Thursday, August 12, 2021

Oh Really? (Platitudes, promises, and famous last words)

 

I’m from the government and I’m here to help.

This won’t hurt a bit.

The check is in the mail.

You betcha!

But he was such a nice, quiet individual who wouldn’t hurt a fly.

Would I lie to you?

Trust me, I know what I’m doing.

Cross my heart and hope to die, I won’t tell a soul.

You have my word on it.

This should be okay.

Hold my beer and watch this shit.

This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.

This won’t take long.

It’s an easy/simple fix.

No problem, I’ve done this before.

I can just picture it now…

Based on my experience/what I’ve learned…

I’ve got it covered.

There’s nothing to see here, now move along.

For the life of me, I don’t see how this could have happened.

So, what’s the big deal?

All is well, remain calm.

What could possibly go wrong?

I’m sure that this was what I did the last time. 

Why are you bothering me/wasting my time on this nonsense?

There shouldn’t be any more problems/issues after this.

Don’t worry about xxx. XXX will be fine.

Let’s just forget that this ever happened.