Poll: Jumping the Shark

MookJong · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:18

Water skis + Fonz

Eddie · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:19

Not heard of it myself...but please someone tell me this isn't another one of those annoying American sayings that I'm likely to get sick of hearing cool people use at every given opportunity?

Burnsy2023 · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:21

It's not really an American thing. I've heard it quite a lot.

Biohazard · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:22

New to me!

Haircut · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:23

I read Fark and it comes up on there regularly.

Vonhelmet · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:25

shoot1st said:
Not heard of it myself...but please someone tell me this isn't another one of those annoying American sayings that I'm likely to get sick of hearing cool people use at every given opportunity?

It's been around for years. It's not new.

mufc802 · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:28

I'm guessing jumping over something dangerous but not sure.

Talon · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:38

Only know what it is 'cos there was an episode of Supernatural by that name so I looked it up at the time

Cosimo · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:38

Having looked it up I now know why I hadn’t heard it before.

JRS · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:42

Voted 'pancake', but yes - I had heard of the phrase and know exactly what it means. As others have said, it's a reference to the moment when Happy Days started the inexorable slide to televisual oblivion.

fiveub · 19 Jan 2011 at 17:56

Never heard of this before.

Gilly · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:17

282, and mods can't do that

Raptor · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:22

Nope, but feel my life has been enriched by my new found knowledge..!

One More Solo · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:23

Yes, it's a shame more people don't know it because it's a handy phrase.

Werewolf · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:23

Yup heard of the phrase years ago

Maccy said:
I'm actually scared to go in there!

The +4 Asbestos armour of Flame defiance is in the storage cupboard next to FF's weekend suit try not to get them confused, opposite the Hobnob stash.

Beerbaron · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:23

how many sharks can you jump?

Tombo · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:39

Most of the time when people say something jumped the shark it doesn't even apply.

Justintime · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:42

Yep, only because i'm a big series (watch lots of everything) fan.

Hxc · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:43

Yeppers

Eddie · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:49

vonhelmet said:
It's been around for years. It's not new.

I know it's from Happy Days but was just wondering if people have recently started using it more often for whatever reason.

Poll: Jumping the Shark

Jumping the shark?

Yes

No

Pancake