Here's a thought....when someone refers to Manny Ramirez with the phrase, "That's just "Manny Being Manny", they mean he's being aloof, doing something that's funny but hurts his team, making up his own rules, etc.
Now, insert your name. If someone says, "Ah, that's just (your name) being (your name)", what would they mean by that?
For instance, if someone were to say, "That's just Jason being Jason", here are a few things I at least think they might mean:
- "He just pulled a well-conceived prank on somebody...and got them really good" (ask my co-workers on this one, they'll confirm)
- "He was just trying to be witty but ended up coming across as a jackass"
- "He's in a bad mood for some unknown reason...it's not like he's actually mad at you"
- "He just made a comment or observation that was totally out of left field, but actually somewhat insightful"
- "He can be a little bit of a control freak, just live with it and move on"
- "He said something really funny, but you had to think for a minute to get it"
