"that's interesting"

[hooplala]

Have you ever, EVER heard someone say "that's interesting", and didn't suspect they were lying through their fucking teeth?  Would someone who was actually interested in something say that?

[Payne]

I do. I place emphasis on each syllable too, though I usually skip the "That's" part.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Yes.  Usually seconds before something absolutely crucial failed catastrophically.

[Cain]

I have said it.  I usually follow it up with something though, to be fair.  I only say it to show I'm actually listening and thinking, while figuring out the follow-up.

[Vaudeville Vigilante]

I've said it and meant it.  As Cain said, I usually follow up afterward with more.

As a side note, thatsinteresting.com is not very interesting at all.

[hooplala]

 

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You know, I've never believed any of the shitsacks that ever said "that's interesting".

Especially the smarmy-ass little pricks from collection agencies that look you up on facebook and go "oh, I see you're a (insert occupation that's way more interesting than a claims stooge here), that must be really interesting!"

Sorry, mongoloid.

That's the kind of stuff that you thought was boring in high school when you were doing all kinds of drugs, drinking, or playing sports.

Now you're a claims stooge.

or a used car salesman.

or a real estate agent.

YOU STILL DON'T FIND IT INTERESTING AND DON'T FUCKING LIE TO ME IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE ME THINK WE'RE FRIENDS FROM WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY BACK!

Not gonna happen, not ever.

Now go back to your cubicle land and cry yourself back to la-la-land.

[0]

wow...looking back at it, that last line was so rage filled it bordered on incoherent.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

wow...looking back at it, that last line was so rage filled it bordered on incoherent.

Is that a problem?  Sounds like me in the afternoon meeting.

[hooplala]

Yeah, seemed fine to me too.

[Cainad (dec.)]

This thread makes me realize that I'm guilty of using the phrase "that's interesting" both genuinely and as an alternative to nodding and going, "uh-huh." It must confuse the hell out of anyone trying to talk to me.

[Darth Cupcake]

This thread makes me realize that I'm guilty of using the phrase "that's interesting" both genuinely and as an alternative to nodding and going, "uh-huh." It must confuse the hell out of anyone trying to talk to me.

Heh, likewise.

But I like to think that I say it honestly often enough that I can still use it as a scapegoat when I just wanna say "uh-huh."

Also, I use "oh wow" and "that's bizarre" a lot in place of "uh-huh."

[The Good Reverend Roger]

This thread makes me realize that I'm guilty of using the phrase "that's interesting" both genuinely and as an alternative to nodding and going, "uh-huh." It must confuse the hell out of anyone trying to talk to me.

Heh, likewise.

But I like to think that I say it honestly often enough that I can still use it as a scapegoat when I just wanna say "uh-huh."

Also, I use "oh wow" and "that's bizarre" a lot in place of "uh-huh."

That's interesting.

[0]

right, right, yeah....that's great....right, yeah.....

[Darth Cupcake]

This thread makes me realize that I'm guilty of using the phrase "that's interesting" both genuinely and as an alternative to nodding and going, "uh-huh." It must confuse the hell out of anyone trying to talk to me.

Heh, likewise.

But I like to think that I say it honestly often enough that I can still use it as a scapegoat when I just wanna say "uh-huh."

Also, I use "oh wow" and "that's bizarre" a lot in place of "uh-huh."

That's interesting.

OH, WOW