The Bruins Nation Lexicon
by KSBruin on Jan 27, 2010 7:06 PM PST
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PrintThis was written to help out new or casual visitors to the site understand who or what many of the regulars are referring to. Our intent is not to confuse you, but simply to use a sort of shorthand as we communicate with each other. When posting on the open thread while watching a game live, for example, it's much easier and quicker to type a player's initials rather than a full name.
Sections:
- General Bruins Nation terms
- Recent Bruin athletes
- Related to u$c*
- Common non-sports abbreviations
The initials of current Bruin athletes are not included in this list, as especially within the context they are written it is assumed a Bruin fan who has sought out Bruins Nation will know who is being referred to. Though this is posted under one username, it is a product of the contributions of many on BN. We hope this helps you enjoy being here as much as we do!
General Bruins Nation Terms:
Ben Ball Warriors: Term given to given to Ben Howland’s basketball teams prior to the 2009-2010 season (rightfully and unceremoniously dropped during the middle of current season). Describes the player(s) or style of play embodying hustle, hard work, dedication, chemistry, leadership, relentless defensive prowess, and efficient offense; Arron Afflalo, Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison are perfect examples.
BN: Bruins Nation, of course.
BSPN: a reflection of ESPN's recent "reporting" on the Norm Chow non-departure. (OK, this isn't used much, but I think it should be, and at the moment I'm the one making the list!)
CBH: Coach Ben Howland.
CHP: Coach Howland's predecessor. A name rarely typed here, as his tenure at UCLA was such a joke, but given the purpose I'll do so anyway: Steve Lavin.
CNC: Coach Norm Chow.
CRN: Coach Rick Neuheisel.
CTS: Coach Toledo's successor. Our football team had a gap in coaching between Bob Toledo and Rick Neuheisel. The person who sat in the football coach's office during those years was Karl Dorrell. Though he starred as a UCLA wide receiver, his "coaching" was such that many on BN cannot speak or write his name.
Coach: Coach John Wooden. Winner of 10 National Championships in 12 years, including at one point 88 straight games. First member of the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and as a coach. As Class of 66 said, Wooden is the one and only leader of any Bruin team, past, present, or future, that can be referred to as simply "Coach."
Dorrellian: In reference to our prior football coach’s frustrating and mind-numbing conservative play calling, can be used to describe any play or coaching that is inept, predictable, uninspired, or mediocre, or the acceptance of such standard as status quo.
Dorrellistas: Reference to the blind-faith Karl Dorrell supporters who were steadfast until the bitter end. Can personify those who share a warped sense of reality in embracing mediocrity and refusing to question authority, citing fear of negative recruiting repercussions, or just out of sheer apathy.
fishwrap: The Los Angeles Times. Once considered a leading newspaper, the "Trojan Times" has no better use than keeping fish covered up at this point.
Lizard (of Westwood): see CHP.
MacLeaner: In basketball, a shot a player fires up to pad his stats once he knows the coach is about to pull him out of the game (typically when the Bruins are winning and it's time to clear the bench). Created by Don MacLean, who played at UCLA from 1989 to 1992, became UCLA's (and the Pac-Ten's) all-time leading scorer, and is now often a commentator for UCLA basketball games.
NC's: national championships (in context NC can be Norm Chow instead).
Ragovic: Nikola Dragovic, a basketball player held in low regard by many on BN due to his propensity to shoot within half a second of receiving the ball, while on the other side rarely playing anything similar to defense
SPTR's: Sh*tty Pac-Ten Refs. Can be used in reference to basketball and football, and likely other sports as well.
The Standard: The University of Arizona basketball team; begun when former guard Marcus Williams felt that his Mildcats were the standard against which other Pac 10 programs should be judged.
Three Wealthy and Influential Alums: A random poster dropped by during Dorrell’s last days to inform us of exclusive news that “three wealthy and influential alums” told him that UCLA was going to stay with Dorrell. Now used (especially by Fox 71) to point out to new or drive-by posters that at BN we expect information to come from sources the rest of us deem reliable as well, not just your buddies.
u$c*: that self-proclaimed "university" across town. Often in lower case, as caps denote validity to "university" claim. The $ should be obvious to anyone who sought out this site. The asterisk is an attempt to refer to the dozens of scandals without going into pages upon pages. Many wonderful variations are out there on what the U, $, and C could stand for (University of Spoiled Children, etc.). This list would be much too long to be included here.
