OT - Pull my finger....

[dawgstudent]

From a group text with a cousin. Discuss amongst yourselves...

One of my colleagues was referring to the “pull my finger” joke with his kids. And another colleague had never heard of it. And we were as surprised as was he. He was so enamored with this new knowledge that he went around the office and polled other people if they had heard of it. Unofficially about half had ever heard of it. Do you think this is generational, geographic or cultural?

 

[John Deaux VII]

If I indeed met a person who had never heard of that, I would pressume that they (a) did not have a Uncle, (b) was home schooled, or (c) had been living under a rock their whole life.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Let's get out of the car first.

 

[Darryl Steight]

From a group text with a cousin. Discuss amongst yourselves...

One of my colleagues was referring to the “pull my finger” joke with his kids. And another colleague had never heard of it. And we were as surprised as was he. He was so enamored with this new knowledge that he went around the office and polled other people if they had heard of it. Unofficially about half had ever heard of it. Do you think this is generational, geographic or cultural?

My I-talian grandfather was the king of pull my finger. He was also the first to give me Red Man tobacco (made me sick) and let me try my first beer at about 5 years old (I still like Schlitz today). RIP Pops.

 

[The Cooterpoot]

I have to assume they're shitting me

 

[Herbert Nenninger]

In high school in late 90s, the phrase “my bad” became common. One of my teachers was in their break room and overheard another teacher tell someone “my bag”. He politely corrected her, saying “I’m pretty sure the kids are saying ‘my bad’ “. She doubled down that it was indeed “my bag”.
So from then on, he would intentionally mess up in class, like when writing on the board. And then turn around and say “my bag, class, my bag!”.

 

[dorndawg]

In high school in late 90s, the phrase “my bad” became common. One of my teachers was in their break room and overheard another teacher tell someone “my bag”. He politely corrected her, saying “I’m pretty sure the kids are saying ‘my bad’ “. She doubled down that it was indeed “my bag”.
So from then on, he would intentionally mess up in class, like when writing on the board. And then turn around and say “my bag, class, my bag!”.

I had a jr high coach who would smoke you in the face with a basketball if he heard "my bad". 30 years later, I still all but duck when I hear someone say it.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

From a group text with a cousin. Discuss amongst yourselves...

One of my colleagues was referring to the “pull my finger” joke with his kids. And another colleague had never heard of it. And we were as surprised as was he. He was so enamored with this new knowledge that he went around the office and polled other people if they had heard of it. Unofficially about half had ever heard of it. Do you think this is generational, geographic or cultural?

Clearly they were not raised right.

 

[dawgman42]

I had a jr high coach who would smoke you in the face with a basketball if he heard "my bad". 30 years later, I still all but duck when I hear someone say it.

I'll take "My bad" or even the obligatory "dude" over all the "bro" ess I hear now.

 

[dorndawg]

I'll take "My bad" or even the obligatory "dude" over all the "bro" ess I hear now.

I hear 40 year old parents calling their kids "bro" and that is so odd-sounding to me

 

[Tractorman]

My kids learned pull my finger before they could talk, but, they did laugh!

 

[Darryl Steight]

I hear 40 year old parents calling their kids "bro" and that is so odd-sounding to me

I do find it helpful to speak their language, as long as you're doing it to show them how stupid it sounds and it's super sarcastic.

"Go brush your teeth, BRO, 6-7. Or you'll lose your phone BRO... Skibbidy toilet. Chicken jockey."

 

[MStateDawg]

I'll take "My bad" or even the obligatory "dude" over all the "bro" ess I hear now.

Hearing my teenage daughter and her female friends refer to each other as "Bro" is something I can't get used to.

 

[Chesusdog]

I'll take "My bad" or even the obligatory "dude" over all the "bro" ess I hear now.

As someone who dudes nearly everyone it's now bruh and I hate it even more.

 

[GloryDawg]

From a group text with a cousin. Discuss amongst yourselves...

One of my colleagues was referring to the “pull my finger” joke with his kids. And another colleague had never heard of it. And we were as surprised as was he. He was so enamored with this new knowledge that he went around the office and polled other people if they had heard of it. Unofficially about half had ever heard of it. Do you think this is generational, geographic or cultural?

