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To: Shortwave
Jumped the Shark?

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6 posted on 09/03/2004 9:03:36 AM PDT by canalabamian (Common sense, unfortunately, is not very common)
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To: canalabamian
Jump The Shark
8 posted on 09/03/2004 9:05:40 AM PDT by GSWarrior
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To: canalabamian

JUMP THE SHARK:

Keith Olbermann actually explained this term in one of his columns:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0604/olbermann061804.asp

Sorry, I wasn't able to cut and paste. Apparently Fonzie, on Happy Days, water skiied over some sharks. This story line was apparently used out of desperation as the series began to lose viewers.

As another poster mentioned, there's also a "Jump the Shark" website that names similar instances of when something begins to lose its popularity.


39 posted on 09/03/2004 10:58:36 AM PDT by Joann37
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To: canalabamian

Yeah,just exactly WHAT does it mean to"Jump The Shark"?


43 posted on 09/03/2004 12:35:35 PM PDT by bandleader
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