And I was like...

I'm sure you all hear this or even speak like this (cause when I get excited about something, I find myself saying it too), "... and I was like (insert quote here)..."

This is what our modern society has degraded down to when communicating with each other. The proper way to describe what you had recently said to someone should sound something like this:

"...and I said..."

or

"...and I looked at him/her and uttered the words..."

or

"... and I had the urge to say..."

or

"... and I thought to myself..."

or anything remotely creative.

Please, for the love of humanity, say ANYTHING but "... and I was like...". Future generations depend on it.