I think the Pit would be improved by a demilitarized zone, with the RO threads on one side and general crankiness on the other. Civility will surely ensue!
Robin
The constant repeating of the word “zone” in this thread made the word loose it’s meaning to me. What’s it called when that happens?
Zone
Zone
Zone
Zone
What does it mean? We just don’t know.
The only Zone I’m ever in is the Twilight Zone. I keep expecting the ghost of Rod Serling to start narrating my life.
This is what happens when I post late at night when I’m exhausted and annoyed.
The Zone, of course is when folks refer to themselves as being ‘In the Zone’. Meaning their running hot, be it physical activity, professional acuity, or whatever.
I’m part of a sports group. Things are really cool except when this one competition comes up and suddenly everyone starts being something of a dick. They have even said they want to ‘Get in the Zone’ for the competition. EVeryone ramps up their game, which is OK, but then they start bending rules, or even breaking them in an effort to prove to themselves that they are truly ‘In the Zone’ (you’d think that these folks would stop using that phrase after it was used as a title for a Britanny Spears album). But no, they do stuff that actually will get them booted from the competition.
We have a lively email list, it goes almost dead when this competition is happening. When we have meals after practices everyone just talks about how they want to ‘do X’ or ‘kick Y’ at the competition, and to do that they apparently need to be in this fucking Zone.
They’ll come out of it as soon as its over, but in the meantime I hate the fucking Zone.
Now I am going to hide in the neutral zone.
Detachment? Disconnection? Liberation? Release? Slackness? Relaxation? Unfettering? Letting out?
Could someone point me to the Fucking Zone. Right now I am lost in the Not Fucking Zone and the Fucking Zone just seems like the place to be.
Despite the curse words, this seems awfully darned MPSIMSy to me.
Of course, maybe that’s just because, unlike Mr. Miskatonic, I don’t seem to be in The Zone right now.
If you meet my wife, tell her I said . . . Hello.
It is meaning “not tight fitting” or “free from confinement”. Hope that helps.
This “in the zone” talk reminds me of White Goodman.
“There’s good energy in the gym.” “You call that a sit-up?!”
Not now, chief. I’m in the fucking ZONE.
(nsfw, of course)
Really, Vernon, why pretend? We both know what you’re talking about. You want me to have an abortion.
All right, we’ll switch to the man-to-man defense. No more zone.
Perhaps he’s pissed at the Romulans?
Oh, shit, lost in the O-Zone, again…
Being in the neutral zone is a five yard penalty. Repeat first down.
No, no, he’s pissed, so he’s probably rushing unabated to the quarterback… that’s TEN yards!
What’s up?
Lose/Loose I won’t make that mistake again. Especially not around here.