Language Use Question

[jennythe_reader]

Inspired by A Way With Words, the podcast I'm listening to today, I have a question for everybody

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[stillsostrange]

I most commonly hear "in the boonies," "in the sticks" (which I have only heard and never read--for all I know they're saying "Styx", but I kinda doubt it) or "in BFE."

[jennythe_reader]

BFE? What does that stand for?

[stillsostrange]

Butt-fuck Egypt. I take no responsibility for any of these expressions.

[jennythe_reader]

That's similar to what my husband usually says - "bumble-fuck nowhere."

[kasnow860]

I often say "...in Timbuktu."

[cypherindigo]

At Pennsic I say "In Erie"

[seawasp]

Depending on how frustrated I was, it could be "the ass end of nowhere".

[magpie49]

... all the way over in East Yabib.

My Dad would say... on the other side of nowhere.

My first husband would say ... in East Jesus.
or ... in parking lot 80.
(if you went to Penn State, you know that Parking lot 80 is north of East Halls, and generally regarded (unless it has been superceded by a more distant lot) as the remotest spot that is actually ON campus.)

My husband doesn't usually use a colorful phrase for a distant parking space; he's likely to tell you where he parked, using distances and landmarks to indicate the relative location. On the other hand, if he is with me as a passenger, and I park a long walk away from the front door of our destination when I don't absolutely have to, he will refer to my location as "New Car parking" or "$myfirstname parking"

[jennythe_reader]

If I'm trying to tell somebody how to find my car I'll use distances and landmarks. If I'm just complaining, then I use a figure of speech.