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Winner gets a quick poem about them from me, EarlJam.
Back in the late 70s / early 80s, when you played backyard basketball, if you swished a jump shot while being defended, it was popular to proudly yell out a certain term.
Name that term.
(this came up in discussion with a friend last night - and we want to bring the term back in business and all walks of life).
-EarlJam
i'm too young for this but...
"in your face"
Too old...Jeez this board does make me realize my age too often...
BUT.......
"Swish......"
Facial?
"Swish!"Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlJam
don't people still say "swish" and "in your face"?
Well, from where I'm from it was always just, "Face!"
But I will accept "In your face" and "Facial!"
-EJ
SWEET! Haikus are preferred!Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlJam
What about "in THE face?"Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlJam
We used to holler "Cotton!" too. As in, the material in the net (though it doubtless wasn't actually cotton).
DC in the early 90's had a bunch of versions:
Face
Mouth
Nets
Money
Cash
Butter
Splash
Water
Or just yelling your favorite player ("Jordan!") - I seem to recall a Chappelle show or SNL skit about applying this to other situations, but not remembering completely
buckets and splash were both used as well
We used to also say "Douche!"
I think we heard the term, "Deuce!" somewhere and tweaked it a bit for Burlington's notorious East side.
-EarlJam
We would always say "Jordan" after hitting a turn around. I would always say "Good" after hitting a bomb.
sheegup was also said, although typing that one out probably doesn't do it justice
One other key distinction - "Face" or "Jordan" was said during the shot, not after, so sometimes it wouldn't really work out all that well.
for some reasons my friends and I would call out Yahtzee if we hit a big shot in someone's face. That carried over to the golf course, and when someone rolls in a long putt you will often heare "yyyyaaaaaaahhhhhTZEE"
Around our parts, we would yell, "U.S. REEEEEEDDDDD!" Or maybe that was just in my family. :o (U.S. Reed was a Razorback basketball player; he hit a half-court game winner in the NCAA Tourney against Louisville in 1981.) In fact, that's what I still say when I hit the trash can with a wad of paper from across the room. None of that trite "in your face" stuff for me. :rolleyes:
EarlJam, like the new avatar. Gone With the Wind, right?
I've heard "Douche" said on the tennis court instead of "Deuce".Quote:
Originally Posted by EarlJam
Anyone ever use "In your eye!"?
And the best one, which came from Reed-Frazier era New York Knick Dick Barnett was, as you're releasing the shot, "Fall Back, baby, fall back."Quote:
Originally Posted by mkirsh