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[Arachno-capitalist]

If only they knew I'm thinking about Batman the whole time...

At what age do we stop faking it? I know people in their late 30s who are still basically teenagers in grown-up costumes.

[greenkoolayd]

"Oh, you're hungry? We'll have to bring lunch with."
THAT IS REALLY WEIRD....

i dont remember hearing it very often until i moved to where i live now.  although it seems like a PAdutch-ism(another similar one is like, saying "all gone", but omitting  the "gone"...)to me, a friend told me that its not uncommon in most places.

[Turbo Ninja]

Today I tried to renew my driver's license.  Since I'd moved since the last renewal, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles clerk behind the desk said I would need proof of residence at my new address.  He helpfully suggested a pay stub or utility bill with my name on it, neither of which I carry around.  

I thought quickly about anything in my car which may have my home address on it.  I keep a tidy vehicle, so the only thing that I could think of getting in the mail over the last few days that may still be in the car was...

...my new annual auto registration, also issued by the Ohio BMV!  How perfect!  Ohio license plates expire on the registered owner's birthday.  Ohio drivers' licenses expire on the owner's birthday every fifth year.  This happened to be the year where I had to get a new plate registration and a new license, so my registration certificate was fresh in the glovebox.

Turns out, a brand-new vehicle registration from the Ohio BMV is not sufficient proof of address for the Ohio BMV itself.  Now I have to wait another day to renew my license (and get the fruity new pink anti-counterfeit design) because the BMV trusts the gas company to know where I live more than they trust themselves.

So to make this more precise, TOMORROW I'm gonna...get my new driver's license.

[pmcd9]

That is perfect.  I lost my license at one time and for a bit carried my passport with as alternate id.  A surprising number of times it was considered insufficient as id. 

[CortJstr]

That is perfect.  I lost my license at one time and for a bit carried my passport with as alternate id.  A surprising number of times it was considered insufficient as id. 

Which is insane because when filling out the paperwork at a new job it actually counts as two forms of ID.

[dejavroom]

At what age do we stop faking it? I know people in their late 30s who are still basically teenagers in grown-up costumes.

Truth be told, I keep my inner teenager chained in the basement. The only reason I keep it alive is so I can bop it on the head with a rolled magazine once in a while*. But I'm familiar with the phenomenon you mention. I'm very saddened by it.

* - Batman doesn't count ok. Ok?

[lprkn]

i dont remember hearing it very often until i moved to where i live now.  although it seems like a PAdutch-ism(another similar one is like, saying "all gone", but omitting  the "gone"...)to me, a friend told me that its not uncommon in most places.

Is "y'uns" (sp?) considered a PAdutch-ism as well?

[wombat]

also, what is the deal with people who do this thing:
is this a regional thing? I know I've heard it before, but this attractive young lady I've been making time with does it so much that I can't stop noticing it. I feel like I had previously heard it in the context of "come with" or whatever, but she uses it even in contexts like "Oh, you're hungry? We'll have to bring lunch with."
THAT IS REALLY WEIRD.

This is not that weird. English has tons of verb-particle constructions like this that can be used in a phrase of the form verb-noun-particle:
look him up
lay my burden down
put the shirt on
turn the light off
throw the trash away
etc.

It doesn't seem like that big a deal for the language to change in the direction of including 'with' in the set of words that can be used that way.

[AugustWest]

At what age do we stop faking it? I know people in their late 30s who are still basically teenagers in grown-up costumes.

I'll let you know if it ever happens to me.

[Turbo Ninja]

That is perfect.  I lost my license at one time and for a bit carried my passport with as alternate id.  A surprising number of times it was considered insufficient as id. 

My bartender friends say it's not accepted at their establishments because they're rare and the bouncers can't spot a fake as easily as they can with a state-issued driver's license.  Woe to he who is from out-of-state and tries to present it as verification of DOB: Out comes the reference book, flashlight, magnifying glass and intense questioning.  I've considered getting them a jeweler's loupe as a sarcastic gag gift.  At some point it crosses the line from Due Dilligence into Wasting Everyone's Time.

Meanwhile, my about-to-expire license is considered an acceptable primary ID by the BMV even though it has an incorrect address on it and no SSN.

[wombat]

That is not a bad explanation for not accepting passports.

But the DMV not accepting the registration that they themselves issued, that is priceless.

[Carlos del Vaca]

As a former Pennsylvanian, I am guilty of saying "You coming with?" and the like.  I never liked "all" in that usage, though, drove me nuts.  Someone would say "The potato chips are all" and I'd be like "All what?  All broken in tiny pieces?  All covered with rat poison?  What?  Oh, all gone.  Why didn't you say that, then?" 

And they would look at me with that look that says "You're a dick."

"

Is "y'uns" (sp?) considered a PAdutch-ism as well?

It's properly spelled "yinz" and it's a Pittsburgh thing.

[CortJstr]

As a former Pennsylvanian, I am guilty of saying "You coming with?" and the like.  I never liked "all" in that usage, though, drove me nuts.  Someone would say "The potato chips are all" and I'd be like "All what?  All broken in tiny pieces?  All covered with rat poison?  What?  Oh, all gone.  Why didn't you say that, then?" 

And they would look at me with that look that says "You're a dick."

"
It's properly spelled "yinz" and it's a Pittsburgh thing.

My mom stops sentences in the middle all the time and I've kind of picked up the habit. I don't do  it nearly as often as she does. I've found if I repeat the last 2 words of her sentence she'll actually finish it. Damn my Pennsyltuckian genes.

[jaydub]

Someone would say "The potato chips are all" and I'd be like "All what?  All broken in tiny pieces?  All covered with rat poison?  What?  Oh, all gone.  Why didn't you say that, then?" 

That would drive me batshit.  People dropping ideas off in the middle.



of a sentence!  Damnit!

[pmcd9]

Meanwhile, my about-to-expire license is considered an acceptable primary ID by the BMV even though it has an incorrect address on it and no SSN.

So I started using an old license instead.  Most people didn't notice that it had expired, but there were occassions when it was.  On those occassions It too was denied.  I tried to plead "The purpose of this interaction is to establish my identity.  This document does that.  The fact that the license is expired does not negate that fact.  CASH MY fuck*ng CHECK DOUCHEBAG!!!"