trite jokey work phrases

[Abitrary]

What semi-subconscious phrases do you have stored in your brain for work encounters when you have to say something but you don't want to?

For example, if I am walking up the stairs and someone entering my floor holds the door open for me, I canter up the stairs a bit faster and joke: "oh thanks, I needed the exercise anway".

That always induces a little laugh that I'd like to half-believe.

 

[yenrod]

"thats pretty good isnt it" - when it really isnt but Im just going along with it/things for the hell of it for some stupid reason...its usually followed by a smile or even a laugh! But it can work toward the positive too.

 

[Abitrary]

"thats pretty good isnt it" - when it really isnt but Im just going along with it/things for the hell of it for some stupid reason...its usually followed by a smile or even a laugh! But it can work toward the positive too.

Don't believe those smiles or laughs mate. They only do them because they don't have a weary phrase ready to go nor the imagination to invent a new one.

 

[Keith Oates]

'Good afternoon' to someone who's late arriving in the office!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[arranandy]

"Thanks for coming in today" to anyone nipping away early

 

[Twenty Inch]

"Are we keeping you awake?" if you smother a yawn.

Fatuous, and extremely irritating when you're getting by on 5 hours of sleep a night thanks to a colicky baby.

So I used to reply, "No, not you, my sick baby is - he was very poorly last night", just to see their faces collapse into dismay and embarrassment.

 

[Fnaar]

Recently I've been using "I f^kc!ng hate this place!" quite a lot!

 

[Melvil]

I seem to use 'okey dokey' and numerous variations of on a permanent basis at work and it annoys both myself and every other bugger.

 

[TVC]

"Mind yer fingers" to anyone cramming a sandwich into their mouth at high speed.

 

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Our mantra in the office is

"Still... mustn't grumble"

usually stated by someone after someone else has been bellyaching for the last half hour about the general shiteness of the place. Always raises a smile.

 

[monnet]

At one place I worked the joke if something went a bit awry was always a shrugof the shoulders accompanied bythe phrase 'what are they going to do? Fire me?!'

 

[ComedyPilot]

"You're nicked, sunshine". Almost every day to my 'clients'.

"But I haven't done anything", the usual reply.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

i've often said, when holding the door open for an attractive young colleague, "age before beauty", usually leaves them looking perplexed after about 5 seconds

 

[Melvil]

Scary - Are you turning into Ned Flanders, Melvil?

I'm not quite at the 'ly' stage of my okey doke but I guess it's only a matter of time!

 

[Maverick Goose]

"Bros before hos"