Life Changing Words

Dear Reader, have you ever heard a word or phrase that you instantly knew would become a part of your lifelong vocabulary? Pro-wrestling has provided many such words and phrases over the years for fans to chant and incorporate into their daily lexicon. From "'Cause Stone Cold Said So" to "If you smell what the Rock is cooking," and John Cena's "You can't see me" to Daniel Bryan's (as he was known at the time) optimization of both "Yes!" and "No!", we wear these sayings on shirts and engrave them on our souls. 

I write about this because I had an incident on Friday where I heard something that I immediately knew would become a regular quote I share. One of the students asked to use the restroom and was given permission to go. He was gone for quite a while, so long that the other teacher I was working with went to check and see that things were ok. Finally, after the bell rang and all of the other students had gone back to their classroom (we have a special room for English lessons), this kid finally returned to collect his stuff. We asked if everything was all right, and the kid started a diatribe about his trials and tribulations with the toilet. Fortunately it was in Japanese and I couldn't catch a lot of it because toilet-related issues have never been a core part of the vocabulary I studied. Also fortunately, the other teacher cuts the kid off, reminds him the bell rang, and sends him on his merry way. After the kid is gone, the other teacher and I talk about what just happened and he produced the following brilliant line:

"I don't need your details."

Saying it to myself makes me giggle even now, 24 hours plus later. And what a useful phrase! I can see so many instances where you could use this.

A stranger next to you in line starts telling you their life story? "I don't need your details."

A colleague is making excuses for why they have not done what they are supposed to do? "I don't need your details."

That one relative is, yet again, going into extreme detail about their latest medical procedure? "I don't need your details."

Some jackass tries to tell you their horrible beliefs and the reasons behind them? "I don't need your details."

So. Many. Uses! Feel free to use it yourself if you think it will get you out of an unpleasant conversation. Although, as per Daniel Bryan, shouting "No!" until someone shuts the hell up is still a very viable option, especially in these times.

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