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JUMP THE SHARK: the point in a television program's history where the plot spins off into absurd story lines or unlikely characterizations.

December 3, 2009

————————- It was September, 1977, and the TV show, Happy Days was waning. Viewership was down, and general interest had peaked and declined. The writers wrote a scene into a three-part series of the show in which Fonzie needed to show his bravery to retain his reputation. He mounted water skis and jumped over a [...]

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KNEECAP: to undermine a person or injure a person's reputation in a particularly vicious manner. (www.WordSpy.com)

November 24, 2009

———- A new word usually emerges out of an attempt to describe an action or activity which is prominent in the minds of the public. Keyboarding, for instance, has replaced typing in our vocabulary as the use of computers has replaced the use of typewriters for the most part. To kneecap is one of those [...]

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