Recently, the phrase “my bad” was used unironically in the Daily Heights Forums, prompting an emergency investigation to identify other potentially-typeable phrases that are clearly outside the limits of good taste and proper online expression. To date, phrases banned on Daily Heights include, but are not limited to:
–“Don’t go there” (Obvious!)
–“I am so ____” as in, “I am so loving this discussion about Home Heating Oil!!”
–“Yeah!” said in three syllables, with the accent on the first, so as to suggest “no duh” in response to an obvious statement by another party (admittedly, it would be difficult to type this… if you were to defy the ban, it would probably look something like this: “YEah-uh!”)
-Referring to anyone as “dog” or “dawg”
More forbidden phrases will be posted as they come to our attention. Thank you for your patience during this difficult time of transition!
Special note: Daily Heights is seeking an injunction to enforce Internet-wide bans on the phrases “A ______ grows in Brooklyn” and “If you ______ it, they will come.” To shield your publication from future liability, please discontinue use of these phrases, effective today. Thank you!
LINK: Post #259, FORBIDDEN PHRASES (Was: Pic of Spalding bldg on Pacific?) [Daily Heights Forums]
Oh my god, please don’t go there! I am so not liking this new rule, dawg. A fascist grows in brooklyn. Free speech rules! Yeah-uh!
Sorry, I got a little carried away there. My bad.
how about “the city” (referring to specifically Manhattan – not NYC)
Wow Pete I am guilty of doing that – I don’t think I know anyone who doesnt’ use that phrase 🙂
No, please not “the city”! I use that one all the time. Should I not be admitting it?
i think calling manhattan ‘the city’, peculiar as it may be, is a new yorker/broolynite thing. i don’t think it should be banned.
I think its just become just to ‘hip’ to use it that way….its ends up sounding trite and provincial.
Pete – I have to disagree with you there – I remember my parents using that phrase over 35 years ago. Its definately a Brooklyn thang! (or is that barred too)
I agree that some of these phrases [“my bad”, “dawg”] are the kind of talk we hear from undesirable neighborhood non-whites all the time. isn’t that why this blog exists? to secretly whisper about the lifestyle issues newly relocated non-non-whites face in ProHo?
I’m really glad that you’ve created a safe space here where the King’s English can thrive…three cheers for keeping our utopia blog-garden WEED-FREE!!!
I just want to know if Andy really still has all those Choose Your Own Adventure books! I loved those things! Do you have Journey Under the Sea? Space and Beyond? Your Code Name is Jonah?
I covet them…
Weed-free???? Well, then I’d definitely have to move out.
I was really into the gamebook thing as well. CYOA is some top notch business. By the way, I’m serious.