[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: I'm Speechless- Bad computer

[Tandy, Heidi]

The first time I remember hearing it was eiter clueless in '94 or as far
back as Heathers in '89. I know it wasin the former but am not sure about
the latter. Guess I have to rewatch it!
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jen Faulkner <jfaulkne at eden.rutgers.edu>
To: HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat Apr 07 18:43:55 2001
Subject: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: I'm Speechless- Bad computer

Real-To: Jen Faulkner 
On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Jim Flanagan wrote:

> > --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Rita Winston" <catlady at w...> wrote:
> > People who are apologizingly for unlisty posts often say 'my bad.'
> > How did that start? Does it mean anything other than the obvious?

> It's yet another quotation from Buffy -- Valley Talk.

As a phrase, it's definitely been around longer than Buffy -- I'm sure
I'd heard it back in high school, pre-Buffy (seven years ago, or so).  
It's had a longer lasting impact than that other -ad word ('mad' as an
intesifier, as in "I've got mad homework to do tonight," or "That test
was mad crazy, yo."  *shudders*) that was a big thing in our slang...  
but I think Jim's right that it started as Valley slang -- anyone know
for sure?

I always tell people that the perfect translation for the Latin
phrase 'mea culpa' is, yes, you guess it, 'my bad'. *g*  They both
acknowledge fault, with an implied apology.

--jen :)

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