Stuff you hate (aka: the new f. you thread)

[Christina]

The person we saw open for Marc Maron did that voice for entirely too much of his set.

On the other hand, Natasha Leggero's impression of the 40s-era film starlet baby talk is pretty amusing.

Yeah, and the diff there is that the impression is specifically of that voice, rather than just an unimaginative derogatory way of imitating a ballbreaking chick.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

AC, I hate, hate, hate that.  It also always puzzles the hell out of me.  And, yeah, I first noticed it during a Dane Cook special I watched years ago (I think it was his first Comedy Central special, in 2000). 

I don't think I know one woman who talks that way.

I've noticed a few women lately who do; they tend to be quite young. I think it's supposed to be sexy, a little bit like baby-talk. It's definitely an affectation and one I assume they'll grow out of, so I think of that as anomalous here!

In any event, 99.9% women don't talk that way, and I also don't think gay dudes would appreciate the implications either.

it always reminds me of the david cross bit "gabriel's gonna rollerblade", which points this out...kind of.  at least in gay men.

[Sarah]

What I wonder is whether women actually sound to these comedians like the most offensively stereotypical gay men one can imagine.  If they do, what does this mean?  If they don't, what does this mean?

Note:  I've heard this voice used simply as the standard female voice, not just the ball-breaking harridan voice.

[Christina]

What I wonder is whether women actually sound to these comedians like the most offensively stereotypical gay men one can imagine.  If they do, what does this mean?  If they don't, what does this mean?

Note:  I've heard this voice used simply as the standard female voice, not just the ball-breaking harridan voice.

Agreed w/all of the above. It's a 2 for 1 insult as it zaps both groups in this really broad, lazy way, and yeah, I've heard it as just the Female voice too.

The Gabriel's gonna rollerblade is a good example of the same thing, as well as Adam Corolla's upcoming book, which will be called In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy. What do you think Corolla tells his wife or mom or daughter? "I don't mean YOU, honey!" Yeah.

[Stupornaut]

What I wonder is whether women actually sound to these comedians like the most offensively stereotypical gay men one can imagine.  If they do, what does this mean?  If they don't, what does this mean?

Note:  I've heard this voice used simply as the standard female voice, not just the ball-breaking harridan voice.

Agreed w/all of the above. It's a 2 for 1 insult as it zaps both groups in this really broad, lazy way, and yeah, I've heard it as just the Female voice too.

The Gabriel's gonna rollerblade is a good example of the same thing, as well as Adam Corolla's upcoming book, which will be called In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy. What do you think Corolla tells his wife or mom or daughter? "I don't mean YOU, honey!" Yeah.

Adam Carolla's putting out a Denis Leary book? Well, great.

[Christina]

Hmmm. Okay, now watching an episode of Premium Blend from the late '90s where Adam Ferrara is doing that voice.

[Sarah]

You mean Dane Cook did something unoriginal?

[Christina]

You mean Dane Cook did something unoriginal?

I know, I couldn't believe it.

[emma]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasnaimark/4739841273/

[Paul DePhiladelphia]

Coworkers who waste literally a whole day telling people about the vacation they were just on.

[iAmBaronVonTito]

Coworkers who waste literally a whole day telling people about the vacation they were just on.

i agree with this with the exception of my brother, who i do not work with, but manages to have the gift of Tom when telling hilarious stories of things that have happened to him.

i'll waste an hour for that!

[Bryan]

I kind of like wasting time on the job, although I do my best not to waste others' time.

[AllisonLeGnome]

I was (for some reason) waiting to order at a veeeery tourist-heavy place which has no distinct line, just sort of a gradual move up to the counter. One lady decided another had cut her and started screaming "You should be ashamed of yourself! We're all in this together!" So indignant over something so minor, and it's not exactly a survival situation that we're all in together...

[crumbum]

Cyclists who willfully endanger themselves by insisting that nothing ever slow them down in any way, even in heavy traffic in a major urban center. I say this as someone who bikes as pretty much my sole transportation method year round. Everyday I witness so much insane behavior on two wheels that, while I fear the many bad drivers out there, I am beginning to sympathize with the ones who hate all cyclists.

And of course there is nothing surprising about the fact that cyclists in general are no less selfish on the road than everyone else -- it's just amazing to me that their relative vulnerability doesn't check their behavior a bit.

[Paul DePhiladelphia]

What I wonder is whether women actually sound to these comedians like the most offensively stereotypical gay men one can imagine.  If they do, what does this mean?  If they don't, what does this mean?

Note:  I've heard this voice used simply as the standard female voice, not just the ball-breaking harridan voice.

Agreed w/all of the above. It's a 2 for 1 insult as it zaps both groups in this really broad, lazy way, and yeah, I've heard it as just the Female voice too.

The Gabriel's gonna rollerblade is a good example of the same thing, as well as Adam Corolla's upcoming book, which will be called In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy. What do you think Corolla tells his wife or mom or daughter? "I don't mean YOU, honey!" Yeah.

Adam Carolla's putting out a Denis Leary book? Well, great.

Also pretty tired is the black comedians "white voice." Nevertheless it makes me  laugh every time.