Did the
teacher forget to assign
homework?
Was your neighbor complaining about overgrown hedges?
I just thought you should know(IJTYSK) will ALWAYS be there to relay these messages!
IJTYSK is typically used as a preceding comment, meant to soften the blow of inevitable bad news.
Usage of IJTYSK as a trailing comment is not uncommon, thought more in line with southern classic "Bless your
heart"
"Class dismissed!"
"I just thought you should know...you didn't assign weekend
homework"
"I just finished my first 5k!"
"I just thought you should know...over 5 million people run a 5k at least once a month."
"This restaurant is great, the owner is so friendly."
"I just thought you should know...he doesn't pay his taxes and cheats on his wife."
"I just made an entry in to the Urban
Dictionary!"
"I just thought you should know...anybody can add anything to Urban Dictionary, it's not an accomplishment. It's like bragging that you got accepted to
Facebook."