pray tell

For demanding an answer. In my opinion, it adds a friendly layer of irony, indicating that you cannot see a possible reason for something :

And pray tell, what purpose does it serve? 🙄

Half Sisyphus, half rolling stone.

Describes self sabotaging tendencies (while showing good will and effort).

I thought you quit smoking last month – yea, half Sisyphus, half rolling stone🥲

    • ritswd@lemmy.world
      12·
      1 year ago

      I thought it was coined by Community initially, so when I heard it used on the Great British Bake-Off, I thought “wow, is that a Community reference?” Turns out it’s been a common saying in the UK and Ireland for ages.

      Heh, it was still a good joke.

      • livus@kbin.social
        7·
        1 year ago

        Ha ha it’s a saying my mother would use, or people of her generation, which makes it even funnier that Pierce thinks he coined it… a bit like when he thinks he “writes” the Greendale song.

      • Taleya
        2·
        1 year ago

        Aussie here, i didn’t get the joke, i will admit. 'Cos it’s something i heard in the 1990’s

    • techbits@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 year ago

      The show The Bear dropped streets ahead in the second season as well as Gillian Jacobs being added to the cast. The creator of the show Chris Storer is the long time partner of Jacobs. Joel Mchale and Dani Pudi had brief cameos as well.