Please note: I am writing this blog post because people who say “Just sayin’” are passive-aggressive jack-holes. And I am not just saying that! I really mean it. Jack-holes.
This addendum is pointlessly idiotic for at least two reasons. First, it is unnecessary to know that you are just saying, because you just said. You would never say, “Got my coffee. Just drinkin’.” Say your thing and then close your mouth; there is no need to explain what you are just doin’.
Second, it is always a lie. Let’s use an innocuous phrase as an example.
I love waffles. Just sayin’.
Are you truly just saying? Do you want that phrase to float out there without further discussion, agreement, or even acknowledgment of any kind?
I submit that, when anyone ever says anything, they are saying it for a reason. This reason may be to strike a waffle-based friendship or military alliance, it may be to alert a person to an undesired behavior (such as stop breaking my vintage porcelain custard cups five years ago, Kyle’s mom), or it may be to simply request a delicious meatloaf sandwich. When the phrase is more pointed, such as, “Landlords are assholes,” adding “just sayin’” does not convince anyone that you are not talking about your landlord and what he very recently did.
All these are instances of saying with intent. If you can think of another thing to say, that is also an instance of saying with intent. Everyone assumes that when you say something, regardless of pointless extra words like “just sayin’,” there is some intent in there.
By “just sayin’” things, you go from being a relatively direct, respectable human being to being an illiterate animal jack-hole in need of a neck punch. But, maybe I’ve got my causality backwards and “just sayin’” is a helpful indicator to those around you to commence the neck punching.
I believe “just sayin” is a figure of speech used for emphasis. I can’t wait for you to take on all the evils that are figures of speech as they clearly have no purpose in our language. Who needs ambiguity or rhetoric?
Gah! I hate “just sayin’”. I find it’s often used as a justification for something that should have never been said in the first place – sort of like saying, “No offense.”
Man I know. What about all those jack-holes who write blog posts about inane stupid shit people say? Or worse what about those jack-lumps that tweet moronic complaints about trendy-yet-fuckin-annoying phrases? Jack-turds all of them.
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JACC and Peter,
A classic movie line that would be ruined by your neck-punch-worthy ways:
The Sicilian: No more rhyming now. Just sayin’.
Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut? Just sayin’.
Saying “just sayin’” is just a quick way to say, “I do not intend to initiate a particular train of thought here, I merely want to put forth a brief idea that you may or may not agree with; if it does not suit your fancies, then please do not feel obliged to go any further into this topic, because it is not one that I particularly want to discuss, or at the very least, defend. However, I thought it was important to let you know that I felt this way about this particular subject.”
I feel as though this is an appropriate and substantial message that needs to be conveyed from time to time in a short, easy to understand colloquialism. Just sayin’.
In online forums, Just Sayin’, especially if it’s the commenter’s name, means “God, but I’m being a snarky dick.”
It’s always like this: “Hey, I had that shirt once. Then my dad got a job. just sayin’.”
Hey now, I’m not advocating for “Just Sayin’”, I never use it. I’m pointing out what a gold mine you can have dismantling all figures of speech.
The Sicilian: No more rhyming now. Just sayin’.
Fezzik: Anybody want some bacon?
sayin’ doesn’t rhyme with bacon. just sayin’
You are all dicks except those who agree with me.
you can pick on colloquialisms all day, I’m still using them.
Just sayin…
Bunny’s got this down. Just sayin’ really is about making a point while being a dick. Imagine if I said: Shakespeare coined the phrase Just sayin’. Just sayin’.
[Note! I do not feel this way nor is the above statement true; I'm just advocating for the Devil.]
What I’m really saying is: You may feel this way about the phrase, but Shakespeare—a great writer—created it, and you—a crappy writer—are pretty dumb to criticize it. You basically don’t know what you are talking about, and by me just saying that, I don’t really need to spell it out and say you’re a moron. But you are a moron. Just sayin’.
I will agree with you that people use it without knowing what it means and thus loses its teeth as a witty jab. I agree, it’s a silly phrase, but I’ve used it (as appropriately as one can) and think it is a legitimate way to be an Internet Dick.™
I only use it when I’m being ridiculous, as in: “I’m getting my hair done tomorrow so I’m gonna look super hot. Just saying.”
I mean, it’s true.