"That's Incredible!"

(Photo stolen from this site, which doesn't even exist anymore.  Can you blame them?)

Remember this show?  We all learned to yell, "THAT'S INCREDIBLE!" every time something wasn't.  We collectively began to hate the word incredible after this show had been on for about two weeks.  It's taken our country YEARS to get over it.

 

I'm gonna ruin your day now.  Maybe even a lot of your days.  Sorry, that's my job . . . today.

 

You know the old saying that when you buy a white car, you suddenly notice 50 million white cars everywhere?  You're not paranoid (though perhaps not too observant) -- they were always there, you're just sensitized to white cars now.

 

Here's where the day-ruining part comes in:  I'm going to sensitize you to something that's all around you.  Some time today, whether it's near the coffee maker in your office, or coming through your TV set, or overheard in a store, SOME TIME TODAY, the word amazing will be floated.  Amazing.  We all say it, don't we?  It used to be used in sentences like these:

 

"Those Chinese acrobats have amazing balance"

 

and

 

"It was amazing that he lived after falling 1000 feet."

 

Those things are amazing.

 

Here's how this word is used lately, most often by starlets on "Access Hollywood":

 

"He is amazing!"

 

"You look amazing!"

 

"It was so amazing!"

 

"The food was amazing!"

 

"This Kleenex is amazing!"

 

"You still look amazing!"

 

"Single-celled animals with no social skills are amazing!"

 

None of those things are amazing.

 

Let's recap:

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(Photo stolen from this site, which may or may not be amazing)

 

Sorry to ruin your day.  Go out and make it

Comments

[the closer to the bone, the sweeter the meat]

Steve, were talking about women, not what you had for dinner last nite.

Personally, I'm not into the 'rollem in flour and aim for the wet spot technique' used on (how shall I say ...) Rubinesque Women.

[Hallie]

Are you running out of things to talk about? Are you feeling ok? Are you feeling less than amazing?

Btw, I LOVED That's Incredible!

Hallie

[Same Steve, Different Bog]

I don't get the Cameron Diaz thing. She's just another current movie "beauty" that looks like a 15 year old boy. Those things had to be air brushed on, she never had them before.

I don't understand most of the Hollyweird "beauties" now. I guess they look like they do because there are so many gay guys running things out there. They like 15 year old boys.

See, it's like this, I'm an old guy. I need real women to look at, not what they call "beauty" now. Remember Ann Margaret? Gina Lollabrigida? Sofia Loren? Racquel Welch? Remember them?

The word is W-O-M-E-N!!

They had meat on 'em. They were round and plump, with hips and breasts and legs and butts. Nice female butts!!! MEAT dammit!!

Personally if I want to see real women now, I turn on the Mexican soap operas. My son caught me flipping through those over the holidays.

"...yo, Poppy, you practicing your Spanish today, or what?"

"...practicing...my Spanish...why were they...talking?"

Those babes look like babes. They look like women.

What was the topic again?

Oh, I make this great grilled meat loaf with...wait, wait wrong blog huh, right?

Later, I think I gotta go back to DMV. That place was crazy incredible. Or maybe it was simply amazing.

[Saline Solution Lovin' FingerPoot]

Crazy busy all week and won't stop for a while. Biz trip to CA next week on top of it. My favorite supplier waited 11 days into the new year to implode (wunner what took'm so long). This place is my job security. 80%+ of what I do now is find their screw ups, bust'm then fix it. Actually, there's a 7 person IPT I'm on just to deal with them.

OK, I'm outta here, see ya mon.
&
If you did peek you. wood be AMAZED! Now lets get this 'Foolery TaTas' Pagent' off the ground over the week end. Whan I get back I wanna see a CONTEST. Thin Tees - Cold Water. Lets go gurlz!
and rememmer
Quality counts equal to quantity (riiiiite).

[Foolery]

I know very well what they are, Snorphty. No peeking required. How's tricks at Mother B today?

[Locomotive Poots]

Just a coupla more PSI in each, I'm not greedy.

Doesn't anybody want to know what 'F of the Ls' are? sniff.

[Foolery]

Snorphty, I gave you Cameron Diaz in a see-through shirt -- what more do you want? In my own defense, I didn't even notice the see-through shirt until AFTER I had scribbled all over it. That's how not gay I am, I guess (Or clueless?).

And Ava, I still say AWESOME, too, and then I slap myself. Incredible.

Jessie, I'll make it over there soon -- just been BUSY BUSY BUSY here at Work Central this morning.

-- Laurie

[Poots Loves ya'll]

Jessie,
Bad hair dude is Fran Tarkinton. An amazing quarterback but an increadible dork on TV.

come'on gals, no TaTas' Pagent?

[Ava Von Snarky]

ROFL! Thank you for a new word. I was getting sick of amazing. And I am embarrased to say I am still using awesome, because "that's great" does not show enough enthusiasm for me.

You're incredible!

[Jessica Keith]

Hey! I just tagged Sparky for a meme. Come on over and see how it works!

[Jessica Keith]

I feel so unbelievably out of the loop. I am amazed that you all seem to know who the dude with the incredibly bad hair is, and I don't have a clue. Did someone say his name was Fran? He is a guy, right?

[Sarah is Ok]

This place is great. I love those flashback memories--totally forgot about that show. An amazing post.

[The Mom Bomb]

I'm feeling my age. Although I was more of a "Real People" gal. Loved that Skip what's-his-face.

[Snorpht IncrediblePoot]

Well, if she had any TaTas' she'd be Amazingly Incredible.

Course, you want amazing, have a look in my
F of the Ls'

[Asthmagirl]

It's amazing that you were able to put together such an incredible post. I find it so meaningful (the over used word in the non profit world).

[Anthony]

That was incredible Laurie! Truly an amazing blog! lol

To this day I'll say to my kids, "That's incredible, Fran!" and they look at me like, "What?" ha ha

Poor Fran Tarkenton! A great hall of fame QB now remembered for that ridiculous show!

[Ang in TX]

Your wit is just amazing! It's incredible that you have not become the top number one female blogger in blog land. "Unbelievable!" (another one of my personal favorite overused words)