I have to admit, I try to use "my pleasure" or even just "you're welcome", but if the question or the person asking it makes me roll my eyes, sometimes I'll use "no problem" on purpose.
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Apparently, saying "No Problem" implies that normally, doing your job IS a problem, but you are granting them special exception? Or something.
ETA- My irritation is that people get irritated with me, when they ask if I could do something in this manner "Is there any way you could possibly hand me that flibberty gibbet? " and I say "No Problem". And then I am rude.
Miss Manners take on the reply of "No problem" is that the person who finds is rude and annoying should just let it go, that there is no need to analyze it as an answer.
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Life is way too short for me to worry about people who are offended by "no problem." Though in practice I tend to say "no worries" which I think I picked up from my Australian co-workers.
I'm offended by the number of people who take offense at ridiculous things. Relax, everybody. And leave Sophia alone!
You know what will give you a heart attack on a Tuesday morning? Finding a bunch of tickets that were supposedly in QA suddenly moved to Unscheduled. Not a single comment to explain why. Grrrr.
This was the story that was almost the entire front page of the uni's newspaper today.
OMG, I think I have a fever. I CANNOT be getting sick again. I am still a little hoarse from the last cold...it's been weeks. Also, I am supposed to visit the family for Easter, and I really shouldn't be around my dad is I am sick.
It would explain why I was so dog-tired last night.
Hoover vacuum cleaners is removing all ads from ABC after announcement that soaps will be canceled. They are not happy.