Shut up!
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I know it was said with love. 
lol
You really, really LOVE me. 
Christy
b*tch rocket
The funniest "shut up" moment I ever witnessed was when Steve and I were dating and it was my first time meeting his family (who are Philly Irish). His cousin came over and his mom gave her kid his Christmas gift, when he started mumbling and grumbling over not liking it, she said (envision a thick Philly accent) "Shut up you little b@stard and get over there and thank your Aunt." 
I'm trying to figure out how saying "Shut Up" became such a terrible thing to say - to some, almost like using the "N" word around blacks. The horrified expressions I've seen emerging from adults on the receiving end are - well - priceless.
KNOWING that, I'll use it sparingly, and since I don't have kids yet, I can't comment on how and when I'll use it. Most times I exercise restraint, because even though I don't see why it should offend so, it's clear it does.
HOWEVER...
I've been known to say it loud and clear when someone in my earshot is saying something very deserving of a such a reply. If I hear someone ridiculing another person to their face - and the person being insulted is being hurt by it - you're damned right I'll tell them to shut up. If I'm met by someone who thinks it's funny to start telling racist jokes - I'll put up with it for a bit - but eventually I'll tell them to shut their piehole - not because I'm a holier-than-thou azzhole, but because *I'm* being insulted by someone who has mistaken ME for somebody who thinks that's funny.
And, patience notwithstanding, I'll use it on someone who has gone off the deep end with an hysterical rant - about any subject.
I've used it on a co-worker who doesn't seem to grasp the phrases "I'm very busy right now" "That's personal, I don't wish to discuss that" "I don't want to hear about that" and other like phrases. I'm not sure a two by four crack in the face would work either, but I HAVE thought about it - but "Shut Up" *has* worked in the past.
KNOWING that, I'll use it sparingly, and since I don't have kids yet, I can't comment on how and when I'll use it. Most times I exercise restraint, because even though I don't see why it should offend so, it's clear it does.
HOWEVER...
I've been known to say it loud and clear when someone in my earshot is saying something very deserving of a such a reply. If I hear someone ridiculing another person to their face - and the person being insulted is being hurt by it - you're damned right I'll tell them to shut up. If I'm met by someone who thinks it's funny to start telling racist jokes - I'll put up with it for a bit - but eventually I'll tell them to shut their piehole - not because I'm a holier-than-thou azzhole, but because *I'm* being insulted by someone who has mistaken ME for somebody who thinks that's funny.
And, patience notwithstanding, I'll use it on someone who has gone off the deep end with an hysterical rant - about any subject.
I've used it on a co-worker who doesn't seem to grasp the phrases "I'm very busy right now" "That's personal, I don't wish to discuss that" "I don't want to hear about that" and other like phrases. I'm not sure a two by four crack in the face would work either, but I HAVE thought about it - but "Shut Up" *has* worked in the past.
janey83
Twenty Something
Nickel said:I wasn't allowed to watch Roseanne or Married With Children when I was little...I don't feel like I missed out on much though.
Actually, I was allowed to watch Roseanne & Married With Children, but MTV was off limits, so was Dawson's Creek when it first came out