Wizard of Westwood: see Coach.
tWWL / WWL: the WorldWide Leader in sports, ESPN's description of itself.
Recent Bruin athletes:
AA: Arron Afflalo. (helps explain...)
AA2: Alfred Aboya (who came to UCLA after Afflalo). Also see PAA below.
Mr. Aikman: all Bruins with the given name "Troy" are referred to with Mr. or their first initial (ex. T. Aikman, Mr. Glaus)
CB: Cedric Bozeman.
DC: Darren Collison.
DT: Dijon Thompson.
JF: Jordan Farmar.
JS: Josh Shipp.
KL / KLove: Kevin Love.
LMR: Lorenzo Mata-Real.
LRMAM: Prince Luc Richard Mbah a Moute.
MJD: Maurice Jones-Drew.
PAA: President Alfred Aboya, in light of his presidential ambitions in Cameroon once his athletic career ends.
RH: Ryan Hollins.
RW: Russell Westbrook.
Related to u$c*:
Ballroom Dancer: Matt Leinart (took this academically challenging course during his final year at u$c*).
Cheatey Petey: Pete Carroll.
the condoms: trojans
Costco Center: Galen Center, u$c*’s basketball arena.
Crapaseum: the LA Coliseum, site of u$c*’s football games.
Figueroa Tech: u$c*.
Hello Kiffin / Lame Kiffin / Lame Kitten / Kiffykins: u$c* football "coach" Lane Kiffin.
just$c: In the early 90's, basketball player JR Henderson referred to them as "just $C.".
Mausoleum: see Crapaseum.
The Ogre: Ed Orgeron, u$c* associate head coach/recruiting coordinator/D-line coach, caller of UT recruits.
OJ2: OJ Mayo (or OJ Payo), in deference to the original OJ.
to orgeron (verb): to do something which might be technically legal, but is clearly immoral, unethical, and dirty. (originated by Fox 71)
Pauley East: see Costco Center.
Petey's Poodle: Ken Norton Jr., a former UCLA linebacker who showed little class on the coaching staff at u$c* before heading to Seattle to rejoin Cheatey Petey.
Pom Pom: see Cheatey Petey.
Señora Ross: ‘teacher’ of a cupcake class at LA Trade Tech that many u$c* ‘athletes’ enrolled in.
SChilly Smith: BSPN ‘reporter’ who completely blew the ‘CNC is going to u$c*!!!!!!’ story.
Slimers: TJ Simers of the fishwrap.
Splashme: Bill Plashke of the fishwrap.
Timmeh: former u$c* basketball coach Tim Floyd; resigned because he “no longer felt enthusiasm” for the job somewhat conveniently after it was revealed he had helped funnel money to OJ2 (hence OJ Payo).
trogans: Used to mock any claim to academics at u$c*. Origin: on Letter of Intent Day in 2010, high school football player Markeith Ambles proclaimed on his twitter page "Go Trogans!!!!!!" More here.
Trojan Times: see ‘fishwrap’ in general BN section.
United States China: Scott Schenter, aka Joe McKnight’s baby momma’s boss and owner of SUV that Joe McKnight was seen driving in, stated that “USC Marketing” stood for United States China Marketing, one of his many entrepreneurial and business interests.
Names for that other team: trOJies (note the OJ in caps), sucsters
Common non-sports abbreviations:
FWIW: for what it’s worth
HT: hat tip - a show of gratitude toward a person/site for bringing something to the attention of the writer
IIRC: if I remember correctly
IMO / IMHO: in my (humble) opinion
LMAO: laughing my ass off
LOL: laughs out loud
MSM: mainstream media
OT: off topic; used to introduce a fanpost or fanshot not directly related to UCLA athletics or a comment not directly related to the topic of the thread (to be used sparingly if at all - rarely seen even from the BN regulars)
OTOH: on the other hand
pwned: a person/team that just 'got pwned' just got humiliated; began as a typo for 'owned' and is now intentionally used in the spelling shown. Pronunciations vary; most common are 'owned' or 'poned,' though 'pawned' is also used. Usually but not always preceded with 'got.'
ROFL: rolling on the floor laughing
WTF: what the f*ck?
