Ooo, that kid hit too close to home for me to be annoyed

I was more annoyed at the little pyro who wanted to blow up everything.
Damn, I'm good.

Mint was a common catchphrase in the late 70s to mid-80s.
I never heard of it and neither did two others I asked who also were alive during that time.
As others pointed out, it was just that kid's alone.
Damn, I'm good.

It's the same as how not too long ago people would say something was "sweet".

Mint was a common catchphrase in the late 70s to mid-80s.

My thought exactly.
He's very aware of his own overuse of "mint", but it is to serve a purpose. It gives him his 'thing' for when he later becomes a big shot movie director, and he wants it to have been his thing since day one.

I've actually come to believe that was the point. The way he kept using it felt like he was trying to either A.) Have his own "thing" (like a catchphrase) or, B.) Trying to get it to catch on with his friends.

A journey into the realm of the obscure:
http://saturdayshowcase.blogspot.com/