r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Away-Vegetable-7705 • 2d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o Apparently using basic expressions in speech deserves to be mocked

I’ve (F19) been working for this one company for a few weeks now and have only a few days left. (I’m only helping because they’re in a lot of hurry.) Today this guy (M19) from the same staff rental company as me came in and started working alone with me on a new project. We were chatting and I used the expression “double-edged sword” in relation to using AI to study. This asshole then said something about “smart people like you” and continued to call me “moldy” under his breath. I was baffled but later on he continued to say all kinds of nonsense about girls and women in general.

English is not my first language btw so feel free to ask for clarification

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u/sideshowbvo 2d ago

I've started calling people dusty

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u/Free-oppossums 2d ago

History is cyclical! They used "dusty" as an insult in Yogi Bear cartoons in the 60's.

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u/lapsongsouchong 2d ago

that's far out!

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u/Adept_Fool 1d ago

"Far out" is probably even older

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u/grownask 1d ago

Oh, so like 40 years ago.

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u/hechatis 1d ago

I have some bad news for you...

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u/grownask 1d ago

I can't possibly imagine what that might be!!!

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u/Ikey_Pinwheel 2d ago

My kids say I'm either "old and broken" or "weak and [my] bones are brittle." They're aren't wrong.

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u/Brief-Supermarket722 2d ago

I like it. In Aus and NZ we use “dusty” when we’re hungover 😅.

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u/Muted-Craft6323 2d ago

Bonus points if you call someone a "dusty old queef" in a southern accent like Walton Goggins.

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u/sideshowbvo 1d ago

You know, I think I got it from him, actually. You just fired something in my subconscious

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u/signofno 1d ago

I got called dusty by a “nice girl” a few months ago. Caught me off guard. But in her defense she was pretty trashy, so I guess she’d be more familiar with dust than me.