I've incorporated loads of wonderful suggestions, and had some fun reminders along the way. I've taken the liberty not to include every single suggestion in every comment, but have truly tried to focus on those terms that get frequent usage, or at least have since I joined BN a few years ago as AZBruin. I've had a great time working on this.
Thanks to everyone who contributed.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.
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Ha
This is really cool. Once we get this all filled out … if you want to do a new draft … we would def. get linked up on the left side. Also, for reaching me just use the BN email address on the left side of the blog. And note yours truly is a “co-creator of the site.” That’s good enough. I would also make sure we give Odysseus and Ajax the same designation as well. It was three of us who started it … and took off from there.
I am sure others can add more to this.
You should put the final draft up
It’s all your hard work and we will just link it. You can actually just do a fresh post later after all the edits are in.
For i.e. you gotta add:
SPTR: Shi**y Pac-10 Refs!
PAA
Actually stands for President Alfred Aboya, in light of his Cameroonian presidential ambitions. He, however, is not a prince in Cameroon. That would be Luc Richard Mbah a Moute who has some tribal royalty in his blood.
Some add
U$C* - In addition to the dollar bill we should always add the asterisk after that for obvious reasons well chronicles here on BN
CHP – Coach Howland’s predecessor
All of the guys below (in addition to the ones referenced above) are Ben Ball warriors (note PAA reference from B):
LRMAM – Prince Luc
DC – Darren Collison
LMR - Lorenzo Mata Real
RW – Russell Westbrook
JS – Josh Shipp
JF - Jordan Farmar
KL - Kevin Love
RH – Ryan Hollins
CB – Cedric Bozeman
DT – Dijon Thompson
I'm avoiding
simple initials so far, as my original thinking was they were obvious enough to a fan drawn to this site, but I could be convinced otherwise if enough people think they belong.
I like the idea of adding all of the player's initials into the lexicon
Fact is, an incoming freshman might have trouble deciphering some of the earlier players from the Howland era.
Also a quick edit- Mr. Afflalo’s first name is spelled Arron.
by insomniacslounge on Jan 28, 2010 2:53 AM PST up reply actions
I think $c is incorrect
First of all, UCLA gets capitalized. $c doesn’t.
And it’s “just$c*” as a result of some player (was it Richard Washington?) saying something and ending it with, “Aw, it’s just$c” and then the asterisk has to be added.
Another couple of acronyms which should not be capitalized are the ncaa, the nba and the nfl. In light of the deterioration of espn, I don’t think it deserves capitalization either.
I knew it was someone tall
(Well, they’re all tall, I suppose.)
Great idea
A few blogs are starting to record the various words, phrases and themes that come up in blog conversation, ot as a way to perserve the institutional memory of the site.
formerly bruinhoo
LOL
Great idea … adding sections!
Rival’s Nicknames:
Cheatey Petey
Pom Pom
Hello Kiffin
Lame Kiffin
Lame Kitten
Petey’s Poodle
Other/Catch All
Bill & Teds: legendary thread started by some supporter of Dorrell with username “Bill&Ted” spouting all kind of nonsensical defense of CTS
Three Wealthy Alums: Random poster dropping by during Dorrell’s last days to inform us of exclusive news that how “three wealthy alums” told him that UCLA was going to stay with Dorrell.
All right … what else?
The other/catch all section
That stuff is classic, and is rather obscure for those that haven’t been around for a couple of years. Good catch on those.
Great point
Few more
Rival:
Trojies
SuCsters
The Ogre
Ball Room Dancer: Matt Leinart for taking Ball Room dancing class in his last year at Southern Cal
Senora Ross: Explanation here.
Other/Catch All
The Trojan Times: The LA Times for constantly doing you know what to its overlords at Heritage Hall (Southern Cal’s athletic department)
Splashme: Bill Plaschke
Slimers: TJ Simers
SChilly Smith: Trojies in house press-secretary at tWWL’s LA headquarter
Some others
Rival references:
OJ2
“We Own The Police”
Romeo (wherefore are thou Romeo?)
White Power
And, usc’s Michael Vick (BN scoops the fishwrap)
Randomness:
U.C.L.A. – NY Times-speak for UCLA
formerly bruinhoo
More clarification
We need to contact Pete and find out if he goes by “Cheatie Petie” or Cheatey Petey." I always went with the former, but I could be mistaken. Maybe the guys over at conquest comicals could help us out here.
