Apart from “life is short”, what other lines do you use before making bad decisions?

3 years ago by willya to c/asklemmy

yote_zip 109 points 3 years ago

I'll get 2% cashback.

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tsonfeir 15 points 3 years ago

3% if I can use my phone to tap. I don’t even need my wallet to fuck myself.

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nodsocket 3 points 3 years ago
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bestusername 82 points 3 years ago

"fuck it"

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_haha_oh_wow_ 6 points 3 years ago

This one is pretty much my go-to lol

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themoonisacheese 71 points 3 years ago

It can't be that bad if future me doesn't come back in time to stop me

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Schlemmy 56 points 3 years ago

I can change her

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Steeve 2 points 3 years ago

Time to toilet train that kid

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Schlomocucumber 49 points 3 years ago

That's a problem for future me, and that guys a dick

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Fizz 46 points 3 years ago

"That's a problem for future me" "ah she'll be right" "fuck it what's the worst that could happen"

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GroteStreet 6 points 3 years ago

she'll be right... @lemmy.nz

Checks out.

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slazer2au 4 points 3 years ago

Also an Aussie thing. We likely nicked it from them like Esky.

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shaun 3 points 3 years ago

Esky? In NZ it's a chilly bin.

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WhatAmLemmy 1 point 3 years ago

Car hole

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schmidtster 2 points 3 years ago

Used in Canada, not a saying from any particular dialect likely actually.

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GroteStreet 2 points 3 years ago

Commonwealth maybe?

Edit: wiki references seem to indicate it's predominantly ANZ

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rauls4 37 points 3 years ago

Leroy Jenkins

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RagnarokOnline 31 points 3 years ago

“I’ll sleep when I’m dead”

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almost1337 31 points 3 years ago

It's a calculated risk.

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KISSmyOS 28 points 3 years ago
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JohnDClay 30 points 3 years ago

Meme reference

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groupofcrows 27 points 3 years ago

if it was really illegal they wouldve made the sign bigger.

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stanka 26 points 3 years ago

It's always better to regret something you have done than something you haven't.

By the way, if you see your mother this weekend, tell her "Satan! Satan! Satan!"

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baconeater 3 points 3 years ago

Such a great album opener. I love when people are hearing it for the first time and turn up the volume to hear the intro better and then, well, you know...

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YoBuckStopsHere 23 points 3 years ago

I'll pull out.

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willya 11 points 3 years ago

How many “bad decisions”?

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nocturne213 9 points 3 years ago

4

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Mossheart 20 points 3 years ago

FUCK IT, WE'LL DO IT LIVE!

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aesopjah 1 point 3 years ago

FUCKIN' THING SUCKS!

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KISSmyOS 20 points 3 years ago
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netburnr 9 points 3 years ago

You have backups? Novel concept.

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KISSmyOS 5 points 3 years ago
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r_thndr 3 points 3 years ago

Still better than 90% of folks.

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netburnr 3 points 3 years ago

Lmao

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JWBananas 4 points 3 years ago

Nobody has backups until they successfully restore one.

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netburnr 1 point 3 years ago

I love veeam surebackup, automated restore testing is great.

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superflippy 6 points 3 years ago

Never, ever trust the backup.

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Aussiemandeus 19 points 3 years ago

Yolo

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18_24_61_b_17_17_4 19 points 3 years ago

"What's the worst that can happen?"

"Watch this shit!"

"One more couldn't hurt."

And the classic, "hold my beer".

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NielsBohron 10 points 3 years ago

And the classic, "hold my beer"

This is the correct answer.

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RicoBerto 17 points 3 years ago

I'm an adult, I can do what I want.

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n3m37h 2 points 3 years ago

Found Cartman

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jjagaimo 17 points 3 years ago

Fuck it, we ball

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hungprocess 17 points 3 years ago

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Globulart 16 points 3 years ago

For 3 days I've been hovering over the checkout button on £800 of computer parts I can't afford so that I can play starfield properly.

This thread is not good for me.

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Thavron 10 points 3 years ago

Don't do it dude(tte). Save up for it. The game will still be there in a while, it will have received some bugfixing patches, mods will be developed, and on top of that the parts will probably be cheaper by then.

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Globulart 4 points 3 years ago

Thanks mate, I'm staying strong but every upvote feels like someone whispering "do it" to me.

Sorry folks, I'm being better.

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Appoxo 4 points 3 years ago

Insert dew it meme

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ssboomman 15 points 3 years ago

Fuck it, we ball

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Usnavi 13 points 3 years ago

"Thats a problem for future me" or "Future me will hate me for that"

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Powerbomb 13 points 3 years ago

"What's the worst thing that could happen?"

