so painting in the fifties for two guineas.

When people come in groups or pairs, however, it's a different story. They both want to out art-smart the other, and naturally I eavesdrop on these conversations. Usually it's the same bull Shakespeare that I give to interested people: "The delicate brushwork on the earring shows both superior technical skill and a certain tenderness for the subject." Sometimes, however, people go beyond that.

Just now for example, two women were wandering through, and one of them offhandly mentions "Ah yes, this artist committed suicide you know."

"Oh my, really?"

"Mm. yes. Years ago, of course. She wasn't selling. She felt her art was worthless. Her prices skyrocketed after her death of course. I have a couple of her earlier works."

The painting they were discussing is near my desk, so I could see it clearly and I actually once met that particular artist. In fact, I was speaking with her this morning on the telephone. Apparently, I can talk to ghosts.

Dumb people are the best when they try to sound smart.

The rest of you share now.

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The Funny Things People Say to Sound Smrt.

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Funny 3 votes 3.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643634
Jolson whips it good! 16,163 11
04/04/2007 05:28 PM

Boobies?

 

Hilarious 13 votes 4.1 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643636
Stone Cold Bikini 62,262 18
04/04/2007 05:30 PM

Boobies?

Certainly Jolson. You are allowed to show me your boobies. I will permit it.

 

Hilarious 17 votes 4.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643637
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 05:31 PM

This reminds me of the old classic of telephony.
There's a guy who's just been made Jr. VP of a company. He's checking out his new office and is feeling rather proud of himself. He looks at the phone on his desk, picks it up and starts talking like it's some big important call. He turns around to see an IT guy standing in his door.
Not wanting to look the fool, he holds up his hand to indicate it would be just a minute. He starts shouting into the phone "Well, I'm the VP of this company, so when I say I want this done NOW, I mean NOW!" and slams the phone down.
He looks up at the IT guy and says "Sorry, vendor issues, you know how it is"
"Um..yeah" says the IT guy.
The Jr. VP asks "So, what can I do for you?" to which the IT guy responds "I'm..uh...I'm here to hook up your phone."

 

Hilarious 12 votes 4.2 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643639
Community Chest 171,275 14
04/04/2007 05:35 PM

This thread is perfectly cromulent.

 

Funny 7 votes 3.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643641
Sharri 14,124 11
04/04/2007 05:39 PM

Certainly Jolson. You are allowed to show me your boobies. I will permit it.

I too will allow this.

 

Funny 4 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643643
Community Chest 171,275 14
04/04/2007 05:45 PM

Out of my way! I am an expert in Assal Horizontology.

 

Funny 3 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643644
Snork 45,655 12
04/04/2007 05:46 PM

Anyone who mentions the words "paradigm" and "initiative" in the same sentence.

 

Funny 4 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643645
Phuc 237,919 21
04/04/2007 05:47 PM

"I knew dat."

 

Funny 4 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643646
Community Chest 171,275 14
04/04/2007 05:49 PM

I think its paradigmatically simple to have the initiative to come up with a sentence.

 

Hilarious 10 votes 4.1 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643647
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 05:52 PM

The essence of the situation is that we all feel the underlying need to be superior to the other sentiment beings around us. As such, we often resort to using language in such a manor as to appear aloof and condescending to those beneath ourselves as them peoples don't talk two gud.



Damn...ALMOST made it.

 

Chuckleworthy 2 votes 2.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643685
Jolson whips it good! 16,163 11
04/04/2007 06:38 PM

I've showed somebody something before. Can't remember who. Probably Chance. She's seen everybody.

 

Funny 4 votes 3.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643689
Chance 171,275 14
04/04/2007 06:39 PM

I HAVE NOT!

I AM NOT A COLLECTOR!

You got me confused with Undies.

Email in profile.

 

Funny 3 votes 3.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643693
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 06:43 PM

<action> quickly redirects email with "attached photos"</action>

Heh..oops.

 

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Smokatronic 2,388 9
04/04/2007 06:48 PM

Sentiment beings...

Emotions are for idiots. Frost-ing Vulcans.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643701
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 06:50 PM

Frost-ing spell check, it was supposed to say sentient.