A few more
SPTR: Shitty Pac Ten Refs (coined by Class of 66)
TH: Tyler Honeycutt
JA: Jerime Anderson
MR: Mike Roll
JK: James Keefe
etc. you can do this with the whole lineup
Ragovic: Reference to Nikola Dragovic, but since he doesn’t play D…aka Brikola, the bricklayer of Belgrade
CHP has already been explained, but he’s aka Lavinoma and the Lizard of Westwood.
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
by tasser10 on Jan 27, 2010 7:53 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Awesome and rec'd
CTS confused me for the longest time. Always got that one messed up. Thanks for doing this, KS! I remember when I first started school at UCLA, everything was an acronym, abbreviation, or some sort of verbal shorthand. I know when I first started reading BN there was quite a learning curve.
Hope this helps all the new readers understand what’s going on here!
Go Bruins!
I believe Ken Norton Jr
has often been referred to as the finger-taper due to his habit of taping his fingers as if he were playing, despite the fact that he’s, well, a coach now.
Go Bruins!
A little help on "PWNed"
haven’t been able to figure that one out.
by Give me a B... on Feb 1, 2010 9:46 PM PST up reply actions
It's "owned"
but “o” is right next to “p” on the keyboard. [unintentional] Frequent typo turned into [intentional] slang.
by b d on Feb 1, 2010 9:58 PM PST up reply actions
SOB
Son of Boxer. I think that fits ken norton pretty well
by Westwooden1 on Jan 28, 2010 11:53 AM PST up reply actions
Done for the night...
I’ve done a few edits on the fly already. I should be able to get back and add some more of these great ideas tomorrow. Thanks already for everyone helping out, and I need to again give credit where credit is due: it’s a great idea to make this list, but it wasn’t my idea. Thanks to JoeBruin9900 again.
It's been an idea floated around for a while
Numerous people have suggested it for at least a year or two now. But thanks for doing it.
Go Bruins!
I have another one, but it may no longer be relevant
Everyone’s favorite “journalist,” and the guy who cornered the market on anonymous sources, Doh!. (As in Homer Simpson’s exclamation.)
I don't know Fox, Doh! was pretty spot on with Marsh
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Homer Simpson
When it came to information
Dohn was usually pretty decent. He got some news long before others. It was when he tried to analyze that he ran into troubles, but from a pure news gathering perspective, I think he’s better than anyone else with the Daily News, LAT or any other newspaper right now, not that that says much.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 27, 2010 11:09 PM PST up reply actions
I think what pissed me off most about him
Was how he kept going back to the well with the “I only report fact” BS line, which was true…except for all the times he was reporting rumors. That and his constant shilling for CTS and Walker.
He used a machine gun to fire 2,000 bullets
He got one hit, and then touted that for the longest time until he and everyone else forgot the 1,999 misses.
I had no bone to pick with Doh! when he reported what he (and everyone else) saw. He was being a reporter, and he was OK at that. But he thought he was Woodward and Bernstein reporting on the White House, so he wanted scoops. To get the scoops, he used “anonymous sources.” I will remain convinced until I join one of the Janss Brothers under the sixth step that he flat out made up those sources. Remember his source who had Coach Walker taking over as head man at Washington? He also told the world that he had the absolute inside scoop on who was going to be named head coach or defensive coordinator or whatever it was, and he had this as an absolute fact, he knew. He just couldn’t tell anyone. Then the new person is picked, and Doh! says, See, this is the guy who I knew was going to be picked.
And I join Ty in condemning him for continuing to tout CTS and Walker after the evidence overwhelmingly showed that CTS at least was not the right man for the job, and that Coach Walker was at best a mediocre DC.
Ignoring evidence and making up sources. To me that qualifies him for the Hall of Shame and his nickname, Doh!.
don't forget...
…the commonly used acronyms on blogs that casual blog readers might not know. For example:
IIRC: If I remember correctly
FWIW: For what it’s worth
IMHO: In my honest opinion
and so on and so forth…can’t think of anything else right now…I’m tired.
Don't forget Timmuh
The most corrupt basketball coach in the history of America—nuff said.
by peggysue69 on Jan 27, 2010 11:10 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Law enforcement
Isn’t NCAA an acronym for “Keystone Cops,” “trojan Enabling Corp.,” and “Buffoons?” Just asking.
by peggysue69 on Jan 27, 2010 11:17 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Don't capitalize the ncaa acronym
They don’t deserve to be capitalized. That’s why I am careful to spell out just$c*, No caps.
