Monday, August 2, 2010

Buzz Words

All of us BOTMer's (the wonderful small group that we are) have passions and things that we love that are unique to us. And I have found over the years that through the things I love, have come buzz words. These are words or names that when said by a stranger on a bus, at the gym etc, we turn our heads and react. These words aren't exclusively our passions though, they could be a word that our grandpa used to utter or an old teacher used to always say that has stuck with us.

There are times when something you love is not a buzz word. For example, I am a pretty big Howard Stern fan but when I think about it, if someone were to say either 'Howard' or 'Stern', I wouldn't react because these words/names are very common. The exception to this rule is when I was at the height of my Ben Folds Five listening, and if someone said the words 'underground' or 'army', two fairly common words, my ears would perk up. Alright, I know what you guys are thinking, 'we get the point man, lets just hear your buzzy words or whatever', but I feel bad for not blogging in a while so I'm trying to make up for it. I guess you're right though, and as Helly tells me, it's quality not quantity. But I think I was making valid points, so I don't know why you were being a dick about it.

So in my experience, I have found my buzz words are:

Wrestling - being a fan and historian of something that nobody likes (or admits to liking) means that this has become a big buzz word over the years for me.

Karate - I have been involved with karate my whole life and it is kind of rare to hear someone talk about it. 

Vienna - one of the words in the name of a band I love. Rarely uttered by humans.

Eden - my close friend and a cool name and word. So rare you can see the blood seeping from it.



- Lee (while listening to Off Course)



What are your buzz words?

13 comments:

  1. FIRST!!

    that was awesome man. Except for the "buzzy" words, thought you would have had a bit more, and a bit more..better ones. ;)

    like.... van dam? thats gotta be one.

    For me, Future has to be one, when ever I hear the word future its makes me think of back to the future or futurama or time travel in general, so i turn to the person and take a good look at who ever used the word at the time. and then get deep in my thoughts on time travelling.

    for now thats all i can think of.

    "why you gotta be such a dick about it" fucking classic

    xxx

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  2. Yes, van dam is surely one. There had to be more! Hamish, sit down, take this srsly...

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  3. lol "SRSLY"!

    But srsly, Butt Pressure is the best buzz word of all. Everyone is sayin it.

    For example I was at work today and the coffee machine wasn't working.

    Me: Ghey, coffee machine is broken.
    Guy: Lemme take a look sucka.
    Me: Oh please do, I need a hit!
    Guy: hmmm... yeah... looks like BP.
    Me: You mean Butt Pressure?
    Guy: No, I mean Broken Parts you fucking pervert.

    As for real buzz words (yeah butt pressure is one). I'd say 'shithead'. Its taken on a deeper meaning than just a childish insult.

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  4. haha thats heaps funny guys! I miss you hamish and luke.

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  5. Above comment is by Eden...unless you laughed at it thinking that Luke wrote it (and can bypass the fact that it is obviously by me because otherwise I wouldn't have written this comment...or would I???????That's a legitimate question)

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  6. Triggered by Hamish's comment, one of mine is definitely coffee! I hear someone say coffee or any variation, lattle, cappachino, mocha and my ears perk up and then I must instantly have one! Oh you devilish brew, you'll be the death of me!

    Another one of mine is jazz, but mainly if I hear someone around our age say it. It's fairly unusual for younger people to like jazz, so when I find out that someone does, I have to know what some of their favourite standards are ( that's a term that only fellow cats would know!)

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  7. sorry latte* not lattle

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  8. cappuccino* :)

    mine is anything bout rugby league, love that shit

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  9. Damn! I knew that didn't look right!

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  10. russ, what would your buzz word be from rugby league? if someone were to say 'league' in a different context than rugby, you probably wouldn't turn around (or maybe you would?), but if you heard 'eels' in any context, i assume you'd react. But it couldn't be anything about rugby league, if you know what i mean.

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  11. haha "he's stickin fingers up ppls arses"

    yeah lee I guess the words would be:

    "Eels"
    "Parramatta Eels"
    "Hayne" - or any other eels players surname
    "NRL"
    etc.

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