Pop quiz, hotshot

[UGLI baby]

Do you know what it means if something "jumps the shark?"

Like, if I said..."Facebook jumped the shark." Would you know what I was saying?

I ask because I said this phrase (not about facebook) a while back and my friends thought I had gone full artard. I told them that they were, in fact, the dummies and that 90% of people would know what that means. I then proceeded to ask about 20 people of various age groups and no one had any idea what I was talking about. Mind bottling.

So without googling, do you know what "jumped the shark means?"

 

[PearlWatson]

Is it the same as jumping the gun?

 

[Darkwing Duck]

I don't know. I'm guessing the phrase "jump the shark" nuked the fridge.

 

[billyshelby]

I know what it means. Without googling. But I'm not sure what else I'm allowed to say on the matter.

 

[UGLI baby]

I don't know. I'm guessing the phrase "jump the shark" nuked the fridge.

NeXt LeVeL ****.

 

[UGLI baby]

I know what it means. Without googling. But I'm not sure what else I'm allowed to say on the matter.

Nothing, old man! You say nothing!

 

[trigg3r]

Do you know what it means if something "jumps the shark?"

Like, if I said..."Facebook jumped the shark." Would you know what I was saying?

I ask because I said this phrase (not about facebook) a while back and my friends thought I had gone full artard. I told them that they were, in fact, the dummies and that 90% of people would know what that means. I then proceeded to ask about 20 people of various age groups and no one had any idea what I was talking about. Mind bottling.

So without googling, do you know what "jumped the shark means?"

I do.

 

[Weezur]

Is it like that Happy Days episode where Fonzie jumped the shark?

 

[Xsy]

Is it like that Happy Days episode where Fonzie jumped the shark?

Henry Winkler also jumps over a shark in Arrested Development. :d

 

[Weezur]

Henry Winkler also jumps over a shark in Arrested Development. :d

Lol, googled "jumping the shark" and the Wiki page says that the phrase originated from that particular Happy Days episode because everything for Happy Days started going downhill after Fonzi jumped the shark.

There you go, that's interesting conversation.

 

[nightmare3983]

I know what it means. I'm not in the dumb group for once!

 

[Jazz Spazz]

Lol, googled "jumping the shark" and the Wiki page says that the phrase originated from that particular Happy Days episode because everything for Happy Days started going downhill after Fonzi jumped the shark.

There you go, that's interesting conversation.

Aw, did you just ruin his poll?

 

[Gameface]

I know what it means and have used it in a sentence and have gotten funny looks for saying it.

 

[Dr. Jones]

I'm still stuck on 'mind bottling.'

I like that one better. I suspect if the OP's mind were bottled, as he indicated, then that would make him a pessimist .. Cuz no way that bottle would be half-full.

 

[colton]

Is it the same as jumping the gun?

No, not even close.

 

[Former Member]

Yep. I know and I'll even use it in a sentence. Jazzfanz jumped the shark when it "crashed" a couple years back.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Do you know what it means if something "jumps the shark?"

Like, if I said..."Facebook jumped the shark." Would you know what I was saying?

I ask because I said this phrase (not about facebook) a while back and my friends thought I had gone full artard. I told them that they were, in fact, the dummies and that 90% of people would know what that means. I then proceeded to ask about 20 people of various age groups and no one had any idea what I was talking about. Mind bottling.

So without googling, do you know what "jumped the shark means?"

I know what it means and think I do from reading Bill Simmons for about a decade now.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Is it like that Happy Days episode where Fonzie jumped the shark?

This is actually the origin of the phrase.

 

[franklin]

I don't know what it means.

 

[TroutBum]

Well, I guess I feel better knowing that frank doesn't know it either.