03-11-2007, 02:52 PM
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| The new "Extreme"
Ladies, gentlemen, and sabreurs, it is my sad duty to report to you the unfortunate demise of the word "extreme". Killed by wayward capitolism.
It seems extreme was simply to extreme for extremes own good. Now extreme has been rendered void of meaning by corporate has-beens trying to appeal to the cooler sect they only wish they could fit in with.
Safeway has "Extreme-priced" deals (previously known as 2-for-1). How 2-for-1 became a price, never mind an extreme one, is beyond me.
Restaurants have "Extreme Combos" (previously known as "Combos").
You can take "extreme" pottery classes.
You can play "extreme" chess, poker, or bridge.
Church is now "extreme".
Anything that a self-proclaimed marketing genius can think of to hawk a product invariably winds up with "extreme" somewhere in the title. (Originality in advertising? Ha!)
And this is but a small selection of the abust of extreme that has lead to it being rended completely impotent.
So, my friends (and sabreurs), it is time that we, the mass public, band together to select or create a new word, to carry on the tradition that used to be extreme.
Put forward your vote, put out your thoughts, and let us find a new word to take up the mantle of that which is cool, awe-inspiring, and damn-near-impossibly difficult that used to be "Extreme".
For my part, I vote "Gnarly".
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03-11-2007, 02:54 PM
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| This is all extremely disappointing...what has our world come to now?
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03-11-2007, 09:35 PM
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| gnarly has my vote as well
its such an extremely awesome word...  | |
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03-11-2007, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by SSMSabreMN  gnarly has my vote as well
its such an extremely awesome word... | And then we have our extremists running around. I say "gnarlists" will arise soon.
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03-11-2007, 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by UnorthodoxEpeeist I say "gnarlists" will arise soon. | Wasn't Friedrich Nietzsche a gnarlist?
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03-13-2007, 06:22 PM
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| Ouch.
Alas, I am unable to rep you for that one.
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03-13-2007, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid Monk the word "extreme". Killed by wayward capitolism.
| What, by elected officials?
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03-13-2007, 06:29 PM
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| If spelled differently, it would have been Death By Shift Key
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03-13-2007, 06:53 PM
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| Absurd
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03-14-2007, 12:15 AM
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| "Rad." | |
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03-14-2007, 01:02 AM
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| Goui.
Its pronounced "gooey" but spelt differently because it is different.
Why bother using a name that has been used when we can be original?
Or perhaps the word, Scrommy, no idea what it means.
for those of you who prefer to be classic, supercalifragilisticexpealidocious, in a world where commercials are timed, they won't be able to afford such a word. | |
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03-14-2007, 04:02 AM
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| Extreme is never dead. you can't kill extreme. How do you extreme? You fight for extreme. You plug it in. If it goes missing consider using 'rancid' or 'sexual'.
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03-14-2007, 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tehcow Extreme is never dead. you can't kill extreme. How do you extreme? You fight for extreme. You plug it in. If it goes missing consider using 'rancid' or 'sexual'. | Sexual deal of the day?
Rancid church? | |
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03-15-2007, 01:23 AM
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| Or vice-versa. 
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03-16-2007, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Rabid Monk Or vice-versa. | Sexual Church would surely pull crowds of sinners.
'Check out that Sexual Church bros, totally rancid!'
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03-16-2007, 07:20 PM
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| Hmm... well i guess sexual isn't so bad.
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...yeah i think its got a nice ring to it... | |
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03-19-2007, 02:19 PM
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| Sexual sports. 
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03-19-2007, 03:01 PM
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| ...and then there's the wireless device, called the "AirPort Sexual..." | |
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03-19-2007, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by ParryRiposte ...and then there's the wireless device, called the "AirPort Sexual..." | Is that where they do those really fun strip searchs? 
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03-19-2007, 08:58 PM
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| I vote "interesting" as the new extreme. Instead of "EXTREME snowboarding" simply call it "interesting snowboarding".
The whole point of extreme is that normal has been redefined.
James.
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