re: Sayings/Phrases you still use but probably shouldnt

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I can't say it because it would no doubt bring down the ban hammer, but think "Afro Engineering."

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Grambling Engineering works well in those instances.

Your welcome.

I like to use "cripple".

what would you do for this money?

Using “Goddamnit” as an expletive. Or “Jesus Christ!”

Not good.

I need to find some alternatives that don’t sound effete.

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still find myself saying "That's mighty white of you"

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Same. Though I never say it at work.

“You’re out of your cotton-pickin’ mind!” My dad said that a lot, not sure how it would go over now.
I said it a lot, too, to my boys and when I was younger. Never thought of it as racist. Never did. Never really thought about it. Is it racist?

"This cotton-picking *insert inanimate object* is ticking me off"

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Had a buddy call our supervisor Fish Lips when he didnt know he was on the conference call. Didnt go over so well on the other side of the phone

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Besides being insulting, I guess, (who wants to be called fish lips?), is there something more that I’m missing? Is this a racist term that I don’t know about?

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Using “Goddamnit” as an expletive. Or “Jesus Christ!”

Not good.

I need to find some alternatives that don’t sound effete.

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Cheese and Rice is tried and true.

I sometimes catch myself using "jew them down" when referring to negotiating.