I have a pet peeve. Yes indeed another one. Ever encounter those whom want people to know that they know things that they don’t really know, while you give a brief to a group, that he / she for me it’s a he, inserts “yup” quasi quietly as to affirm to the crowd that he is in agreement to what i am saying, which means I must be correct??? Like WTF. First off, i know this guy only knows half of his yuppers., I would like to put him on the spot, but I’ll take the high road on that one. On the other hand, I wonder if he knows it, and I wonder how many people look at him as the master of the brief, or the master yupper. —Mike the Yupper Hater
This article appears in Sep 5-11, 2013.
Say it loud, Brother. AY-MEN!
*dang! that sounded uncomfortably like a “yup”*
Don’t forget the even more irritating subspecies – Cletus, The Waiting Room Protocol Director. You know the kind, single digit IQ, loud voice, insists on explaining proper Take-A-Number-And-Sit-Yer-Arse-Down procedure to everybody who walks through the door, invariably drowning out the staff calling the numbers of people who’ve been sitting there patiently for 2 hours.
Got stuck next to one at Dartmouth General, yesterday. He talked to me for a full 2 minutes before noticing that I was trying to read.
The incorrect usage of who/whom is a peeve for plenty
I promise you op. Next time you speak publicly, I will stand in the back, shake my head and laugh quasi-silently.
That better?
I disagree.
lol@ Koda. For OB – http://web.ku.edu/~edit/whom.html
OB, I taught adults for 7 years. Whenever I had a problem with a mouthy student, I just took them aside and explained that I found their “input” distracting and that if they had anything to add to the class that they should raise their hand. Worked for me.
Ivan or PK, I’ve lost everybodys email addresses could you resend please?
SheSang, nice day for a bike ride, I’ve borrowed a helmet, interested?
And, first time in over 40 years, I got bit breaking up a dog fight. Damn, slowing down in my old age.
“A dog that intends to bite does not bear its teeth.” Turk Proverb
The translation for YUP = You Useless Prick
I find “yup” or the more extreme “yup..yup” is used to hurry up or cut off the stream of conversation. Often because they find the topic uninteresting or they know where you’re heading with it, i.e. the point you’re going to make. Passive aggressiveness at it’s finest.
Yuuuup…
THE MASTER OF THE BRIEF
This is a complex post. Two points crop up: (1) The
Grammatical Point and (2) The Epistemological Point.
(1) The Grammatical Point
Mike claims that master of the brief “inserts ‘yup’ quasi quietly (so) as to affirm to the crowd that he is in agreement to (sic) to what I am saying, which means I must be correct???” Mike the Yupper Hater
The grammatical mistakes raise the question of the content of the brief and, by extension, the quality of Mike’s mind. Surely the brief wasn’t on correct grammatical usage but then, if not, on what? This is not a minor point since Mike appears to misconstrue the Master’s intentions which might well be simply to endorse the contents of Mike’s brief. The question here relates to the role Mike’s grammatical “faux pas” play in his misconstruing the Master’s intentions. Is there causal relation between the two or is it merely a contingent matter? We’re not sure.
(2) The Epistemological Point
“First off, I know that this guy only knows half of his yuppers” (but) “I wonder if he knows it and wonder how many people look at him as the master of the brief.” Mike the Yupper Hater
The epistemological problem relates to what appears to be confusion, even contradiction, in Mike’s knowledge claims. First, Mike knows that the Master only knows half of his yuppers but fails to explain how he came to hold such knowledge. Is the Master one of Mike’s former acquaintances and that is the basis of Mike’s knowledge claim or, as seems more likely, Mike has a direct and intuitive knowledge of the Master’s mind-states. In any case, Mike’s certitude in respect to the Master’s mind-states must be grounded, whether empirically or conceptually but sadly, this is not the case.
But, and this is important, Mike wonders if the Master knows that Mike knows that the Master knows only half of his yuppers. But how could Mike be uncertain about this given his direct apprehension of the Master’s mind-states revealing that he, the Master, knew only half of his yuppers. Is there inconsistency, even contradiction, here? Further, Mike is uncertain whether the Master knows that Mike knows that he, the Master, knows only half of his yuppers. In view of Mike’s certainty regarding the Master’s knowing only half of his yuppers, does the same inconsistency – even contradiction – obtain? In other words Mike cannot, simultaneously, claim epistemological certitude in respect to knowing that the Master knew only half his yuppers while wondering whether the Master knew about Mike’s knowledge. If not inconsistency or contradiction, there certainly appears to be confusion here.
Of course, there is the further question about how many people looked at the Master as being the master of the brief on the basis of his yups. This raises the question of the “knowledge of other minds” but it is one I shall not raise here.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
How about this asshole:
Meeting organizer: “Ok, that wraps up the meeting, I think we’ve covered anything that needs to be covered”
Asshole Raises Hand: “blah blah blah pointless point or reiteration of something said in meeting blah blah blah question for the sake of a question”
And nobody is going home for at least another 20 minutes….
Yup…sometimes you can’t tell a Heinz pickle nothing.
The point of a brief is to LEARN, ears open… mouth in idle. Have valid questions or need clarifications.. ask?. Don’t walk away knowing less than when you first entered, all in the name of being pretentious and showing off.
thanks Klyde
Christ OP, if I had to sit through a verbal version of your painfully contorted speech I would swallow my own pooh rather than extend the session one second by raising my hand (or saying yup)
..Reg Or they insert ‘yup’ because they don’t believe what they are being told…Still passive aggressive.
All I have to say about this is…..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAeifTtluvg
Ok then
Your writing is terrible. You write briefs? Really? Wow. I’d say yupper is yupping over your yuppy quasi-nonsensical verbage. Get over yourself and speak English. Quit trying to sound smart n’ pretentious, yuppy.
and i look good.