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Old 02-26-2018, 01:32 PM
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Can we add slang within general sports terms as well...

I can't stand GOAT. There are only a small handful of players - literally just a couple per sport - that can be considered the 'Greatest of All Time'...

Yet, all it seems to take these days is some basketball player not tripping over his shadow or a quarterback that doesn't constantly throw interceptions, and people are all over social media GOAT this and GOAT that... it's beyond cringe-worthy.
The use of this term bothers me, as well. I remember when being called a “goat” in sports was a bad thing. For those who may not remember, “goat” was the opposite of “hero.”

Hit a home run to win the game in the bottom of the ninth, and the media will be singing your praises. Then, in the very next game, strike out in the bottom of the ninth to end the game...the media would have said that you’ve, “gone from hero to goat.”

Words change. I get that. Still, this reminds me of a time when it suddenly became popular to call girls, “phat” - and have it be a compliment.
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Old 02-26-2018, 01:42 PM
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Not sure if it's been mentioned -- "priced to sell."
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The use of this term bothers me, as well. I remember when being called a “goat” in sports was a bad thing. For those who may not remember, “goat” was the opposite of “hero.”

Hit a home run to win the game in the bottom of the ninth, and the media will be singing your praises. Then, in the very next game, strike out in the bottom of the ninth to end the game...the media would have said that you’ve, “gone from hero to goat.”

Words change. I get that. Still, this reminds me of a time when it suddenly became popular to call girls, “phat” - and have it be a compliment.
Bill Buckner is happy of the word definition change..
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Old 02-27-2018, 09:35 AM
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This thread annoys me. Does anyone really think this hobby is so special or unique? We are talking about “marketing”, plain and simple.

Hyperbole

Cliche

Little white lies

Pricing techniques

Etc

Where would we be without it? Do you completely believe every ad you see or read?

If you want completely honest marketing, try the following:

Buy this vacuum cleaner, it sucks ......................................for awhile.

Our insurance policy will support our agents’ families. You get what’s left over.

Redistribute wealth, hire an attorney.

Vote for me, why not?

Follow me on Twitter, what the hell for?

And before Peter chimes in, the physician whose ad follows:

All my patients die ....................................sooner or later.
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Old 02-27-2018, 10:28 AM
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This thread annoys me. Does anyone really think this hobby is so special or unique? We are talking about “marketing”, plain and simple.

Hyperbole

Cliche

Little white lies

Pricing techniques

Etc

Where would we be without it? Do you completely believe every ad you see or read?

If you want completely honest marketing, try the following:

Buy this vacuum cleaner, it sucks ......................................for awhile.

Our insurance policy will support our agents’ families. You get what’s left over.

Redistribute wealth, hire an attorney.

Vote for me, why not?

Follow me on Twitter, what the hell for?

And before Peter chimes in, the physician whose ad follows:

All my patients die ....................................sooner or later.
Oh yeah? When's the last time you saw anything other than a sports card described as having "elite centering"?
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Oh yeah? When's the last time you saw anything other than a sports card described as having "elite centering"?
Certainly not in D. C.
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Just look at the poppage on that vacuum cleaner
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