"Fuck it"

"I'm here for a good time, not for a long time"

"I'll deal with it on the fly"

"Yolo"

"Ask not 'why?' - ask 'why not?'".

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Tolookah 13 points 3 years ago

Huh, I wonder what this does.

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nitefox 12 points 3 years ago

even if it goes wrong, everything will sort itself out in the end

this is my motto, and I’m very proud of my terrible decision making

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megane_kun 12 points 3 years ago

Eh, I deserve some reward/treat after going through that!

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Spendrill 11 points 3 years ago

Oh well... fuck it, let's do it.

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No_Eponym 1 point 3 years ago

Or just "Oh well..." preceded or followed by a sigh, a shrug, or both.

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Spendrill 2 points 3 years ago

You've been there too!

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Taringano 11 points 3 years ago

"I've gotten this far, might as well go all the way through"

'"I need to live with my consequences of my decisions"

"it may turn out to be a mistake but It will be my mistake"

"if I didn't want to follow through why did I even leave the sofa? Of course I must commit"

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lustyargonian 1 point 3 years ago

Various forms of sunk cost fallacy!

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Darkncoldbard 11 points 3 years ago

"that's a problem for future me"

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CumBroth 11 points 3 years ago

"I don't intend to live beyond 60 anyway."

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PeWu 2 points 3 years ago

Me, but 30 instead of 60

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maporita 11 points 3 years ago

Another drink couldn't hurt

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rabbit_wren 10 points 3 years ago

"I can sleep when I'm dead"

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bouh 10 points 3 years ago

What's the worst that can happen?

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Son_of_dad 10 points 3 years ago

I deserve this

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eezeebee 2 points 3 years ago

Treat yourself

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arthur 10 points 3 years ago

Let future-me deal with the consequences/costs

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swnt 9 points 3 years ago

YOLO

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bushvin 9 points 3 years ago

Will you marry me?

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squaresinger 9 points 3 years ago

"What's the worst that could happen?"

A minute later: "Oh, that."

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csolisr 9 points 3 years ago

"Eh, my next salary is coming soon"

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Alivrah 9 points 3 years ago

What could possibly go wrong?

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Bob_Robertson_IX 9 points 3 years ago

One I've literally used more than once: "If I die, I'm going to look very stupid"

I'm also fond of: "There's only one way to find out"

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NakariLexfortaine 9 points 3 years ago

"At least I learned who I was".

I can't remember where I first heard that from, but its been my go-to for years. Funnily enough, it's kinda become an almost comforting thought now that I do actually feel like I know who I am.

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Bishma 9 points 3 years ago

"That's a problem for future me to deal with, and that guy's a jerk."

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nekothegamer 9 points 3 years ago

i hope I won't regret doing this

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iso 9 points 3 years ago

"it'll probably work out"

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nomecks 8 points 3 years ago

HASHTAG YOLO!

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audaxdreik 8 points 3 years ago

In response to a perfectly valid question about dumbass plan I just came up with:

"we'll burn that bridge when we come to it"

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TheGiantKorean 8 points 3 years ago
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illi 8 points 3 years ago

"It'll work"

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SomeBoyo 8 points 3 years ago

Seems edible to me

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Jubei_K_08 8 points 3 years ago

Jesus hates cowards!

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PostMalort 1 point 3 years ago

Mine is similar, and it's a reference to a Tomahawk song. God hates a coward!

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init 7 points 3 years ago

"Honeybadger don't care! Honeybadger just takes what he wants!"

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root 7 points 3 years ago

Only 1 way to find out...

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TheLobotomist 7 points 3 years ago

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger

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captainlezbian 7 points 3 years ago

Hey honey watch this

I know I shouldn’t but

Anything where multiple words are slurred

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MondaySunday21 7 points 3 years ago

"Fuck it, I'm on holiday"

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Gerbler 7 points 3 years ago

We're not here to fuck spiders

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hayes_ 7 points 3 years ago
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Marighost 6 points 3 years ago

"we've all gotta die someday!"

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Diplomjodler 6 points 3 years ago

I'll start a diet tomorrow.

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FinancesDrone98 6 points 3 years ago

“I wonder…“

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No_Eponym 6 points 3 years ago

You son of a bitch, I'm in.

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fckreddit 5 points 3 years ago

"FML, anyway. What's the worst that is going to happen?"

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iamkindasomeone 5 points 3 years ago

"I wonder what that Button does?!"

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FierySpectre 5 points 3 years ago

"hold my beer" regardless of if I'm actually holding a beer

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PetDinosaurs 5 points 3 years ago

Hey y'all watch this!

