# NO! – it is not AWESOME **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 11, 2005, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538 "2005-02-11T04:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/61 "2005-02-12T11:13:00Z")
Shit. only just clicked on the link. I’m referring to the Santa Cruz skateboarding film, which is Streets on Fire, where Jason Jesse gets locked up for the heinous crime of skateboarding, and then commentates on the hypest board action going at the time. I’m hyped because i’m amped, and I really should check links before I post, Because i’m AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/62 "2005-02-12T18:39:57Z")
Without me, awesome would be just “aweso…” ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/63 "2005-02-12T22:08:23Z")
> [@Alonzo John Blitz](#): > > Hey **Sol** you may be right. Maybe this is a weak rant. But haven’t you ever heard someone say ‘This pizza is awesome!’ and thought ‘No, it’s just a pizza.’? I didn’t realize how often I used the word “awesome” until the chick at SubWay imitated my habit of responding to, “How’s that look?” with “Awesome!” (Shh, nobody tell him what “cute” used to mean. Or that when the kids are describing an object as “cool”, they’re not making reference to its temperature.) Seriously, what words would we be left with if we followed your principles? “Fabulous!” “You mean it’s retold in fables?” “Fantastic!” “What, are there ghosts and dragons running around?” “Terrific!” “What are you scared of?” The meanings of words change constantly. They always have, they always will. In every language. Find another word if you think the original meaning of “awesome” has been lost. There’s lots to choose from. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2005, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/64 "2005-02-12T23:37:04Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > I use awesome. > > What’s sadder? I use “fab.” “Ooh, that’d be fab.” > > Also, “super.” “That’s super!” > > It’s sad to be me. Fab! Swingin’! Gear! Groovy! ---
**Author:** ![Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/65 "2005-02-14T01:28:26Z")
You all slay me - all I’m sayin’ is maybe, just maybe we could let this one little word retain its meaning. [paraphrase]‘The stars are yours, leave Europa alone.’[/paraphrase] Though I do agree that ‘genius’ might also fall into the ‘awesome’ category. That would be bithcen. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538/66 "2005-02-14T14:18:39Z")
One that drives me crazy is the new definition for “amazing”, meaning “really good”. “She wore the most amazing dress”. What…did it do death-defying tricks? Did it burst into flames and jump through a hoop? “We had this amazing meal at the restaurant”. Was it still alive? Did it walk itself to your table? Whaaaaaaat? Drives me nuts, I tell ya. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-it-is-not-awesome/289538.md?page=3)