Things A-Holes Say...

So i have been trying to keep track of things that a-holes say in conversation and for the next month or so I plan on rolling some of these beauties out. Our first installment of this series is...

"Listen, here is the deal..."

Has anyone ever said this and not sounded like a douche? Lets translate what the person means when they say this. The person says, "Listen here is the deal..." but what they mean to say is, "I know we have been having a conversation for the last hour but I am going totally ignore everything you've said during that time. Now I am going to tell you my opinion again, but this time I am going to talk to you like your a five year old."

Besides that the phrase sounds like an ultimatum is being given. Either you accept the following statement as fact or your a moron.

Here is the worst part about this phrase, you may not necessarily be an a-hole and yet you still might use it. For example, you are in a heated conversation or argument with someone while at dinner with friends. That someone is being stubborn, they frustrate you enough to turn you into a temporary a-hole and you end up dropping the dreaded, "here is the deal..." line. Now you look like a world class dick in front of everybody simply because you have let your emotions get the better of you.