By the way vs. By the by

[RadioL]

I was curious who uses which expression. It came to my attention the other day that more people use "by the by" than I was aware of. I had never heard of it before but was wondering how popular it is amongst anandtechers.

 

[lizardboy]

Never heard "by the by" in my life.

 

[Colt45]

This thread is well stupid.

 

[Leros]

Never heard "by the by" in my life.

Same.

 

[Ika]

Same.

ditto

 

[blakeatwork]

Depends..

if talking to relatives, it's by the by

if friends and such, it's usually by the way.

 

[goog40]

Never heard "by the by" in my life.

Seriously, wtf.

 

[JohnCU]

Never heard "by the by" in my life.

this

 

[olds]

You people that have never heard "by the by" must live in a cave.

 

[mb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M1qoUj_jsw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7uHHqrFJj4

 

[JohnCU]

You people that have never heard "by the by" must live in a cave.

i love my cave.

 

[mb]

You people that have never heard "by the by" must live in a cave.

i love my cave.

If by cave you mean America, yes.

 

[zeruty]

You people that have never heard "by the by" must live in a cave.

Then I'd better get a job with Geico.

 

[Triumph]

I didn't even think that they meant the same thing. Nobody says "by the by", by the way.

 

[JohnCU]

if by cave you mean america, yes.

america! Fuck yeah

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

What does "by the by" even mean? It makes no sense, never heard it before

I propose instead of saying what the fuck, we start saying what the what, that makes about as much sense as the above

 

[olds]

http://www.yourdictionary.com/idioms/by-the-bye