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For Newbies - the Board reference thread.

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by DanOregon, Jul 31, 2017.

  1. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    There are a number of board references that may be lost on people newish to the board. Feel free to add your own, or ask about something you don't "get."

    15 minutes from Tahoe - a job listing said it was "15 minutes from Lake Tahoe" - it wasn't. Closer to Yosemite as I remember. (Maybe it was by air?) Ergo - job listings with dubious claims and other geographic references get the "15 minutes from Tahoe" tag.

    The NCAA is about to come down hard on Cleveland State - A reference to the NCAA practice of ignoring the misdeeds of major programs and slamming the lower level school to show how "tough" it is. Used in reference to some misdeed being discovered about a big name (actor, company, athlete etc.). Ex. Germany discovered to be using PED in its soccer program. "FIFA is going to come down hard on the soccer team of Bhutan."
     
  2. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    You probably should have also provided a roadmap for how to distinguish one accusation of trolling (!) from ... ahem ... another.
     
  3. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    /BlueFont — to help you distinguish a sarcastic/joke comment from a serious one. Can actually be written with a blue-colored font or a simple tag at the end will suffice.
     
  4. Jake_Taylor

    Jake_Taylor Well-Known Member

    The only thing the newbies need to understand is the requirement to fetch beer.


    And the Poin rules, but jeez, we've got 10-year vets who can't get that right.
     
  5. georgealfano

    georgealfano Active Member

    The Cleveland State reference actually comes from a quote by the late UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, who said, "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky that they are going to give an extra two years probation to Cleveland State."
     
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  6. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    I'll ask a question. Why do people think the "6" things thing is funny?
     
  7. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    It was in reference to a thread where a poster (I forget who) said Kate Upton wasn't as attractive as people think and called her a 6. Some people here thought that was ridiculous and has referred to all highly attractive women as 6s rather than 8s, 9s or 10s.

    EDIT: Was it TigerVols?
     
  8. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    OK. But why is it funny?
     
  9. Spartan Squad

    Spartan Squad Well-Known Member

    It's funny because Kate Upton .... she's hot ... she got called a 6 ... she isn't a 6 ... Yeah I got nothing.

    Honestly I think it's just morphed into a SJism that has transcended "funny"
     
  10. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Brad Renfro in the client is worse. There is nothing thing funny about it.
     
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  11. SnarkShark

    SnarkShark Well-Known Member

    Like the Tahoe one, which isn't funny either, but is endlessly referenced.
     
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  12. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Humor is a matter of taste. The "6" thing and the Brad Renfro thing make me roll my eyes. Nothing funny about either one. The 15 minutes from Tahoe? For some reason, I find that one very funny.

    I'm sure others guffaw like a sumbitch at every 6 and roll their eyes at Tahoe.
     
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