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lustyargonian 5 points 3 years ago

This time it'll be different

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Blubber28 5 points 3 years ago

Live fast - die young - leave a good-looking corpse

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I_Comment_On_EVERYTHING 5 points 3 years ago

Two I surprisingly haven't seen yet:

"I haven't given a shit about anything in a while"

and

"I'll just cancel the free trial"

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Saraphim 5 points 3 years ago

Fuck it. Generally right before I make a large, usually irresponsible decision, I say “fuck it”.

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hiramfromthechi 5 points 3 years ago

Risk it for the biscuit

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lustyargonian 4 points 3 years ago

I've suffered for this long, what's another month of misery.

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kambusha 4 points 3 years ago

Just one more

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emptyother 4 points 3 years ago

I spend 60% of my life in front of it, might as well splurge on quality and comfort.

(Bad decision A: Spending almost 2/3 of my life sitting on a computer. Bad decision B: Using money on computers that I SHOULD save up to eventually affort a house loan)

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Rocky60 4 points 3 years ago

Looked good on paper

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jelloeater85 4 points 3 years ago

Trust me, I've done this ... Like a bunch of times... 😅

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clehaxze 4 points 3 years ago

"why not" "Fuck it" "Am I going to regret this? Not 80%? Do it" "Because I'm bored"

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son_named_bort 4 points 3 years ago

Nothing could possibly go wrong

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TexMexBazooka 4 points 3 years ago

“Throw it in the fuck it bucket”

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JakenVeina 4 points 3 years ago

Go big or go home.

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Pat_Riot 4 points 3 years ago

Well, let's see what we get.

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PostMalort 4 points 3 years ago

God hates a coward!

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ShoePaste 4 points 3 years ago

Hold my beer, Imma try something

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LavaPlanet 4 points 3 years ago

"Gotta be in it to win it." bonus points if it's obviously only a painful task.

Oh and, nearly forgot my personal favourite, if I'm about to do something stupid, I say

"if I die from this, you have to write it on my gravestone."

I probably say that one way too often for my age...

You gotta die somehow, may as well make it a good story to tell.

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Whitebrow 4 points 3 years ago

I’ll apologize later

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kaitco 3 points 3 years ago

It’s 6 months same-as-cash! I’ll definitely pay it off by then!

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tanker405th 3 points 3 years ago

Gotta expect a few losses in a big operation!

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ShadowCatEXE 3 points 3 years ago

“This will be either badass or really stupid.”

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flux 2 points 3 years ago

I'm either going to be a badass or a dumbass.

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Zeth0s 3 points 3 years ago

"Life is long, I'll have plenty of time to do it in the future". Spoiler: life is short

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AZERTY 3 points 3 years ago

"Fuck it, leggo" and "what's the worst that could happen?"

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BluJay320 3 points 3 years ago

I’m sure last time was a fluke

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state_electrician 3 points 3 years ago

It'll be fine.

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stagen 3 points 3 years ago

YOLO!

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theFibonacciEffect 3 points 3 years ago

Oh, the first month is 90% off

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Tronn4 3 points 3 years ago

Never rub another man's rhubarb -joker

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PeWu 2 points 3 years ago

"Whatever happens, happens"

"It is what it is"

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leprasmurf 2 points 3 years ago

In for a penny....

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rlxmsg 2 points 3 years ago

"No risk - no fun"

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superflippy 2 points 3 years ago

“I’ll be careful.”

A friend once pointed out to me that if you have to tell yourself this, you should stop whatever you’re doing (e.g. pouring bleach while wearing your best shirt) and reevaluate.

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KISSmyOS 2 points 3 years ago
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Uvine_Umbra 2 points 3 years ago

What no kill fatten & what no fatten forgotten (Sounds like: wano keel fat e wano fat fegot when I say it lol)

Welp, it ain't gonna get worse than this

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JAJLWolf 2 points 3 years ago

"I did a good job today and I deserve a treat." I procede toneat entirely too much candy, but I never learn.

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Steeve 2 points 3 years ago

Yolo, but ironically, but so often that I'm not sure I'm using it ironically anymore?

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DriftinGrifter 1 point 3 years ago

Fuck it wie ball

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theFibonacciEffect 1 point 3 years ago

I'll do that later

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wuphysics87 1 point 3 years ago

Let's do this like Judas

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wuphysics87 1 point 3 years ago

TLDR

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Emperor 1 point 3 years ago

Lazuliiiiiiiiiiiiii

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quicklime 1 point 3 years ago
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13esq 1 point 3 years ago

Easy come, easy go.

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