The more specific you are, the worse.

3 years ago by The Picard Maneuver to c/memes

Pistcow 80 points 3 years ago

Coworker: I'm leaving early for a funeral.

Me:(Not listening) Have fun!

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Overzeetop 58 points 3 years ago

TeamLead: Alright, I think that wraps up this zoom. I'll check in with each of you later.
Co-worker 1: Thanks
Co-worker 2: Bye
Co-worker 3: See you all later
Me (already working on something else): Love you; bye.

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koorool 11 points 3 years ago

Should be a norm, IMHO :)

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devfuuu 9 points 3 years ago

That's how I roll. I always say "bye, have fun" at the end of meetings or saying bye to someone at work. No matter the situation. Has been working fine until now .

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VikingHippie 2 points 3 years ago

Yeah, "have fun" is just good life advice in general 🤷

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Spliffman1 2 points 3 years ago

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yukichigai 34 points 3 years ago

"I hope you treasure the coming eighty-six thousand and four hundred seconds."

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Agent_of_Kayos 0 points 3 years ago

Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes?

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Bene7rddso 1 point 3 years ago

6.0833333333333 days?

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pirrrrrrrr 23 points 3 years ago

It's all about the phrasing.

Other things that suffer from this have been listed in memes.

"Butt dial." Vs. "Booty call"

And

"Forgive me father, for I have sinned." Vs. "Sorry Daddy, I've been a bad girl."

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Noughmad 12 points 3 years ago

Ginger is a root and ale is a beer, but ginger ale is not root beer.

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Ertebolle 17 points 3 years ago

OTOH, "have a great 1440 minutes" sounds sort of like an uplifting Rent reference.

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Bizarroland 10 points 3 years ago

Although you can make it menacing again if you just State the amount of time and give them a thumbs up.

"1,440 minutes" 👍

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Chadsalot 15 points 3 years ago

It's the implication

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Cerothen 10 points 3 years ago

Dennis, are we going to hurt these girls?

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anhkagi 12 points 3 years ago

Great, now I'm not enjoying it.

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button_masher 14 points 3 years ago

Don't worry you still have ~23 hours left :)

You don't want to know what will happen when the timer runs out... (Hint: the rest of your life)

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The_Picard_Maneuver 4 points 3 years ago

Well you probably should be

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vierbl00m 5 points 3 years ago

Funny but what is it with that background picture? A guy who is supposed to look threatening? makes it weird lol

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swag_money 1 point 3 years ago

kinda looks like jorpan pee peeter pants

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The_Picard_Maneuver 1 point 3 years ago

He sort of looks like an off-brand 'most interesting man in the world'

(I stole this meme, so I'm not sure)

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obinice 4 points 3 years ago

"Have a nice day" isn't something people actually say to reach other in my country, it sounds so incredibly fake (probably because whenever we hear it, it's American employees repeating the line to their customers over and over, clearly not meaning it).

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greendakota99 4 points 3 years ago

“Enjoy your remaining years!”

“Enjoy fucking Jules!”

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Johnhones 3 points 3 years ago

Mick Foley enters the chat.

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Leviathan 3 points 3 years ago