The time has surely come...

[RCMcKenzie]

How bout "textbook"... 'fabled' is nice. I might use that next time...

[jakebeckleyoldeagleeye]

I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.

"Amazing" is equally over-used.

[DeanH3]

You forgot waterfront.

[Huysmans]

I'd sooner see "iconic" used ad nauseam instead of the corny slang prevelant now like "GOAT".

[kailes2872]

Originally Posted by Huysmans

I'd sooner see "iconic" used ad nauseam instead of the corny slang prevelant now like "GOAT".

I am glad that I am not the only one that this irritates. GOAT means Greatest of all time. Forget for a moment the subjectivity of assigning - but Greatest means one singular player, thing, etc.

I saw an interview with the presumed MVP of the NFL this year and they asked him about 4 or 5 players during the interview. With each one, he said GOAT - so all five were the greatest??

The goat emoji that everyone uses for everybody and everything drives me batty as well - but, when I tell my kids this, I get an eye roll and an OK Boomer! response.

They think that the emoji is ICONIC!

[perezfan]

GOAT irritates the hell out of me as well. And the GOAT keeps changing month to month, which makes no sense either... If one is truly the greatest of all-time, it wont change on a dime.

But the worst part is the "recent memory syndrome" that everyone in the media seems to have. In Football, for instance, the history of great QBs started with Montana in the '80s. That's about as far back as they're capable of going.

You'll only get a perplexed look if you try to include Tittle, Baugh, or even Unitas in the conversation. So the GOAT has to be someone who's currently playing or recently retired. Meaningless and annoying, IMO.

[cardinalcollector]

Originally Posted by jakebeckleyoldeagleeye

I can't take it when announcers during sporting events use the word unbelievable.
Unbelievable would be Cuba winning a gold medal in hockey not some guy make the same play you have already seen 100 times before.

First of all, great thread Darren!
Second of all, I spewed my coffee on this quote by eagleeye.