I apologize you are so right!
It will never happen again.
this is nostalgic
I feel like I’m reading an old yearbook with all these old references being resurrected.
The Standard
I think referring to the Arizona basketball team as “The Standard” is pretty BN specific. For those that don’t know, the phrase goes back to a quote from former Arizona guard Marcus Williams who felt that his Mildcats were the standard against which other Pac 10 programs should be judged.
For that matter, “Mildcats” (though relatively obvious) could fit in this thread. Some others I just thought of while writing the Standard explanation:
Current
Pauley East or Costco Center = Galen Center
Mausoleum = Coliseum
Figueroa Tech = $c
The Condoms = Trojans
Gap Closers = SUC basketball team
No Longer Totally Relevant But Still Uttered Occasionally
Viagra Lute = Lute Olson
SPJ = Ben Olson aka Southpaw Jesus
The Law Firm = McLeod Bethel-Thompson (always loved this nickname)
No Longer Relevant But Inextricably Linked To The Origin Of BN
Blindo = CTS supporter/apologist
Crapaseum = Coliseum
Also, you have your capital letters turned around. It should be trOJans or trOJies.
At first I laughed at the thought
of explaining a nickname with a nickname (saying “The Condoms = trOJies” is like saying “The Lizard = CHP”) then I realized that I had done just that with “Figueroa Tech = $c.” And we laugh at the kids with their txt msg shorthand : )
Under the category of no longer totally relevant
DD = Dump Dorrell, the now defunct website dedicated to our common, at the time, goal, and which ultimately led me to BN. (Actually it was a Slimers column that initally led me to DD.)
by Give me a B... on Feb 1, 2010 9:43 PM PST up reply actions
Stewart Mandel got me here
when he mentioned a poll from this web site (80% of Bruins Nation believes KD is doing a poor job). I thought it was some kind of official UCLA site at first. Thanks Stewart!
But hey, what do I know. I’m just the 800 lbs bruin in the room.
United States China
Scott Schenter aka Joe McKnight’s baby momma’s boss, owner of SUV that Joe McKnight was seen driving in, stated that “USC marketing” stood for United States China marketing, one of his many entrepreneurial and business interests. LOL
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
Still Laughing
about that one! United States China!!! AAAHAHAHAHAHA! What a bummer that Schenter had to disclose all the cars he has helped other women purchase. LMAO!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Love it so far.
I completely agree with dividing this into sections, and will work on putting a final draft together. I’ll probably have time for that tonight, but no guarantees.
My New Favorite
LK$C – Lane Kiffin Sewage Center (referring to his football “program”) heheee!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I dislike that one, no offense.
But sewage centers serve a valuable purpose to the community – they take our sewage and treat/clean the results so they’re safe to the environment.
Go Bruins!
Ah true!
I dont want to offend sewage centers!
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
I suggested that on Rocky Top Talk
I don’t know if it’s been implemented yet.
Given this thread I have a suggestion
Sorry about the Post error…
I would suggest that BN have 2 sets of Lexicon: All things good and true and one about the Evil Empire.
This is great. SPTR is an acronym I have seen repeatedly, knew it was about refs, better never knew the details.
Two others that I have had to ask about:
MSM: mainstream media
WWL: ESPN the worldwide leader
by Bruin Dad and Grad on Jan 28, 2010 3:40 PM PST reply actions
When I was first here
I had no idea what WWL meant. Then I figured out it meant ESPN, but I didn’t make the connection to “World Wide Leader.” I thought it was a dig at ESPN, an abbreviation for World Wide Losers due to their reporting.
Some names, a noun, and a verb for inclusion
Splashme, PlaSChke
TJ Slimers
Dookie V, Duke Vitale
The Wimp (Digger Phelps)
Shilly Smith (BSPN “reporter”)
Can Marcia Smith be dubbed the Rainbow Princess yet?
NCAA-holes – self explanatory. I think Bruingirl83 used this first.
orgeron – not ogre, but the verb, which means to do something which might be technically legally, but is clearly immoral, unethical, and dirty. Fox71 gets the credit for this one.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Geezer Comment
Crapping on the Coliseum.
Not sure I’m for this.
