What I think is ridiculous about "like" being used when most people do, is that they don't use it as a pause like people do with "um", "uh", or something similar. I always seem to hear it rattled off in a sentance just simply to have it there, not to pause for anything. "I was like going to the mall and there was like this guy that was like so cute". NO pauses. Irritates the hell out of me. Now when used more like "I suppose its, like, not so bad", I don't really mind. At least the person speaking is pausing to think about what they are saying for a moment.