 

Chuckleworthy 3 votes 2.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643705
Fake Colorful Easter Basket Straw 98,000 37
04/04/2007 06:54 PM

Emotions are for idiots. Frost-ing Vulcans.

Vulcans eschew emotions also, so why would you be cursing them along with emotions?

 

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Smokatronic 2,388 9
04/04/2007 06:55 PM

Perhaps I worded it wrong, I meant because they think they're so superior to us.

 

Funny 7 votes 3.8 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643707
Chance 171,275 14
04/04/2007 06:56 PM

I think he was just mentioning his Saturday plans.

 

Chuckleworthy 3 votes 2.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643710
Smokatronic 2,388 9
04/04/2007 06:59 PM

T'pol. Definitely.

 

Hilarious 8 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643711
Space Admiral BobJohnson 178,045 22
04/04/2007 07:03 PM

Quite often when I disagree with a fact someone tells me, they'll scoff and say "I can show you it in one of my old textbooks if you want" or "my professor told me that when I was in school. He's an expert in the field, so I don't see why you're arguing."

Ever since I started calling bluffs by asking to see the textbook or emailing professors, I've discovered that about 90% of what people say is crap.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643718
Captain Skippy, fabulous Pirate 41,253 13
04/04/2007 07:11 PM

Well there was this and then pretty much everything taco and I said for the rest of that thread.

 

Funny 3 votes 3.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643738
300 Spartans and a Taco 61,976 36
04/04/2007 07:33 PM

I think Tapioca should just replace a swear word on the swearbot at this point.

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643743
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 07:40 PM

But which one?

 

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Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 07:41 PM

AH...a PUDDING swearbot

 

Hilarious 6 votes 4.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643756
Captain Skippy, fabulous Pirate 41,253 13
04/04/2007 07:49 PM

BUTTERSCOTCH!

 

Chuckleworthy 4 votes 2.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643758
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 07:50 PM

And of course, Ogden Nash would be replaced with Chocolate.

 

Chuckleworthy 3 votes 2.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643772
KChikita is wearing clean laundry, I swear!! 128,316 98
04/04/2007 08:05 PM

John! Al! Are you writing this down? I'd use it.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643776
Captain Skippy, fabulous Pirate 41,253 13
04/04/2007 08:12 PM

pistachio!

 

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Fake Colorful Easter Basket Straw 98,000 37
04/04/2007 08:19 PM

Pistachio was a curse word for me this week when my daughter wanted me to buy it because it was green (takes after her mom) and then decided that she didn't like it.

 

Chuckleworthy 4 votes 2.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643787
Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/04/2007 08:22 PM

And her we go.

 

Funny 5 votes 3.8 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643818
Millie 116,988 28
04/04/2007 09:01 PM

I can't stand it when I'm in an art gallery or museum and I get stuck near people who are trying to show off. I'm trying to look at some art, and I have to listen to some pretentious, stupid blather.

My ex-husband and I used to call it the "curse". And, invariably, no matter how much I try to get away from the people, no matter where I go in the place, they end up behind me, going on about bullShakespeare.

I feel like turning around and saying, "Shut the Frost up! You sound like a moron and NOBODY CARES."

 

Funny 9 votes 3.9 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643822
TheFoye 55,700 16
04/04/2007 09:06 PM

I'm pretty safe in an art gallery, about the smartest thing I would say in there would be "That artist can paint some pretty nice tits".

 

Funny 8 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643842
Millie 116,988 28
04/04/2007 09:16 PM

That actually wouldn't bother me.

 

Funny 6 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643915
Phuc 237,919 21
04/04/2007 10:12 PM

People who try to pronounce foreign words, even though those words are spelt a certain way and we Americans always say them the way they're spelt.

For example: Tofu.

Toe. Foo.

But no. These sock-n-sandal-wearing Whole Foods trolls can't be patriots. They say "doe foo."

Idiots.

Damn foreigners never spell Shakespeare like it's pronounced, and the Chinee probably say it like, "Chung Wong" or some such Shakespeare anyway, so don't try to act all continental. Vermont is not another country.

