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Post by sidburn on Nov 29, 2011 18:47:30 GMT -5
I don't think I'm alone in saying that this is the most dreaded phrase in the world. If a significant other says it, it usually means it's over. If a boss says it, it usually either means you're fired or extremely close to being fired. No matter what, it's almost always a nice way of saying "you fucked up". What are some of the worst times you've heard this phrase, and some when it turned out to not be as bad as you thought?
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Post by Shane for Wax on Nov 29, 2011 18:53:39 GMT -5
Never. It always ends in a fight or bad news.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 29, 2011 19:15:20 GMT -5
You missed one: If YOU have to say it, it's probably something you don't really want to discuss, but have no other choice.
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Post by Mlle Antéchrist on Nov 29, 2011 19:46:32 GMT -5
I can't think of a single instance when hearing that phrase didn't end in either bad news or harsh criticism.
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Post by Sleepy on Nov 29, 2011 20:02:11 GMT -5
I hate the anxiety that clobbers me when I hear those words. Even today when my landlady said, "I want to talk to you about something," my heart sank. Turned out to just be a question about something she was having trouble reading. Seriously, I never want to hear it.
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Post by Aqualung on Nov 29, 2011 21:27:13 GMT -5
Nothing good ever follows those words.
My first two years of college I shared an apartment with two roommates. The second year one of them said that when I came in from work one night and proceeded to bitch at me about eating her food (which she would make to share with us), leaving dirty dishes lying around (bullshit), and I don't know what else. By the time I moved out she had food stockpiled in those big plastic tote bins and so much in the fridge and freezer and cupboards that my other roommate and I had no room for our own food, and her room was so messy and she had so much junk piled on her bed that at one point I suspected her of sleeping on her floor for a while. She was....odd.
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Post by gyeonghwa on Nov 29, 2011 21:36:22 GMT -5
I think the last person who said "we need to talk" made me cry. The only way it isn't bad if someone is using it as a joke or in a less serious manner. Example: "We need to talk . . . that outfit has to go."
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Post by John E on Nov 29, 2011 21:55:39 GMT -5
When my wife says that, it always triggers panic. But a lot of the time it turns out to be something good.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 29, 2011 22:25:35 GMT -5
So, it's agreed, from now on we will preface all bad news with a loud yelping noise.
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Nov 29, 2011 22:44:53 GMT -5
Good news, everyone!
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Post by ironbite on Nov 29, 2011 23:06:25 GMT -5
We need to talk. I want to add another woman to the bedroom.
Ironbite-at that point, die in happiness.
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Post by Admiral Lithp on Nov 29, 2011 23:14:33 GMT -5
I like Deadpan's motion better.
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Post by Art Vandelay on Nov 29, 2011 23:58:37 GMT -5
We need to talk. I want to add another woman to the bedroom. Ironbite-at that point, die in happiness. Right before she finishes her sentence with "...in your stead". |
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Post by DeadpanDoubter on Nov 30, 2011 17:46:29 GMT -5
Still, die with a boner.
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Post by DarkfireTaimatsu on Nov 30, 2011 18:07:39 GMT -5
GEORGE: ...she calls me up at my office, she says, "We have to talk."
JERRY: Ooh, the four worst words in the English language.
GEORGE: That, or "Whose bra is this?"
JERRY: That is worse.
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