Oct 09, 2008 10:16
There used to be a common saying that had some inherent sarcasm in it. If someone did something fairly common poorly, you would ask if they did it much, to sarcastically imply that they must not since they're so bad at it. For example, if someone tripped over their own two feet for no apparent reason, you would ask "Walk much?" implying that they must not because they just failed at it.
Somehow that has morphed into a meaningless phrase with no trace of sarcasm. I see it all the time. If someone is shilling for another person or group, you'll hear "Shill much?" If someone is being overly sarcastic, you'll hear "Sarcasm much?" If someone is coughing a lot, you'll hear "Cough much?"
It makes no sense. I want to reply, "Much-much much-much, much?"
pet peeve