# "Band name" "Jump the shark" And other moronic cliches **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2002, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523 "2002-11-19T14:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/21 "2002-11-19T15:16:25Z")
Thankya! Me like pie. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/22 "2002-11-19T15:18:53Z")
Two Words: Pit Thread. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/23 "2002-11-19T15:36:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by elf6c \* > If you need posts that badly, trying posting 10000 test posts in About This Message Board. Or make up answers to General Questions posts, that is a **handy** way to increase your post count. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Get it? _ **Handy?!?** _ :dies laughing: Anyway, I honestly think Epitome of Wit would be a killer band name. ---
**Author:** ![Kal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9de053/32.png) [@Kal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kal)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/24 "2002-11-19T15:41:54Z")
Isn’t there a subtle irony in the fact that the poster bemoaning the use of cliched catchphrases normally has a _Simpson’s quote_ for a sig? ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/25 "2002-11-19T16:06:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Silver Fire \* > \*\*HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Get it? _ **Handy?!?** _ > > :dies laughing: > > Anyway, I honestly think Epitome of Wit would be a killer band name. \*\* I think I got to that before you. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/26 "2002-11-19T16:07:15Z")
I still dont understand the “jump the shark” thing. I guess I am stupid enough to jump over a shark while surfing—okay, never mind. And the first name is “Chuck,” not “Dave” but I didn’t know he even had a pathetic signature bit. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/27 "2002-11-19T16:12:41Z")
“It’s a trap” ? I don’t get it. Is it an action movie cliche, along the lines of “We’re taking this all the way, man” and “Let’s do it!” ? – Ukulele Ike, lead guitar for **10,000 Test Posts** ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/28 "2002-11-19T16:17:54Z")
All your Pie are belong to SDMB.😃 ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/29 "2002-11-19T16:27:34Z")
> [@](#): > > I still dont understand the “jump the shark” thing. The point was not that ski-jumping a shark was inherently “bad,” but that the episode signalled the decline of the series. From that point on, the world’s “coolest” dude began doing things such as getting respectable (steady job, wife, kid, the works). That episode might have just been one more silly episode in a series that never lacked them, but (in the views of Sean Connolly and buddies) it was the _sign_ that the show could never recover its own coolness. (For more info, click on the FAQ at the site.) ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/30 "2002-11-19T16:39:32Z")
BAND THREAD! ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/31 "2002-11-19T16:56:43Z")
I am shocked that so many people would deny a fuzzy cuddly puppy a treat just to post Band Name to this thread. How heartless can you be? > [@](#): > > Isn’t there a subtle irony in the fact that the poster bemoaning the use of cliched catchphrases normally has a Simpson’s quote for a sig? **Kal** actually, yes a little. Although it would be more if I used one of the early Bart T-Shirt phrases such as a “Don’t have a cow man”. That would be filled with rich creamy irony. The current one doesn’t really have much cliche value sadly enough. **atarian** - I was pretty sure. Along with the obligitory “Lamest Rant Ever” post- certain things are almost automatic in the Pit. That’s why its such a great place. So much concentrated smart-ass in one place. Although nobody posted “if that’s the worst thing you have to worry about” yet. Oh and not to forget— MMMmmm pie. Sig for **Kal** : ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/32 "2002-11-19T17:09:04Z")
[lame Steve Martin gag line] **Well, EXCUUUUSE me!** [/lame Steve Martin gag line] Does that show my age? You’ve inspired me, **elf6c**. Now I just have to see how many lame gags I can possibly post. So far, I’ve only pissed off two people. Damn! I know I can do better. Too bad this isn’t in person, 'cause the _way_ you say some things can make them lame innuendos. _Lame Innuendos_ is a real cool band from the Austin area… ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/33 "2002-11-19T17:47:49Z")
[Homer Simpson]Is there no place in this world for the man with the 105 I.Q.?[/Homer Simpson] Sorry, what exactly is so wrong about having a convenient shorthand like “jump the shark”? Yes, I suppose we could all be all erudite and write out “I believe the program has passed its zenith and is inevitably sliding to its nadir” but gee, “jumped the shark” is so much easier to type. And this is my final answer. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/34 "2002-11-19T17:54:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\*“It’s a trap” ? I don’t get it. > > Is it an action movie cliche, along the lines of “We’re taking this all the way, man” and “Let’s do it!” ? > – Ukulele Ike, lead guitar for **10,000 Test Posts** \*\* I think, but I’m not sure, that they’re alluding to the Fark cliche of inserting Admiral Akbar (from Return of the Jedi) into photoshops, complete with his signiture “It’s a trap!” line. ---
**Author:** ![Buliwyf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Buliwyf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buliwyf)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/35 "2002-11-19T18:18:14Z")
Say what you want, I LIKE being able to use obscure phrases and references that completely confuse my friends. Though I have never used “Jump the Shark” because that is a little too obscure, my latest favorite “when come back, bring pie” causes guffaws of hilarity to ensue. Ok…so it’s only for me, but hey, what good is reading a message board full of some of the smartest people on the web if you can’t get a couple of great obscure jokes to confound your less intelligent friends with. I nearly sent one lady I work with into convulsions trying to figure out what I meant by “Lo Bob! You like pie?” Stop posting cliche’s? Give your head a shake. What’d’you hear? That’s cause there’s nothing in there. (obscure military cliche used by drill instructors for eons to correct the innattentive and unwary.) Buliwyf ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/36 "2002-11-19T18:36:14Z")
If you keep bitching about this, the terrorists have - sorry. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/37 "2002-11-19T18:41:59Z")
Of course, what everyone neglects to mention is that “jump the shark” is irrelevant because **Happy Days** (the series that spawned the “jump the shark” episode) was never cool in the first place. It always sucked. That said, “Ayyyyyyy!” (with both thumbs up) ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/38 "2002-11-19T18:46:40Z")
People who say jump the shark has jumped the shark have jumped the shark. For all you Farkers out there, who else thinks The Big Nut Squirrels featuring Mustard Man is a great name for a band? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bubba\_Ray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Bubba\_Ray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bubba_Ray)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/39 "2002-11-19T19:19:49Z")
this thread is teh funnay, PICS. NOW!!!111!!1 ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-name-jump-the-shark-and-other-moronic-cliches/137523/40 "2002-11-19T19:23:41Z")
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