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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Really?

You know those people?
The ones that say "really" all the time.
Maybe you are one.

I truly hope not.
Cause it is "really" annoying.

After everything you say they say "Really?"
It's like they got nothin' else.

No, People, I just made it up.
I really, really felt like making up the fact that blind people are being given gun permits in Iowa.


But, if I were to answer " No, not really" in response to the "Really?" I get a very confused look.
Yes, this really has happened.

"Really?" in response to anything someone says to you is along the same vein as yes or no.
After that, the conversation just has nowhere to go.

Really, it is just dead in the water.

And I really, really, really, truly mean it.
Awesomely, at
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30 comments:

  1. Lynn ProctorApril 21, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    Haha Ruth -I do understand-really ;)

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  2. Al PenwasserApril 21, 2015 at 10:24 AM

    I really get what you're really trying to say.
    Like, ya know?

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  3. Pat HattApril 21, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    I really only use really when I know they are really lying to me. For real.

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  4. bettyApril 21, 2015 at 11:18 AM

    Oh gosh, I might be one of those really people :)

    betty

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    1. RuthApril 21, 2015 at 1:12 PM

      Betty, everyone has their thing. I use the word so a lot.

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  5. Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comApril 21, 2015 at 10:05 PM

    I'm laughing. When I first read this, I was thinking, man, Iowa has some weird regulations - or lack thereof. I've been saying "really" a lot these days. I'm sorry. I think it's contagious and I caught the bug. I'll try to stop.

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 10:27 AM

      Robyn, I don't think that many people try and get it, but it does seem odd.

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  6. Empty Nest InsiderApril 22, 2015 at 3:33 AM

    Now I'm really glad my son doesn't live in Iowa anymore. The gun law really needs to be changed.

    Julie

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 10:29 AM

      But, Julie, denying them the right to carry is a violation of the ADA. We can't have that, now can we?
      They not not help the fact that they can't see.

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    2. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 3:42 PM

      can not help

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  7. lyndagraceApril 22, 2015 at 6:53 AM

    I am a “really" person. Your post made me realize that. I use it in a sarcastic way, though.
    Like, “Oh really?”

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 10:31 AM

      lyndagrace, sarcasm is one of life's great verbal skills. Not everyone can do it successfully and a great many do not understand it.

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  8. Jeremy [Retro]April 22, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    Totally...

    Jeremy.

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  9. AnonymousApril 22, 2015 at 9:37 AM

    Long ago I wrote a post, "Really? Seriously?"
    About the same thing.

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 10:33 AM

      Susie, do you still have it up? Is it on your current blog or your other one. I would like to read it if it's up.

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  10. AnonymousApril 22, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    The worst is "My bad." I think it started in the 1990s. Give it a rest, people!!

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 10:35 AM

      Susie, that phrase does not get used in my house. It tried to come in, but I halted that real quick.

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    2. MandyApril 30, 2015 at 8:28 PM

      I clicked on this post to remark on "really", but "my bad" is even worse! I cannot stand when people say that! Your bad what? foot? dinosaur? cactus? What's wrong "I'm sorry" or "My mistake." :-/

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    3. RuthApril 30, 2015 at 10:23 PM

      Mandy, I don't know what wrong with I'm sorry or my mistake. I have often wondered the same thing.

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  11. LisaApril 22, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    That gets chalked up there with "Ya know what I mean / ya know what I'm saying?" I hear that from a co-worker 1000 times a day and I want to choke her! Seeing as she talks crazy fast and is usually talking to people whose first language is not English....the answer is probably NO !!!

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    1. RuthApril 22, 2015 at 3:53 PM

      Lisa, haha! My husband says that to our daughter to annoy her. He will say something goofy and if he she doesn't respond he says Ya know what I mean followed by you get what I'm sayin'. Gets her every time. Drives me nuts too. That's why he does it.

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  12. DebbyApril 22, 2015 at 9:19 PM

    OMG my sister has a habit of saying "Really? I mean REALLY?" she says it all the time when she is telling a story of something that has happened. I guess she thinks she is being funny and sarcastic but I think shes just annoying.

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    1. RuthApril 23, 2015 at 8:56 AM

      Coffee Lady, do you ever just want to smack her?

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