 

Hilarious 18 votes 4.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643920
Devildog 538 6
04/04/2007 10:17 PM

My friend was shopping for a new front door and she particularly wanted it to reflect the style of "Frank Lloyd Webber".




So that's what? Prairie style, straight lines and a door bell that plays themes from "Cats"?

 

Chuckleworthy 3 votes 2.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1643977
King Dingaling 5,469 7
04/05/2007 02:06 AM

At least you don't work here.

Or have this guy's job.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644003
Foo-Foo the Snoo 10,950 10
04/05/2007 05:14 AM

"STFU N00b!" is always impressing upon others in that you know your way around a message board and have superior knowledge of being a cyberdork.

 

Funny 3 votes 3.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644007
The Neeplets waved multi-coloured flags! 35,066 15
04/05/2007 05:27 AM

The singularity is about to explode!

Heh. Heh.

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644008
The Neeplets waved multi-coloured flags! 35,066 15
04/05/2007 05:31 AM

Forgot the link.

 

Hilarious 1 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644019
daisypie 49,378 9
04/05/2007 10:08 AM

...Vermont is not another country.


Not yet, Phuc, not just yet...

 

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daisypie 49,378 9
04/05/2007 10:21 AM

<action>uh, oh...</action>I once got into an argument with a curator of the Portland Museum of Art (where I've been a member for years) because she placed a hideous 20th century American realistic bronze sculpture in a gallery of 19th century European Impressionist art...

 

Funny 4 votes 3.2 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644029
TomServo 3,759 7
04/05/2007 12:06 PM

Have I mentioned before on Gab that I work in an art gallery? A fancy art gallery? In London? I might have done, once or twice.

Just because people pay to get past the red curtain doesn't mean it's an art gallery

 

Funny 3 votes 3.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644058
BlaiseMilla 67,037 13
04/05/2007 02:42 PM

I hate when people say, "irregardless"

 

Chuckleworthy 3 votes 2.7 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644059
Jolson whips it good! 16,163 11
04/05/2007 02:46 PM

I hate when people say literally in the wrong context.

"It was so funny I literally Shakespeare my pants!"

"Oh really. So what'd you do with your Shakespearety pants?"

</david cross>

 

Funny 2 votes 3.5 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644062
Lloyd Lloves Llamps 48,662 14
04/05/2007 03:01 PM

DON'T CLICK THAT LINK! IT'S A VIRUS!

 

Funny 3 votes 3.3 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644061
Phuc 237,919 21
04/05/2007 03:12 PM

I hate when people say, "irregardless

Not for nothing, but I so don't think that's not a cromulent word.

 

Hilarious 4 votes 4.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644065
Phuc 237,919 21
04/05/2007 03:13 PM

What the hell are you on about?

 

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BlaiseMilla 67,037 13
04/05/2007 03:14 PM

Don't try to embiggen us with some fancy talk, Phuc.

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644069
Lloyd Lloves Llamps 48,662 14
04/05/2007 03:24 PM

Hey! That's not fair. You cheated.

 

  0 votes 0.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644072
Chix bites his thumb at thee 286,539 61
04/05/2007 04:03 PM

"My name is _________, and I'm running for President of the United States.

 

Chuckleworthy 1 votes 2.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644073
Chix bites his thumb at thee 286,539 61
04/05/2007 04:04 PM

"


I especially hate it when they leave off that last bit.

 

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Pumpkin Noggin-planted and ready to grow 56,642 8
04/05/2007 04:20 PM

Heard my two pet peeves today and already, and it's only 10:30.

People pronouncing VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) as "VOY-P" and the same people saying "It's the NEWEST trend in 'Tell-ah-phony".

NO Emerson, V-O-I-P is NOT the "newest trend in 'TEL-AH-FON-EE'" it's just the most talked about, it's been around for 20 years now.

 

Chuckleworthy 1 votes 2.0 /live?func=new_user&msgid=1644173
Millie 116,988 28
04/05/2007 05:47 PM

You know, if I wanted to sound like a pretentious Emerson, I could. I minored in Art History.

But I don't GIVE A Shakespeare if people think I'm an idiotic Philistine. Plus, it takes too much energy to act smart. It's much easier if people think you're a dumbass.