Overheard.
The other day, I overheard the following exchange between two teenaged-looking girls while waiting on line at a local convenience store.
Girl No. 1: My mom was, like â€What-EVER,†and I was, like, “Oh my God! That is just so totally bogus,†and she was, like …, you know … ?
Girl No. 2. Totally.
Girl No. 1: Oh my God, I couldn’t believe it!
Girl No. 2. That’s awesome.
Girl No. 1: Totally.
I can only assume that information crossed a divide to which I was not linguistically privy, but I’m not sure. Totally.
Totally
Comment by GUYK — January 18, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
Dude, you’ve got that conversation all wrong. When someone’s mom says, “What-EVER,†and the daughter responds, “That is just so totally bogus,†typically, a “That’s awesome†does not soon follow.
It’s either bogus. Or it’s awesome. Totally. But generally not both.
Comment by Erica — January 18, 2008 @ 6:52 pm
You should hear one of those teen girls try to make their factual basis for their guilty plea.
Comment by rita — January 18, 2008 @ 7:09 pm
You forgot “ewwww”.
Comment by Kim — January 18, 2008 @ 9:35 pm
Like, was she totally stoked?
Comment by RT — January 18, 2008 @ 10:16 pm
I’m shurr!
Comment by dogette — January 19, 2008 @ 9:59 am