Some words are definitely less than awesome, and I think it’s time someone finally put an end to this whole “Nice” thing. I don’t know when it started or who started it, but this one needs to go the way of “Fresh”, “Bad”, “Slammin” and any other word you look back on and wonder why you ever used.
You can’t say anything anymore without someone saying “Nice” afterwards, and we’re all guilty.
For Example:
Co-worker: “Hey, what’d you do this weekend?”
You: “I rented an ice cream truck and waited for a bunch of kids to come over and order some ice cream. I charged them, told them I would get their ice cream, but instead sprayed them with mace and drove away.”
Co-worker: “Nice!”
…it doesn’t matter what you say, someone will follow it up with “Nice!”. I say we think of another word to take its place. Let’s say what we really mean and start following up with words like “Adequate”, “Basic”, “Pedestrian” or “Insignificant” when we find ourselves in social situations where we absolutely must make a comment after another’s discourse. I welcome your suggestions (not limited to English) for alternatives, and I promise you, mostly likely to my own detriment, that I will start using them if they’re good.
This is not my best work….I think I’d characterize this post as “Pedestrian”.
i try not to talk to my co-workers about their personal lives.
on a side note, we need to stop saying “thanks” every time some drops more work on our desk. i know you’re not glad i just loaded up your inbox with sh*t to do, and saying “thanks” just because you’ve been conditioned to thank someone when they give you something is just unnecessary. unless you’re being sarcastic, in which case i applaud your comment. sarcasm makes life worth living.
Very NICE!!! I like!
Right on, brah
niiiiice.
i have a group of friends who just say “N!!!!!!!!” in lieu of saying “nice”.
whatever, i say “nice” all the time. but then again, i say “like”, “totally” and “rad” (example sentence: “like, that’s totally rad you rented an ice cream truck!”. i even say “swell” and “golly”. i don’t care. i have no shame.
I prefer to just tilt my head to the side with a blank stare, do a quick “huh” (without a question mark), blink, and then just walk away.