Surely theres not any dumbasses in your office.

 

[HotMop]

Let's get out of the car first.

Out of the car? You locked the windows and make them all suffer like a man.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

From a group text with a cousin. Discuss amongst yourselves...

One of my colleagues was referring to the “pull my finger” joke with his kids. And another colleague had never heard of it. And we were as surprised as was he. He was so enamored with this new knowledge that he went around the office and polled other people if they had heard of it. Unofficially about half had ever heard of it. Do you think this is generational, geographic or cultural?

I might have been wrong, but I used this to decide whether I would marry a woman or not. If she laughed when I said "pull my finger", I would consider her. If she got upset, I removed her from the situation. It has been almost 30 years since she decided to keep me.

 

[kired]

I’ve always heard the phrase and seen on tv, but don’t think I’ve ever experienced it in real life… maybe when I was a kid and just don’t remember

While on the subject, my brothers and I did make a fart tape growing up. We used one of those old flat tape players. Whenever somebody had to fart you’d run and squat over it, press play & record, and fart on it

 

[ToxicTimberDawg]

In high school in late 90s, the phrase “my bad” became common. One of my teachers was in their break room and overheard another teacher tell someone “my bag”. He politely corrected her, saying “I’m pretty sure the kids are saying ‘my bad’ “. She doubled down that it was indeed “my bag”.
So from then on, he would intentionally mess up in class, like when writing on the board. And then turn around and say “my bag, class, my bag!”.

Feel like I remember this discussion on here before, but maybe DS can do a poll on flicking vs. flipping (correct) the bird. I bet there are some flickers on here.

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

I had a jr high coach who would smoke you in the face with a basketball if he heard "my bad". 30 years later, I still all but duck when I hear someone say it.

We started that in 80s at Copiah. I still say it to this day.

 

[cowbell88]

I’ve tested the waters with several girl friends over the years with the pull my finger trick. This was after dating a couple of months. Couple refused (you know the males in her family were pretty cool guys), one pulled it and freaked out, another pulled it and laughed with me or at me one or the other.

 

[Crazy Cotton]

I might have been wrong, but I used this to decide whether I would marry a woman or not. If she laughed when I said "pull my finger", I would consider her. If she got upset, I removed her from the situation. It has been almost 30 years since she decided to keep me.

How does she feel about a Dutch oven?

 

[tenureplan]

Glfr is the no...too toxic male for him

 

[POTUS]

I do find it helpful to speak their language, as long as you're doing it to show them how stupid it sounds and it's super sarcastic.

"Go brush your teeth, BRO, 6-7. Or you'll lose your phone BRO... Skibbidy toilet. Chicken jockey."

If you aren’t weaponizing their slang against them, you’re missing out. I told my son something he said was “cap” and that he as “cooked” for not having his homework done. He could not have rolled his eyes harder. It’s the little things that make parenting fun.

 

[Dawg1976]

Many of us here are aging geezers but at the end of the day……we’re just little boys.

 

[Darryl Steight]

If you aren’t weaponizing their slang against them, you’re missing out. I told my son something he said was “cap” and that he as “cooked” for not having his homework done. He could not have rolled his eyes harder. It’s the little things that make parenting fun.

Throwing their slang back to them and playing loud 80's music when they get out of the car at school. Some of the great joys of life.

Yesterday it was Whoomp There it is. Today I chose a classic - Wild Wild West by Kool Moe Dee. They are mortified and I laugh and laugh.

 

[11thEagleFan]

I'll take "My bad" or even the obligatory "dude" over all the "bro" ess I hear now.

I agree. Except it’s not even “bro” anymore, it’s “bruh.” I have a 14 year old and sometimes I overhear him talking to his friends. The conversations sound like this: “Bruh… bruh… bruh… no way, bruh. Bruh you’re stupid! Bruh!”

 

[HotMop]

Throwing their slang back to them and playing loud 80's music when they get out of the car at school. Some of the great joys of life.

Yesterday it was Whoomp There it is. Today I chose a classic - Wild Wild West by Kool Moe Dee. They are mortified and I laugh and laugh.

You need to mix in Big Booty Hoes.