What do you guys say when you're about to tackle a big job?

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Example, I'm walking out to pull the engine and trans on my Miata. Pop the hood, raise it, and say "welp... time to make the donuts".
I have no idea why. I mean, its a throwback from the early days of Dunkin Donuts advertising, but other than that, I've got nothin.

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announce to friend - It's on like Donkey Kong

in my head - Whelp, time to git er done

announce to co-worker - It's go time

announce to wife - I'm gonna have at it for a while

BTW - have you seen the latest SNL skit for Dunkin Donuts ap? It's freakin' hillarious! Watch it. Vanilla nut tap! LOL

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"Oh man, I really don't want to do this"

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"Is riding the bus better than fixing this? No? Well, f***."

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ala sam jackson in jurassic park - "hang onto your butts"
centralcoaster33 wrote:BTW - have you seen the latest SNL skit for Dunkin Donuts ap? It's freakin' hillarious! Watch it. Vanilla nut tap! LOL
i watched it 3 times in a row when i first came across it. so good. the ending had me in tears.

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"Nothin' to it but to do it."

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when I was younger, it would've been something like "Banzaii" or "Git 'er done", but now I ask if there's away to get someone else to it. ;)

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I don't think I have a saying.

Usually I talk to the object I'm working on and urge it to make some damn sense and save me some trouble.

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I remember scrambling to get something fixed on the Q45 over the weekend before I had to drive to work and school on Monday. Even back in 2003 parts were hard to come by, especially from local shops.

For quite some time, I think NICO was directly responsible for getting me to my classes.

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Usually its, "welp, here we go."

Followed shortly after by "f***. f***. WHERE THE f*** IS THE 10mm!?"

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SUCK IT DOWN!

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"I will not throw any wrenches today. I will not throw any wrenches today." LOL, I'm JK, I don't really have a saying. The hard part for me is actually getting started on something. Once I do, it's pretty easy for me to keep working on it until it's finished.

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frapjap wrote:Followed shortly after by "f***. f***. WHERE THE f*** IS THE 10mm!?"
Been there!! :lolling:

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:rotfl

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Never thought about this before but I say. "Right. Let's get started."

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"Time to tackle the beast" or "s***, can't put this off any longer". Our schedule is kinda crazy and things don't always get done on time. Then you're down to the wire and you're like, "I need 17 more people to make this happen!"


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