If I see the phrase "Talk me down" one more time...

[Zynx]

I'll push you all off myself.

Now here's a fat ass lizard to entertain you:

[Realityhack]

1. oh lithard!!! n/t

[1corona4u]

2. AMEN to THAT!!!!!!!

I am SO over that phrase!!!

[thunder rising]

3. It doesn't seem to be moving ... I've been watching very carefully for 10 minutes.

[Zynx]

8. Lizards don't move much. Particularly when the GIFs aren't animated. ;-)

I would have put up a video of my own lizard of this species, but I'm way too lazy.

[thunder rising]

38. Ohhhh NOW you tell me.

[briv1016]

4. Blame Rachel

[NEDem]

5. Hell yeah!

[11 Bravo]

6. Damn! That lizard scared me onto a ledge! Quick, talk me down!

:hide:

[Zynx]

10. How about this one:

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. It certainly identifies the poster as a dumb motherfucker

You're not wrong about that.

[Fridays Child]

9. Aw, c'mon.

That's what Rachel says when she's heard something from the wing nut universe that's so bizarre, she fears she must be tripping. And, given the state of Republican politics, this is a daily--and, sometimes, even hourly--occurrence.

[Zynx]

11. I am so sick of the phrase, though. It's okay if it is one person's catch phrase.

When you hear it 10 million times, it wears a little thin.

[Bonn1997]

12. Agreed. It's lame. It suggests this stuff is just a game and isn't serious

Maybe if you're playing basketball on the streets, I could see someone saying "Talk me down" (Or perhaps "Take me down"--same concept)

[hulka38]

13. Thank you Zynx, it needed to be said.

[smalll]

14. Are you saying it's time to throw "talk me down" under the bus?

:shrug:

[Phredicles]

23. No, just that it's Jumped The Shark;

seriously, as much as I love Ms. Maddow, the phrase needs to go away.

[skooooo]

15. I agree..

it's way over used.

[lonestarnot]

16. I saw a gila monster crossing the road up on Camelback Mountain one day. I had

to stop and stare at it. They are slow movers. Pretty though. Wong color though. Hence the name monster.

[Zynx]

19. This is actually a Uromastyx. It's a very different lizard than a Gila Monster.

Believe it or not, it's strictly an herbivore.

[lonestarnot]

33. It's cool, and yes I know my Gila monsters now.

:evilgrin:

[vaberella]

17. THANK YOU!!! It's so damn irritating. If you're NOT Rachel Maddow, lay off the phrase.

It's just not cute. Plus it reminds me of something irritating teeny-boppers did to the popular girl in school. They would hear what she said and follow suit. Lordy.

[stray cat]

18. I like Rachel Maddow but I'm even getting tired of her using it

[cynatnite]

20. Every time I read about voter purges I feel like I need talked down...

It really gets me nervous.

[twistedliberal]

21. I agree...it's about as tired as

"Git-r-done."
:eyes:

[DefenseLawyer]

22. I must concur.

It's played, Jerry. So played.

[nichomachus]

24. Yeah -- if you want to come down that bad, then just come the hell down.

[Eurobabe]

25. please, feel free to start a poll of the most overused DU expressions

Talk me down
I'm concerned that
I just got this email

I'm sure you can think of many others.

They all make me want to put a gun to my head or at least log-off this joint!!

[Phredicles]

28. Ooo! Ooo! "DU this poll", especially

if it's a PBS poll about Sarah Palin that's tied 49-49...

[camera obscura]

31. This applies to all sites

DU, DailyKos, etc:

"*Obama/Biden/Olbermann/Tweety/Matt Damon* SLAMS *McCain/Palin/Bush*!!!!!!!!!!"

Don't get me wrong, I love when they get some wicked burns in, but an "OBAMA SLAMS MCCAIN IN KALAMAZOO TODAY **VIDEO**!!!" headline every day makes the whole thing lose its meaning...

[Number23]

37. Oooo! Don't forget "Rovian!" DU'ers love that word

And "meme." I can hear that word used more in 4 threads on DU in one day than I can hear it used in casual conversation in 15 years.

"Jump the shark", to throw someone or something "under the bus". LORD those work my nerves.

People who use those should be put in some type of DUngeon. Along with people who create those idiotic, annoying, pointless and just plain pitiful Popularity Threads. How sad do you have to be to log on and create a thread to list the names of posters on an anonymous Internet message board that you love???? Is that the official "Please love me!!!" cry around here or what?? :crazy:

[Libby2]

26. I feel that way about "make it go viral"

[AlCzervik]

27. Here is my standard answer to "Talk me down"--

ok, your ass looks huge in those pants, you're not nearly as smart as you think you are and as for your taste in wine, please.

[Libby2]

30. LOL excellent

[JBoy]

29. Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays!

[FLyellowdog]

32. Well, when I first started posting, I thought it was a way to be one of the "popular" kids.

I soon learned otherwise. Just a wannabe wantin' to be...

[stillcool]

34. in what respect Charlie?

[OwnedByFerrets]

35. I still like it when Rachael says it.

[Orsino]

36. That's pretty heartless.

The Most Important Election Ever is supposed to upset people. We're scared and angry, and sometimes our faith weakens.

Anybody needs talking down, we're right here.

[sunnybrook]

39. highly suspicious phrase

as used on here

[ncteechur]

40. That is exactly how I feel about "McCain-Palin." I'm freaking TIRED of it!

Shit!

[BlooInBloo]

41. 2nded.