Comments on: The Long and Short of It http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/ Glug Glug Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:05:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peechie http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-37271 peechie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:21:31 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/#comment-37271 Chris: fair enough, when talking about the play, ie. "Play up to this point was scoreless" meaning, no scoring. But in referring to the game itself, which always has a score (if there were no scorekeeping, its status as a game would be dubious), saying "The game was scoreless" is just dumb. Chris: fair enough, when talking about the play, ie. “Play up to this point was scoreless” meaning, no scoring. But in referring to the game itself, which always has a score (if there were no scorekeeping, its status as a game would be dubious), saying “The game was scoreless” is just dumb.

]]> By: Chris http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-37270 Chris Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:29:46 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/#comment-37270 I always interpret "scoreless" as "there was no scoring", which is accurate in a 0-0 game. I always interpret “scoreless” as “there was no scoring”, which is accurate in a 0-0 game.

]]> By: Richard http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-37269 Richard Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:58:37 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/#comment-37269 <i>(pet peeve of mine - calling a game “scoreless.” There is a score: it is 0-0)</i> Also, how people say "overtime settled nothing". Sure it did. It settled that there was to be either a shootout or, before the current rules, a tie. To address your main point, yeah, TV adds 6 inches. (pet peeve of mine – calling a game “scoreless.” There is a score: it is 0-0)

Also, how people say “overtime settled nothing”. Sure it did. It settled that there was to be either a shootout or, before the current rules, a tie.

To address your main point, yeah, TV adds 6 inches.

]]> By: WCG http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-37268 WCG Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:12:54 +0000 http://www.worldwidewatercooler.com/2007/11/14/the-long-and-short-of-it/#comment-37268 It's interesting, and I'm not sure what causes it, but most men in show biz are shorter than the norm. Particularly movie stars. The famous example is Sy Stalone, who is 5'2", but still, most of them don't top 5'6". It's easy to shoot men to make them look taller, and they do, but what I want to know is why? What's wrong with short guys as movie stars?? (I'm short myself, mind you, so... :) I know it's a cultural thing that taller somehow equals stronger and more manly, but ... does not compute! :) He'd make my laminated list too! It’s interesting, and I’m not sure what causes it, but most men in show biz are shorter than the norm. Particularly movie stars. The famous example is Sy Stalone, who is 5’2″, but still, most of them don’t top 5’6″. It’s easy to shoot men to make them look taller, and they do, but what I want to know is why? What’s wrong with short guys as movie stars?? (I’m short myself, mind you, so… :) I know it’s a cultural thing that taller somehow equals stronger and more manly, but … does not compute! :)

He’d make my laminated list too!

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