Does the term "tool" irritate you?

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#1 the_new_guy_92
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It really irritates me, I don't know why. Maybe because people often use it in an attempt to claim some type of superiority (usually intellectual) when in reality most of them aren't superior.

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#2 DJ-Lafleur
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If it's used against me, maybe.

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#3 Snipes_2
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It's kind of irritating.

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#4 Xx_Hopeless_xX
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Yes it usually does..

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#5 Dystopian-X
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Inbe4 TC, etc is a "tool".
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#6 solidruss
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Call me one I'll stun ya...

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#7 cpo335
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No
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#8 JML897
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But then what would we call Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, etc :( It doesn't really bother me. There are more annoying insults out there.
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#9 nocoolnamejim
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Meh. It depends on the circumstances. If someone was to say, "Nocoolnamejim HAS an enormous tool" then it wouldn't bother me in the least. If, on the other hand, someone was to say, "Nocoolnamejim IS an enormous tool" then, yes, it would be mildly annoying.
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#10 DJ-Lafleur
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Nocoolnamejim is an enormous tool WITH an enormous tool.

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#11 MetroidPrimePwn
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Yeah.

Usage of the term itself has become "toolish".

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#12 solidruss
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Nocoolnamejim is an enormous tool WITH an enormous tool.

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*Head explodes*

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#13 nocoolnamejim
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[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

Nocoolnamejim is an enormous tool WITH an enormous tool.

solidruss

*Head explodes*

Indeed. I was searching for an appropriate response but, ultimately, I got nothing better than this. I'm going to go meditate on my couch with my woman and my rum and coke and try and determine how I should handle such a conflicting statement.
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#14 Fizz111
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Actually it does irritate me, there's something about that word that makes it worse-sounding than it really is. And people even react to it that way.

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#15 jorler333
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It rarely annoys me, especially when used online.

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#16 coolbeans90
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Not nearly as much as tools do...

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#17 Elephant_Couple
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Considering the musical brilliance employed by a certain band with that name, it does bother me that it's used so lightly. It's sort of like taking God's name in vain.

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#18 Cypress_290
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All the males on the jersey shore are tools.

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#19 tocool340
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Yeah it does...
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#20 Pvt_r3d
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If I was called a tool in person I would get fairly upset but if I get called on online then, meh.
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#21 priestinacloset
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It really irritates me, I don't know why. Maybe because people often use it in an attempt to claim some type of superiority (usually intellectual) when in reality most of them aren't superior.

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something a tool would say
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#22 Shinoadr
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A girl calls me tool sometimes (for fun) so I just say "tool the band that is"
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But then what would we call Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, etc :( JML897
"Douchebags"? As an example, I was telling a friend why I had left a nightclub fairly early friday night and explained that the DBI(*) had suddenly skyrocketed. *DoucheBag Index
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#24 Bister_Mungle
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Used as an insult against me, yeah it'll irritate me, but that's pretty much it.
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#25 Acemaster27
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It irritates me. But that's mostly because the first person who I ever heard use it (and person who used it the most) was my ex girlfriend who I really don't like.
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#26 weezyfb
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im not a fan
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#27 Mystic-G
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Only when it's overused.... like the word epic. -____-

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#28 Anti-Venom
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its my favorit word in the world
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#29 Fizz111
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its my favorit word in the worldAnti-Venom

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#30 Fuhgeddabouditt
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no, dont feel like it should get to me.
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#31 one_plum
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Never heard anyone say it outside of the Internet.

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#32 racing1750
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Not at all.
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#33 Jipset
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I use the term every once in a while.

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#34 Im_single
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[QUOTE="JML897"]But then what would we call Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, etc :( xaos
"Douchebags"? As an example, I was telling a friend why I had left a nightclub fairly early friday night and explained that the DBI(*) had suddenly skyrocketed. *DoucheBag Index

Thos guys are tools, THIS is a douchebag. (Yes I just googled douchebag)

The word tool, like douchebag can have immense effect when used in the proper context.

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#35 byof_america
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depends on how it's said, although i've only heard with a hint of douche so i can't really say if i'd NOT be annoyed by it.

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#36 Fuhgeddabouditt
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yea, this as well. Never heard someone flat out call another a "tool" outside the internetz. [QUOTE="Im_single"]

[QUOTE="xaos"][QUOTE="JML897"]But then what would we call Ryan Seacrest, Carson Daly, etc :( one_plum

"Douchebags"? As an example, I was telling a friend why I had left a nightclub fairly early friday night and explained that the DBI(*) had suddenly skyrocketed. *DoucheBag Index

Thos guys are tools, THIS is a douchebag. (Yes I just googled douchebag)

The word tool, like douchebag can have immense effect when used in the proper context.

but isnt all of this an assumption???? I think the worst kinds are the people who over analyze EVERYTHING. Just live man, im sure he is.

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#37 Im_single
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[QUOTE="one_plum"] yea, this as well. Never heard someone flat out call another a "tool" outside the internetz. [QUOTE="Im_single"] "Douchebags"? As an example, I was telling a friend why I had left a nightclub fairly early friday night and explained that the DBI(*) had suddenly skyrocketed. *DoucheBag IndexFuhgeddabouditt

Thos guys are tools, THIS is a douchebag. (Yes I just googled douchebag)

The word tool, like douchebag can have immense effect when used in the proper context.

but isnt all of this an assumption???? I think the worst kinds are the people who over analyze EVERYTHING. Just live man, im sure he is.

Uhm...Thanks? Just trying to have a discussion here.

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#38 moonlightcharm6
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i thought you where talking about the reality show. no and who even use that word:?
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#39 Trollsters
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no, what the hell else would you call a hammer or a wrench?
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#40 MetalGear_Ninty
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Why? I love the word. :D
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#41 F1_2004
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I guess you mean if you hear someone saying it to someone else? Because the whole purpose of calling someone a tool is to irritate them. It's like asking "does the term "idiot" irritate you"
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#42 deactivated-6016f2513d412
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Yeah, it's kind of an annoying word when it's used to insult one. I've always found it annoying for some reason.