"Got-It-Done?" Not in English class.
We knew it was just a matter of time, and it appears that time has come. The bragging has officially begun, with evidence first appearing online earlier this week. It looks as if the Bucknell Bison have commemorated their 64-63 win over the Jayhawks last weekend not with parade or pomp but rather polyster cotton. That's right. Now you can buy the t-shirt.
Too bad those shirts make 'em look like idiots.
See that? "Got-It-Done!" We'll grant them that, but Bucknell apparently also "Flunked-English-101!" too. Hyphens are used to join two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun. As in "The-Got-It-Done Team". They are also used with compound modifiers, compound numbers and prefixes. However, just like a dusty bottle of pure everclear, hyphens used by themselves will end up making you sound stupid.
But what if they're dashes and not hyphens? Just as bad. Dashes are used to set information apart and add emphasis (as in "Casey checked his watch-and indeed, he was late-but he continued to sip Summer Beer as if he wasn't 45 minutes late to work"). Dashes are also used to introduce a list and give it added emphasis (used in place of a colon). And because the dash is a stylistic device, it should be used sparingly. Improper use, or overuse, can lead to confusing and choppy prose.
Not to mention the occasional finger-pointing post on a two-bit blog.
Word has it an increasing number of online sales for the shirt have come from the Missouri region. "Our Web orders have picked up greatly," said Doris McLain, supervisor at the Bucknell Bookstore. "We're shipping all over the country, but we're really busy sending shirts to Missouri. I don't know what the situation is out there but, whatever it is, it's good for us."
That's right, folks. Mizzou fans are obviously tired of wearing county-orange jumpsuits in honor of their team, so they've taken to supporting the Bison because of one game. For the record, we searched in vain for a Missouri NIT shirt, but the shirts never made it out of the first round. With fewer than 6,000 true "fans" in Columbia to watch the game against DePaul (the lowest home game attendance of the season), we suspect those few fans who actually showed up swiped every NIT shirt in sight in some vain attempt to hide where they went, or what they did, in the post-season.
Too bad those shirts make 'em look like idiots.
See that? "Got-It-Done!" We'll grant them that, but Bucknell apparently also "Flunked-English-101!" too. Hyphens are used to join two or more words acting as an adjective before a noun. As in "The-Got-It-Done Team". They are also used with compound modifiers, compound numbers and prefixes. However, just like a dusty bottle of pure everclear, hyphens used by themselves will end up making you sound stupid.
But what if they're dashes and not hyphens? Just as bad. Dashes are used to set information apart and add emphasis (as in "Casey checked his watch-and indeed, he was late-but he continued to sip Summer Beer as if he wasn't 45 minutes late to work"). Dashes are also used to introduce a list and give it added emphasis (used in place of a colon). And because the dash is a stylistic device, it should be used sparingly. Improper use, or overuse, can lead to confusing and choppy prose.
Not to mention the occasional finger-pointing post on a two-bit blog.
Word has it an increasing number of online sales for the shirt have come from the Missouri region. "Our Web orders have picked up greatly," said Doris McLain, supervisor at the Bucknell Bookstore. "We're shipping all over the country, but we're really busy sending shirts to Missouri. I don't know what the situation is out there but, whatever it is, it's good for us."
That's right, folks. Mizzou fans are obviously tired of wearing county-orange jumpsuits in honor of their team, so they've taken to supporting the Bison because of one game. For the record, we searched in vain for a Missouri NIT shirt, but the shirts never made it out of the first round. With fewer than 6,000 true "fans" in Columbia to watch the game against DePaul (the lowest home game attendance of the season), we suspect those few fans who actually showed up swiped every NIT shirt in sight in some vain attempt to hide where they went, or what they did, in the post-season.
posted by TheBDS at 10:30 AM
3 Comments:
Can't beat 'em on the court? We can beat 'em with good grammar and punctuation. I love it!
What happened to your post on the soccer game? Look for Marcello Balboa doing commentary on the game. He lives across the street from me. Nice guy.
Sex, we had to remove the soccer post due to some technical issues with the photos in it. For some crazy reason we still can't figure out (yes, implying that it's happened before), certain posts completely screw up the rest of the blog. Case in point? The recent soccer one we trashed. Hopefully the day will come when we actually understand what the hell we're doing around her. And if you see Marcello out in front of his house getting his mail, remind him he is one of only three Americans to compete in three World Cups ('90, '94 & '98) and that he was one hell of a sweeper.
And Jeff? Silver lining, my friend. Silver lining.
I think Chello knows all that
but I'm sure he'd appreciate a reminder. I'll mention his bicycle kick too. We just saw that again on tv recently.
Right now he's mostly into his rockin' jeep he just bought to go 4-wheelin' with my hubbin'. They are the two goateed long-hairs on the street and get mistaken for each other all the time, especially now that they got twinsy jeeps.
Ok, enough with the name dropping. It's the only one I got, so I got to play it when I can.
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