10fttall Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 So I was in line at CVS the other week. There were a long line of people snaking away from the register, and I was texting my wife to see if we needed anything else. Some big Italian guy comes up and asks "Hey, are you on line?" I thought "WTF does he want to know that for?" and I said "Nah, just texting." So he proceeds to get in line in front of me. I got pissed for a second, then it hit me what he had meant in the first place. He meant "in line." Since then, I've heard a bunch of people around here say it the same way. For some reason it really grates on my nerves. I just want to slap people for saying it. If you're on line, you're on the internet. If you're in line, you're waiting in a queue. Does anybody else say this, or have you heard it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 It is common in N. NJ and NYC. How long have you been there that you haven't heard it before? First time my wife and I went to a movie and NYC, we were told to go up the escalator and stand on the line (we were there early before the theatre for our movie had started). We went up the escalator and were looking for a line that was phycially painted on the floor or something. We had to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 My wife is from New York. She's on line. I'm from around here. I'm in line. It's strained our marriage at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Recently, in a line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyConway Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Recently, in a line-up. :laugh: It's definitely IN line. How can you ON line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 On line sounds pretty stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corcaigh Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 If you would call it a queue, the confusion would be avoided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10fttall Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 It is common in N. NJ and NYC. How long have you been there that you haven't heard it before? I got here at the end of the summer, so it hasn't been too long. I still get mad every time I get stuck at a red light waiting for no one, just because there's no right on red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbeals Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 on line doesnt make sense....do you stand on top of the people IN the line??? I'd look for a painted line too if i was told to go stand on line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 On line is weaksauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 On line is ghey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxiumone Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I am currently on line standing in line got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cherick Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 The real question is how did you know he was italian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 It's stupid but all the folks from NY and "Joisey" that I went to school with said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 It's stupid but all the folks from NY and "Joisey" that I went to school with said it. No, those are all the folks from NYC, not NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 on line doesnt make sense....do you stand on top of the people IN the line??? I'd look for a painted line too if i was told to go stand on line In line doesn't make any sense either. Should you just pick any place you want? If you want to get technical, we should be telling people to stand at the end of the line. (And even more technical, the end furthest from the register.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 In line doesn't make any sense either. Should you just pick any place you want?If you want to get technical, we should be telling people to stand at the end of the line. (And even more technical, the end furthest from the register.) If you're in line, in line makes much more sense than on line. You are part of the line. You are in the line. You are never on the line (or on line). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJeremy Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I used to hear that "on line" stuff a lot in college...4 of my roommates were from North Jersey. For the record...it is "in line". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10fttall Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 The real question is how did you know he was italian? On Staten Island, there is no doubt. If he wasn't Italian, he was decked out in a patented "Staten Island Italian guy," costume/wig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Why the hell would someone even say ON line? That makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondie Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 I can honestly say here in Texas, we say in-line. With an accent of course, but it definitely is in-line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoGood28 Posted November 22, 2008 Share Posted November 22, 2008 Wow, that is really annoying. Thankfully, I've never heard it myself, but you can add it onto the list of things I hate about NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 "On line" should have died with the rise of the Internet. It just confuses things nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big#44 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 on line? wtf?!?! never heard that one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I'm inline right now. how else would I be posting? idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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