"No offense but........" Why is this phrase so overused that it ironically does become offensive over time? Why say "no offense" when you think that it will offend someone, but still say it? To me it just sounds non existent. If you say the sentence without the "no offense" phrase then it suddenly becomes a massive insult, so if it's insulting in the first place, you shouldn't say it.
I don't have a problem with people saying it at all, because I know that they really don't want people to take offense in what they're saying but if someone uses it way too much, then you start to wonder if they actually think about what they're saying, or if it's just a natural instinct to put "no offense" at the beginning of their insulting sentence and just assume it'll cancel out the "mean-ness" of the insult itself. Sorry if i'm not making sense here.
Anyway today was so weird. On the train home, i missed my first train so I had to catch it alone. I went to the bottom part of the train and sat in a 3-seater. When the train pulled up at Stanmore i did a massive facepalm because I totally forgot that it was Thursday, the day where all the Newington boys contaminate Stanmore Station and well of course, the train as well, especially the late one. What i didn't realise was, that it might actually affect me... because I was sitting in a chair where there were 2 empty spots next to me.
So while i was carelessly listening to some Birds Of Tokyo, a group of Newingtons (around 5 or 6) stick their heads down to see if there were any seats, hmmm, check upstairs, nup, okay go back downstairs. So they started walking towards me and I could see them with my awesome peripheral vision. Crap crap crap they're staring at the other 3 seater in front of me and the two empty spaces next to me, dont take it dont take it. ARGHHHHHHHHH FML @#$%^& this guy stops at the 3 seater right in front of me and TURNS IT TOWARDS ME SO THAT HE SITS FACING ME. His gang follows him and they start ganging up all around me. So i'm sitting there at the edge of my seat, pushing my body against the wall while a bunch of stupid guys try to fit into a 6 seater (with me squashed in the corner). Luckily i used my ninja skills to put my bag next to me as a shield.
ARGHHHH the guy sitting opposite me decides to stretch his legs and place them right next to my dress. F.M.L. I do a quick glance of the guys and see if it is possible to escape this extremely awkward situation. Impossible. I was surrounded. Apparently, it wasn't awkward for them at all. They continued with their discussion on some football game so i shoved my earphones in my ears and played my music.
My iPod ran out of battery. WHAT IS THIS?!???! Wait.. oh la laaaaa they're discussing something far more interesting now, a party ;) I decide to leave my earphones in so it doesn't look like i'm eavesdropping and I listen, fascinated about what they have to say.
Guy 1: did you guys hear about Dylan's party this weekened? Dude it sound sooo lame.
Guy 2: f*ck yeah it's like some superhero theme, so stupid.
Guy 3: wtf? OH WAIT, that means all the chicks'll be dressed up in hot stuff.
Guy 1: if there are hot chicks, i'm so there man.
Guy 2: dude you shouldn't be messing around with chicks, you were f*cked up at Sam's party.
Guy 1: i was drunk and some chick was hitting on me, i'm not complaining.
me: -tries to disguise laugh with a cough-
Guy 3: the blonde one? she was a total slut
Guy 1: what;s wrong with sluts? they're hot.
me: -chokes-
Anyway i was desperately trying to figure out a way to get out of there because I could feel the guy opposite me staring at me in the window reflection. (i saw because I used my ipod screen as a reflection too ehhehehe) Anyways mufti day tomorrow... what should I wear? I even thought about wearing school uniform because i srsly cannot be stuffed to think about what I should wear. Meh, i'll decide tomorrow. Double freaking science. Kill me now.
