At The End of The Day

One of the most annoying phrases I've come across when talking to people is:

 

"At the end of the day….. "

 

Have you ever heard that phrase? It usually comes when you're (pretending) to have some sort of intellectual conversation about some weighty issue such the meaning of life, politics or why French fries go soggy after 5 minutes. There comes a point when someone… after having decided he's finally grasp the gist of it all, decides to wrap it up with some mind blowing statement.. and goes

 

"At the end of the day…. ..(insert wise day here) "

 

My problem is that AFTER they've used said phrase above… the conversation DOESN'T END. It goes on and one.. and we find ourselves discussing the points all over again. Then the dreaded "At the end of the day…" phrase gets used again, in another vain attempt to try and summarize it all.

 

It bugs the hell out of me.

 

I think in any one given conversation, "At the end of the day" should be allowed ONCE, when you are truly wrapping up. Simply because the day only ends ONE TIME A DAY. The sun sets ONCE. It doesn't set, then backtracks, then set, then backtrack, then set…  If it did, I'm sure cowboys the world over will be pretty pissed… and so would I.

 

So… please people…. as surely as a day has one sunrise and one sunset, lets keep it so with the conversations!