Call it a peeve.

[pantryslut]

When I am Emperor of the Universe, I will spend some time every day smacking in the mouth anyone who has ever uttered in sincerity the phrase "let's just agree to disagree."

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[sparkymonster.livejournal.com]

I support this motion!

[marydell.livejournal.com]

I don't! Let's agree to dis...OW MY MOUTH

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

:)

[5251962.livejournal.com]

I saw that thread and I just thought, "Wooooow." I am not entirely sure what it is lately, but there has been a phenomenal amount of dumb-assery around.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

It's been a major peeve of mine long before that thread; having someone throw the phrase at me in acronym form and then condescendingly explain it to me was just. too. much.

[imnotandrei.livejournal.com]

Especially combining it with EOF.

I've used "agree to disagree", I admit it. *ow*.

Going on from there; using it as a statement, rather than as a question? And combining it with a "I'm closing this file now"? Beyond tacky. Beyond mega-tacky. Into tera-tacky, at least.

It's just a way to say "I want the last word, so that I sound in control and can call things off now that *I* want to."

Bad. No donut.

[cindymonkey.livejournal.com]

yes that is HELLA smackworthy

[kate-schaefer.livejournal.com]

Given my personal and sincere conversational needs when I visit some of my relatives, I am keeping my mouth out of your way once you are crowned. Sounds like it's good for me that I have not seen the thread of which your commenters speak, nor do I need to go there.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I certainly understand the need to disengage from certain conversations. I just hate that particular phrase. Specifically, I hate the way it asks me to be complicit in something for the sake of form.

I acknowledge it as a quirk. Er. So.

When I am Emperor of the Universe I reserve the right to be selectively deaf.

[alibi-shop.livejournal.com]

"The way it asks me to be complicit in something for the sake of form"-- YES. You don't actually get a choice about the "let's agree" part. No, I don't agree to disagree-- I mean-- oh shit!

Also one of my favorite bits from Brain Candy:
(after someone has just violently disagreed with something)
"Yeah, but you would agree that Paris is the capital of France? Wouldn't you agree to that?"
"Yes, but--"
"Good! Then we're back in agreement."

[commodorified.livejournal.com]

Specifically, I hate the way it asks me to be complicit in something for the sake of form.

*whew* OK, I can work with that. This is why I generally resort to (more or less) "I think we've just about exhausted the productive possibilities, here."

This is arguably meaner, being Canadian Attack Politeness for 'if you can't talk sense you must now go talk to somebody else', but it doesn't do that thing.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Right, that phrasing doesn't bother me a bit. "Well then I guess we just disagree" doesn't, either.

[manomano.livejournal.com]

Let's add "Friendly reminder" to that.

[goodbadgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh my goodness....you have no idea how much I love you right now for this. Wow. YES please! <3 <3 <3 <3

[tacky-tramp.livejournal.com]

But then what am I supposed to say when someone is being meeeeeaaaaaan to me?

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I'm sure we can come up with something ;)