It is what it is ?!?!
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Road Master
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From: Phoenix area
It is what it is ?!?!
Ok, i'll admit it. I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But the statement 'it is what it is' is starting to bug me.
Can some of y'all tell me why this statement is used so much?
Is this supposed to be the new 'FUBAR' or something?
Can some of y'all tell me why this statement is used so much?
Is this supposed to be the new 'FUBAR' or something?
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From: Oregon City, OR
RE: It is what it is ?!?!
Must have heard that phrase a dozen times when I was looking at my new house. Nohing major wrong, but lots of small annoying things I knew I'd have to fix. Made them an offer well under what they were asking. They asked me what the hell kind of offer is that? I replied "It is what it is"....They ended up taking it.
RE: It is what it is ?!?!
I used to work for a guy who used to say that all the time, he was a hardcore Italian from chigago. Everytime he said it I had to exercise restraint to keep from knocking his teeth out of his head! Grrrrrrrr.
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From: Tucson, Az
RE: It is what it is ?!?!
Don't make it more or less than what it really is would be another way of saying the same thing, only longer !!! 
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RE: It is what it is ?!?!
It's a redundancy and it's popular now--meaning every one is using it. It's now being overused and people are realizing, "WTF--is everyone saying it?", which means the cognitive dissonance being created will soon override people's need to use it. Just like people used to say "hip" "hot" "sick".
Prettty soon only true dweebs who are completely unaware of how uncool it is to use it will be using it, which is how we'll be able to identify the uncool people.
Prettty soon only true dweebs who are completely unaware of how uncool it is to use it will be using it, which is how we'll be able to identify the uncool people.