Phrases that really Grind My Gears

such as "grind my gears". And "let's touch base". And "here's the rub" (ahhhhh why are you rubbing things??)

I was thinking about these phrases today. And about how I can map out the timeline of my life based on the popular phrase of the time. (That has nothing to do with the above phrases that annoy me, but I still thought it was interesting.)

There was the "Sad day" movement of Sophomore year.
Before that, everything was "random".
Unfortunately (or perhaps, fortunately) boo ya grandma, in your face disgrace did not stay with us long. (I busted that one out a few months ago on a crowd of unsuspecting folks and got lots of weird looks...maybe a pity laugh, but after having to explain the origins of the phrase the moment had completely died. It was a "sad day" *see above*)
Middle school my friend Elena and I got creative with saying things were "crazy cheese" (ah the good ol' days...)

When I was a kid, I remember getting in trouble for saying that things were "weird". Even at a young age I suppose I had a knack for picking up the trendiest phrase of that period of life.

And one cannot forget the "I know, right?" (conveniently abbreved "IK, R?" by yours truly) movement started by the ever inspirational movie Mean Girls.

"I cannot believe she said that!"
"I know, right?"

"I love that dress!"
"I know, right?"

Fits perfectly anytime, anywhere. Until you start loosing friends because it's sooooo annoying.

Now everything is AWESOME. How did you describe that salad you just ate. Awesome. Your run this morning? I bet it was awesome. And weren't those shoes Sarah Schumacher wore in her "How to dress for an interview" video AWESOME? Yep. I thought so too.

Here's the rub *cringes...I hate hate hate that phrase* It's especially sad when you START saying one of these phrases out of mockery at there overused tendencies...and then begin legitimately saying them yourself. I have fallen prey to that many-a-time. Oh well. Sad day.

There were a few weeks when I brought "rad" back. That was pretty rad. Didn't stick thought. It's okay though, it was sort of random.

Anywho, just thought it was necessary to touch base about this uber (also a slightly annoying word) important matter.

What phrases grind YOUR gears? (Or what phrases encompass a certain era of your life?) Do share :)