The time has surely come...

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Tom Hufford

I can't remember who or where, but it seems to me that I saw an autograph recently that the signer had put "GOAT" under the signature.

The only autograph like that that I would even be mildly interested in would be if it was an item signed by Fred Merkle. Can you imagine a T206 card signed that way?

I'm pretty sure Merkle would have signed it 'GOAT/B', which of course stands for "Greatest of All Time, subcategory Boner"

Brian

[JollyElm]

Reading through recent threads, one thing is beyond obvious...
IT IS TIME TO BUMP THE HECK OUT OF THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!

For the love of God, use a different word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Reading through recent threads, one thing is beyond obvious...
IT IS TIME TO BUMP THE HECK OUT OF THIS THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!

For the love of God, use a different word!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Darren,

Thanks for reviving this iconic thread.

[jingram058]

And remember, fans...the next time you sell a card or "oooh" and "ahhh" over one someone else has, don't hesitate to use another worn out, over-used, cliche..."it has great EYE APPEAL!!!!!!"...as if it's a Rembrandt or a Van Gogh!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jingram058

And remember, fans...the next time you sell a card or "oooh" and "ahhh" over one someone else has, don't hesitate to use another worn out, over-used, cliche..."it has great EYE APPEAL!!!!!!"...as if it's a Rembrandt or a Van Gogh!

I have seen a few Rembrandt paintings and a lot of Van Gogh paintings. They look better the farther away you stand. Now I know how to look at PSA 1 cards to give them great "eye appeal".

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I have seen a few Rembrandt paintings and a lot of Van Gogh paintings. They look better the farther away you stand. Now I know how to look at PSA 1 cards to give them great "eye appeal".

Now THAT's what I'm talking about!

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Darren,

Thanks for reviving this iconic thread.

[deucetwins]

Irregardless of the fact...

Swell idea to make a drinking game of it. Iconic Bingo. Pick some of the words that have been mentioned in previous posts (iconic, GOAT, super, literally, etc.) and then go watch a live case/box break on Youtube. Hammered by the second pack.

[JollyElm]

The bump for this thread should be a sticky with letters 10 feet high!!!!!!!!!

The constant trotting out of that ridiculously overused word is nothing short of a frickin' disease that keeps getting worse every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mark evans]

The superfluous 'a' as in 'he fields like a Willie Mays.' Why not 'he fields like Willie Mays?'

[t213]

This post is literally super iconic!

Can we please also ban "you know what I mean"?

Andy

[BigfootIsReal]

Eye Appeal.....is catching up fast!

[frankbmd]

physicality and athleticism seem to have permeated the play by play and color dialogue in the past few years. 10, 20, 30 & 40 years ago both physicality and athleticism were virtually non existent. It must be due to evolution of the broadcasters. I'll bet the players haven't changed.

[Beercan collector]

The Holy-Grail of all threads

[brianp-beme]

"I'll take an Iconic combo."

"Would you like to Iconicize it?"

"No thanks, this thread has already done that."


Brian (I would like to add a side of Tantalizing Tater Tots please)

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by Tom Hufford

I can't remember who or where, but it seems to me that I saw an autograph recently that the signer had put "GOAT" under the signature.

The only autograph like that that I would even be mildly interested in would be if it was an item signed by Fred Merkle. Can you imagine a T206 card signed that way?

I believe that the most fitting inscription would have "Bonehead". Unfair since he had a very nice career. That said, it was an iconic boner, a term more appropriate to the time in which he played.

[kcohen]

Originally Posted by Kawika

Yeah, I know. "Penultimate" and its incorrect usage was the grist of a bygone episode of Net54. Was sort of hilarious then, probably not so much now.

RIP Archive

Yes, Archive, was indeed an iconic Net54er. May he RIP.

[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]

[Keith H. Thompson]

Originally Posted by kailes2872

Literally, Basically, Essentially - I have put a ban on those words in my home.

did this poster reveal a personal lapse. For which I am grateful.

[GasHouseGang]

This thread is "timeless" and "perfectly centered".

[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.

[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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