The things we hear returns - 2019, 20 and beyond edition

I didn’t post that in here, someone copied it and put it here with a few other posts from a different forum.

 

So as along as you slide tackle and get the ball, it exempts the player from any foul immediately following the slide tackle?

 

Apropos of nothing, my teeth grind any time someone tries to emphasize something by going above 100%. I understand that it is a colloquialism, but it is mathematically and definitionally impossible.

 

I'm sad to here that you don't give 110% when you are out on the field as a referee. So sad.

 

I think it's called deficit financing.

 

Don't make me hunt you down.

 

“You’re fine, it’s a bad call” from coaches is dissent. And, when you mention it to them, invariably they will say “I was talking to my player.” Sorry, coach, it’s dissent, and I don't like it. Same for players.

 

It's also irresponsible behavior that gets the ask or the tell or the dismiss.

 

What was that old line? It's 50% perspiration, 50% inspiration and 50% luck.

 

Found the Math / IT / Comp Sci degree

 

Guilty. Math/Comp Sci double major many moons ago.

 

That can't be. All of your words are spelled correctly and there are no unintelligible
SΥμβθLs

 

I never understood that. It's all Greek to me.

 

Same guy that points out that the glass is always full.....

 

Ooh, I never thought of giving that answer, but I should. I'm sure that will make me lots of new friends.

 

Assuming that @BrianD does development, the answer to "Is the glass half empty or half full" is "Yes" (or TRUE if you really want to go down the rabbit hole)

 

Full of water?

 

Full.....half with water and half with air.

 

As opposed to the engineer, who points out that the glass is over-designed.

Math major here (BA), followed by a CS degree (MS) about 33 years later.

 

As an English minor, I would have to point out that “giving 110%” is an example of hyperbole.

 

"How can that be offside" form coach at midfield, followed by "yeah, guess he did have a better angle . . . "

 

So does that make "10,000%" over-exaggerated hyperbole?

 

While I don’t say that myself, I always figured “Give 110%” meant you have more potential than you think. When you think you are at your max, at 100%, go further.

All the other strange numbers - 200% , 10,000% - I can’t make any sense of.

 

It all depends on where you set the baseline. In Molecular Biology, if you are talking about gene expression you define the level of expression under a given set of conditions as 1 (or 100%). It can go down or up (e.g. 50% or 150%) from there. So a player might be able to find a little extra energy and give 110% on a rare occasion, but if coaches expect it to happen regularly they'd be better off redefining their 100%.

 

I just think it's important that some players can turn it up to 11.