# Who Knows What "Getting the Heisman" Means in the Dating Context? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2006, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146 "2006-11-05T02:39:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/21 "2006-11-05T10:57:03Z")
Never heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/22 "2006-11-05T11:06:47Z")
Never heard the term, and had no clue till I looked it up. But then, I’ve never seen the Heisman trophy, either. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/23 "2006-11-05T11:27:47Z")
I’d have made some non-committal murmers and googled asap to figure out what you meant, which has to rank slightly better than the blank stare your buddy went with. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/24 "2006-11-05T11:46:54Z")
I thought it meant you were choking on a hunk of meat and she saved you life. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/25 "2006-11-05T11:47:57Z")
That’d be **your life** ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/26 "2006-11-05T12:00:55Z")
Ne’er heard o’ it. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/27 "2006-11-05T12:50:47Z")
Nor I. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slip\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f475e1/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slip\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slip_1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/28 "2006-11-05T14:34:10Z")
Never heard that one and didn’t get it (until reading the definition and seeing the trophy). Not being a football fan, I only vaguely knew that the Heisman trophy is football related (and really don’t know why/where it’s awarded), so it’d be more of a “whoosh” for me. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/29 "2006-11-05T14:36:31Z")
Never heard of it. And I would have guessed that it would have been a good thing since every college football player dreams of winning it. ---
**Author:** ![athelas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/30 "2006-11-05T15:04:33Z")
[QUOTE=ParentalAdvisory] Never heard of it, then again, never really dated either. [/QUOTE] Ditto ---
**Author:** ![jacob\_wrestling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jacob\_wrestling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacob_wrestling)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/31 "2006-11-05T15:07:43Z")
I’ve heard it used a couple of times and know what it means (without looking it up). I’m 22. By the way, sorry the cute blonde girl gave you the Heisman. ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/32 "2006-11-05T15:07:46Z")
Hmmm. I would have guessed that it meant somebody who was a good kisser, but a lousy lay. This is because many Heisman winners suck when they reach the pros. But your definition makes more sense. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/33 "2006-11-05T15:21:29Z")
Never heard of it. ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/34 "2006-11-05T16:56:49Z")
I’ve heard it, although it has been a few years. ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/35 "2006-11-05T17:03:38Z")
Never heard of it, not sure if I would have guessed what it means. (I kinda know what the Heisman trophy looks like, but I really have to think about it.) ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/36 "2006-11-05T17:07:39Z")
Never heard it before, but understood it right away. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/37 "2006-11-05T17:26:26Z")
I’ve heard it, and didn’t realize it wasn’t widely used until this thread. It really is the perfect metaphor for dating rejection. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/38 "2006-11-05T17:58:52Z")
Never heard of it before. From the thread title, I was thinking some sort of unusual sexual manoeuvre, not the depressingly-usual thing it turned out to be. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/39 "2006-11-05T18:07:32Z")
I knew exactly what you meant, and I’m known that phrase for a while… I believe I heard it from someone like Jamie Foxxx. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146/40 "2006-11-05T19:23:16Z")
[QUOTE=CrankyAsAnOldMan] I knew about it because the guys on the rugby team used to use it. When anyone looked quizzical, they’d do a perfect imitation of the statue, with the addition of a facial expression of “GOD NO” and it cleared up any confusion. This was the early 1990s. I thought it was funny then and still do. Then again, jokes have an embarrassingly long shelf life with me. “1920s-style death ray” still busts me up. [/QUOTE] In your/our neck of the woods, you could even say that they “struck a Desmond”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-what-getting-the-heisman-means-in-the-dating-context/379146.md?page=3)