"Just Sayin"?

[kennyw Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close kennyw]

It seems more and more often we see this phrase, "Just Sayin". I'm not sure I completely understand what it means.
To me it sounds like a cop out. The writer wants to express an opinion but doesn't want to be held responsible for it.
What do you think it means?

[ace2000 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ace2000]

In my opinion, it's probably nothing to get your feathers ruffled about... just sayin.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

On another forum an infrequent poster shows up and rips/insults someone, and signs off "Just Sayin'".

It must be shorthand for "I'm an @$$#0!&."

Just saying'.

[akparsa Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close akparsa]

It reminds me of a guy I used to work with.

Back in the late 80s, our department sales contact was a guy who moved to the Midwest from the east coast somewhere.

He constantly said "I'm not sayin...I'm just sayin'". At first it was baffling but after 6 mos or so we learned to translate it as "I know I don't know what I'm talking about, but I'm going to give my opinion anyway."

[mav Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mav]

On another forum an infrequent poster shows up and rips/insults someone, and signs off "Just Sayin'".

It must be shorthand for "I'm an @$$#0!&."

Just saying'.

[jackio Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close jackio]

I notice an increase in people saying "I'm just sayin'", but it doesn't really bother me that much.
I also find an increase in people saying "Really?" when they disagree with you. That bugs me.

[1950bing Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 1950bing]

It gets me when a person is making a statement and then says, right ? How would I know ? I wasn't there .
ie: We were at the play the other night, right ?

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Not nearly as often as the annoying "you know" at every pause.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I notice an increase in people saying "I'm just sayin'", but it doesn't really bother me that much.
I also find an increase in people saying "Really?" when they disagree with you. That bugs me.

My DW told you to post that, didn't she?

Just sayin'.

[vintner Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close vintner]

My top odd phrases or 'speak':
They start out with 'So' at the beginning of the sentence. 'Doctor, you just invented a cure for cancer, have you had other breakthroughs?' 'So (pause)...'

'With that said' and they go off to say something that may be in contrast to what was said.

'Literally'. A video presentation I was watching was showing functions and features of something. He would describe some part of it with literally. He used that 3 times in one sentence, literally. I think this could literally be a new drinking game, add it on to Rachel Ray's EVOO.

To vs. Too. The two words are not interchangeable. I am going to XYZ and Jane is going too.

[Icc5 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Icc5]

In my opinion

In my opinion is what it means to me.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

I hate to bring this up is normally followed by something you hate they brought up.

Same as your not gonna wanna hear this, but . . .

For that matter, but (pause) normally is not good.

Just sayin'

[gandalf252002 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close gandalf252002]

My father has one recently that drives me up the wall which is "Long story short". His stories are never short, and I would hate to hear what the long version is!

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

My father has one recently that drives me up the wall which is "Long story short". His stories are never short, and I would hate to hear what the long version is!

Sometimes the story has to be long.

Frinstance (that's a sign that this is going to be long) . . . when my dad died, and his broker had stolen and churned several hundred thousand dollars away, and I had done a couple months of forensic accounting, tracking every dollar from 1989 until 2002, (see, already too long for some) . . . & the day finally arrived when we met in the attorney's office . . . attorney, executor, stepsister and me . . . for the purpose of trying to show movement of $ to the perps account(s) and to determine an amount . . .

when it came my turn, my presentation was necessarily quite extensive . . . transaction by transaction for several years.

Prior to my turn, my stepsister had been glancing at her watch frequently, to let everyone know she was much more important than everyone else, even though I had traveled several hundred miles and she had traveled one mile to be there.

During my presentation, her watch-glancing became much more frequent, as attorney and I matched exact amounts on the same day going from Dad's accounts into perps account(s), alledgedly at that time, since he had not pleaded guilty yet.

& when I/we finally finished, she said, "Could you say it shorter?"

& I said, "No."
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[M. Henley Class President Find all posts View Profile Close M. Henley]

Yeah!!

My wife says this constantly, following by
"a short story made long"''

My father has one recently that drives me up the wall which is "Long story short". His stories are never short, and I would hate to hear what the long version is!