The Off Topic Topic

[celedhring]

Language question for a script I'm writing in English. How would you say "having a bad time", but in a good way? As in, "that horror movie was so good, I had such a bad time watching it". I hope I'm making sense.

[Syt]

Not native speaker, but gut feeling: no.

[Ideologue]

Language question for a script I'm writing in English. How would you say "having a bad time", but in a good way? As in, "that horror movie was so good, I had such a bad time watching it". I hope I'm making sense.

Something like, "Wow, that was terrible.  [short beat] Wasn't it great?"

[Lettow77]

"So bad its good" is the standard phrase for that. It has a lot of use, especially targeted at movies. I expect that's the language you are after.

[Admiral Yi]

Do you mean hippity-hop bad as in good?  Then I think it would just be something like "Mad Max was bad," with the meaning conveyed by stretching out the vowel and facial expression.

Thing with black slang is though you don't know when something is dated or not.

[Eddie Teach]

You could also try an oxymoron like "deliciously horrible".

[Admiral Yi]

My supermercado has absolutely zero turkey meat on sale.  All dead from bird flu.

[Jaron]

Language question for a script I'm writing in English. How would you say "having a bad time", but in a good way? As in, "that horror movie was so good, I had such a bad time watching it". I hope I'm making sense.

"The horror movie was so good, I had such a bad ass time watching it."

Easy as cake.

[Jaron]

My supermercado has absolutely zero turkey meat on sale.  All dead from bird flu.

Most regrettable.

[Jaron]

I have this Indian co worker (he is from our off shore office in India. They fly these people in for a few months a year on rotating shifts so they can work with people in the US office). It was his birthday and he was telling me how much he struggles with cultural differences from India to the US. He said in India if someone is let go, their friends and family all help them get back on their feet, look for jobs, etc. When its your birthday, people come out of the wood work to congratulate you and celebrate with you. He remarked in the US when these same things happen you get a token of sympathy or congratulations from people but people then move about their own lives.

I thought to myself "Maybe I should treat him to dinner or something. Being alone on your birthday in a foreign country has got to be a lonesome experience."

But then I said NAH because I remembered Season 1 of Columbo on Netflix.

[Eddie Teach]

But then I said NAH because I remembered Season 1 of Columbo on Netflix.

BTW, did you know that Peter Falk was a RL angel?

[Jaron]

But then I said NAH because I remembered Season 1 of Columbo on Netflix.

BTW, did you know that Peter Falk was a RL angel?

I did not know that.

[Eddie Teach]

It's documented in the film "Wings of Desire". 

[Caliga]

OKTOBERFEST this weekend!

[Jaron]

OKTOBERFEST this weekend!

Have fun!