First they started charging a fee for those in the fight against ignorance (even when for years members have tried to donate money to help financially, and where declined). And now, they may be banning posts where questions are asked on how magic tricks are performed. What’s next?
Could you please translate the verb “to jump the shark”?
From jumptheshark.com
Cunctator, “jumping the shark” comes from the 70’s TV show “Happy Days”. The “popular” opinion is that the show began declining in entertainment value after the episode in which Fonzy jumped over a shark tank on a jet-ski.
When something has “jumped the shark” it has come to mean that it has peaked, climaxed, hit the highest, most popular point, etc. and is now in decline.
Xray, try some PeptoBismol for that belly-ache. It usually makes me feel better.
Thanks for the advice Bean Counter. I’m looking for opinions of others on these message boards. Not whether or not I have a belly ache. If you want to criticize the way I feel please don’t do it here.
Hmmm… that is what I would have expected a moderator to say because you are either:
- Posting a poll which goes in IMHO, not MPSIMS.
or
- Complaining about the board which goes in the Pit.
Otherwise you might be more of a Tums person. It does have more calcium.
What is your problem?
I think you need to start a few MORE threads about this.
There’s no doubt in my mind that this message board ‘jumped the shark’ the day they let me become a Charter Member. 
Off to the Pit.
Yes.
Maybe it’s time for you to leave.
Yeah, you’re right. The problem is definitely me. How could I have been so stupid? The answer was right there in front of me the whole time! :smack:
I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your deep insight. I have turned a corner. I am a new man. The veil has been lifted from my eyes and I can see clearly! The whole time it was ME! :eek:
Yup! Me! I started yet another thread (in the wrong forum, mind you – that is until Coldfire moved it to the Pit) about a topic that is currently being covered on this board like Oprah’s ass in a muumuu. :rolleyes:
So to answer your question, yup, the ol’ boards finally gone and done it. Jumped the shark badly. Tis best for you to abandon ship, them. Nothing more here for you. Get thee gone! See ya. Hasta la bye bye. :wally
Actually, the more important question is:
“Has the expression ‘jumped the shark’ jumped the shark?”
Oh, wait. That’d be a resounding “yes.”
Next?
Gee…you’d think that someone with x-ray vision would have seen this coming.
Nope. But he can see our skeletons! :eep: Get your lead underwear on.
Wasn’t it a motorcycle?
X-ray, stop your goddamned whining. One thread gets closed down and it’s a world-shattering catastrophe. Go have a bitch about that thread shutdown in the two other pit threads that are there for that purpose, and get the fuck over it.
To answer your question with more seriousness than it deserves; No. It hasn’t. Nearly 4000 people have payed for a year on this site. Conversation is still lively and board speeds are better than ever.
Regarding the magic threads: it should comfort you that so many intelligent and knowledgable posters are around to combat the ignorance inherent in the “it’s illegal to talk about magic” argument.
Waterskis.
Henry Winkler couldn’t even ride a motorcycle! The only time he ever did was the few seconds of the opening scenes.