11-29-2020, 10:40 PM
Anytime we come upon a new hobby, interest, or objective that we focus our attention (and pocketbook) on we’ll often aspire to a key phrase meant to describe the pinnacle of achievement. This signifier, meant to evoke the essence of focus, dedication, and achievement often becomes overused to the point of parody. For instance:
In wet shaving: I just started wet shaving 2 hours ago and got a single-pass BBS shave. Alternatively - I just got a 147 pass BBS shave
In photography: I just bought this (well know poor lens) for a low price, and it’s sharp, corner to corner.
In cooking: I just unboxed a brand-new cast iron skillet, and my over-easy eggs slid around without any seasoning.
In cooking: my new knife cuts through fruit/vegetables/paper in translucent slices.
Cars: My new $150 cat 3 exhaust has no drone.
There are undoubtedly a lot of overused phrases of excellence for a great number of hobbies and products, and I’m curious to hear others
In wet shaving: I just started wet shaving 2 hours ago and got a single-pass BBS shave. Alternatively - I just got a 147 pass BBS shave
In photography: I just bought this (well know poor lens) for a low price, and it’s sharp, corner to corner.
In cooking: I just unboxed a brand-new cast iron skillet, and my over-easy eggs slid around without any seasoning.
In cooking: my new knife cuts through fruit/vegetables/paper in translucent slices.
Cars: My new $150 cat 3 exhaust has no drone.
There are undoubtedly a lot of overused phrases of excellence for a great number of hobbies and products, and I’m curious to hear others
11-30-2020, 04:09 AM
(11-29-2020, 10:40 PM)mike_the_kraken Wrote: Anytime we come upon a new hobby, interest, or objective that we focus our attention (and pocketbook) on we’ll often aspire to a key phrase meant to describe the pinnacle of achievement. This signifier, meant to evoke the essence of focus, dedication, and achievement often becomes overused to the point of parody. For instance:
In wet shaving: I just started wet shaving 2 hours ago and got a single-pass BBS shave. Alternatively - I just got a 147 pass BBS shave
In photography: I just bought this (well know poor lens) for a low price, and it’s sharp, corner to corner.
In cooking: I just unboxed a brand-new cast iron skillet, and my over-easy eggs slid around without any seasoning.
In cooking: my new knife cuts through fruit/vegetables/paper in translucent slices.
Cars: My new $150 cat 3 exhaust has no drone.
There are undoubtedly a lot of overused phrases of excellence for a great number of hobbies and products, and I’m curious to hear others
My new wife cuts through excuses in translucent slices.
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