The time has surely come...

[Yoda]

What gives me the dry heaves is the use of iconic and awesome in the same sentence when describing a card.

[nolemmings]

I know it’s a small complaint from an old man screaming at clouds, but the one that bugs me, especially when it is used by sportscasters and frequently so, is the phrase “at that point in time”. Like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. A “point” in time is gone before you can utter it, and the phrase is superfluous– use one or the other please. It may on very rare occasions be necessary to differentiate between a point in time and a point on a plane, but otherwise the meaning of “point” is readily inferred from its usage. I hope I made my point.

From the Department of Redundancy Department: Not long after I moved to Arizona many years ago a sportscaster actually was bemoaning some team’s performance by saying they “have lost their last five straight consecutive games in a row”. I kid you not.

[DHogan]

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by DHogan

My soul has been psychedelicized by this thread.

[JollyElm]

Guys, you're getting way off topic, so let's get this thread back on track!!!


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[Mark17]

Originally Posted by Yoda

What gives me the dry heaves is the use of iconic and awesome in the same sentence when describing a card.

The one I hate is an item for sale described as "Must Have."

As if everyone who collects sports memorabilia will be wrestling with each other to obtain this item, and the thousands who don't get it will end up in therapy, with their collections never truly complete.