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[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 63 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My coworkers would giggle whenever I say "ah fuck".

But one time I dropped the "oh fuck" and they all rushed over to help.

Great coworkers.

[–] colderr@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Those are some nice people.

[–] Masta_Chief@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Plot twist: OP is a flight traffic controller

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.ca 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

... fuck = "this will probably end the world."

[–] PseudorandomNoise@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

… welp = “it’s over, make peace with your god”

[–] Linssiili@sopuli.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

Or just "...oh"

[–] N0body@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

holy fuck = “I don’t even realize this catastrophic error could exist.”

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

Could also be "what are you even on about?"

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago

A small but important distinction.

[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It's like a universal rule that the size of the exclamation is inversely correlated to the side of the mistake.

Ex: "Motherfucker!" Would probably follow something like a stubbed toe, or losing a game to a little mistake. Whereas a tiny little "whoops" is probably going to burn down buildings.

If there isn't a name for the phenomena, there should be.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ruh roh: dying in a hurricane on a ship in the middle and the ocean

[–] BugleFingers@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

There actually is a ship log where the final message was indeed "Run roh" I'll see if I can find the sauce

[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

"Motherfucker!" Would probably follow something like a stubbed toe

Can't confirm, a stubbed toe would be "ouch!" or "shit!" for me.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 14 points 2 weeks ago

Ruh roah... We are all collectively about to die

[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

The quieter the oops, the bigger the fuckup

[–] dumbass@leminal.space 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

And the worst one : fuck fuck fuck FUCK FUCK NO NO NO FUCK FUUUCK.

[–] afox@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Monday morning at a software company dude walks into the bathroom smelling like stale tequila. Sits on the toilet next to my stall. Grunts, moans, says exactly this. Proceeds to have explosive diarrhea and pukes on his shoes. It was 7am. What a start to the week. He just powered through. Ran his shoes under the sink and simply went to work. Something tells me this wasn't his first rodeo.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When you go from
low back unrounded to
high-mid back rounded
you know there’s trouble.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

"I can't believe you've done this."