It was our home for many very good years.
I fully understand that I have to live in the moment, and will yield to all of you — but just wanted you to know that the old place had its day.
sjh
Agree in part
When we were there, we gave it class. When we left, it turned into a piece of crap. When our baseball team plays at blowvard field, it’s OK. When the last Bruin leaves, it goes back to being a piece of crap.
So the idea...
LRMAM, DC, SPTR, TH, MR, JK, LMR, RW, JS, JF, KL, RH, CB, CTS, CHP, DT, MSM, WWL,
…is to make things as difficult as possible to understand?
Meh
No, the idea is to save typing strokes
Most of these started in the game day threads. Things happen quickly there.
For example, I got so frustrated trying to type out Shitty Pac 10 Ref’s every time they made a bad call — and there were many in that game, that I announced that from that time forward SPTR would stand for the phrase.
No one is trying to make it difficult or hide the ball.
And, that’s why this thread is such a good idea and I really appreciate KSBruin’s hard work.
Take the time to get to know these initials — it will be worth it in the long run.
sjh
Exactly
Most of these come from game threads or from N, who has made nearly 5,000 posts so initials save him thousands upon thousands of key strokes. I think with the time he puts in, he can skimp on some things.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Jan 28, 2010 6:54 PM PST up reply actions
As mentioned by others, the goal isn't obfuscation
But savings in keystrokes.
Additionally over time, any community will develop its own slang, memes, start watching flash animations with badgers, etc. Understandably, this would make it difficult for a newcomer to the community to join (and result in some people like myself lurking for almost a year before signing up for an account). Once you become a regular reader, you start to get used to them. Just like all the acronyms/nicknames for things/etc at UCLA.
Go Bruins!
...but I really am
trying to focus on terms in common usage rather than things that come and go quickly. I thought your description of the “Drag and Roll offense” this morning was great, for example, but I won’t add it until/unless it becomes a part of our BN language.
A few more definitions worthy of clarity:
“Dorrellian” : In reference to our prior football coach’s frustrating and mind-numbing conservative play calling, can be used to describe any play or coaching that is inept, predictable, uninspired, or mediocre, or the acceptance of such standard as status quo.
“Dorrellistas” : Reference to the blind-faith Karl Dorrell supporters who were steadfast until the bitter end, can personify those who share a warped sense of reality in embracing mediocrity and refusing to question authority, citing fear of negative recruiting repercussions, or just out of sheer apathy.
“Lavinistas” : along the same spectrum as Dorrellistas but in its most extreme form; see Stockholm Syndrome.
“Ben Ball Warriors” : Term given to given to Ben Howland’s basketball teams prior to the 2009-2010 season (rightfully and unceremoniously dropped during the middle of current season), describes the player(s) or style of play that embodies hustle, hard work, dedication, chemistry, leadership, relentless defensive prowess, and efficient offense; see Arron Afflalo, Alfred Aboya, Darren Collison.
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
Don't know how in the world
I managed to miss Ben Ball Warriors, or how nobody mentioned it until now. (I guess we’re out of practice!) These will get added.
Good stuff.
Making a judgment call about not including Lavinistas, as I’m trying hard to focus on common, frequently used terms, and it’s just not out there that much – but I copied most of your other defs nearly word for word. Many thanks!
KS - also fyi
I think we should take out the reference to all the moderators including yours truly from this page. This community is not about the moderators but the “community” of Bruins who have been coming here to hang out for five years. So the more that I think of it I would strong recommend we take out those references. I think if someone has a UCLA degree he or she should be smart enough to figure that part out that we are talking about each other. :-)
Satellite campus
In light of Senora Ross’s academic rigor, I have viewed sc as the Trade Tech Community College Figueroa Satellite Facility. TTCCFSF? I may be in a minority of one who views the Figueroa facilty as a satellite campus. But we need to recognize the more rigorous academic standing at Trade Tech Community College and its efforts to bring its little brother on Figueroa up to snuff.
Let's show a little mercy, peggysue
Remember that most of the folks at just$c* don’t realize that it’s a four year school now. The non athletes still think it’s another jc that their mommies and daddies have shuffled them off to for another two or three years. The athletes never see the camput anyway. So be kind.
It is a four year school now, isn’t it? I heard a rumor to that effect.
I'm offended
on behalf of Costco. While I can still say my only memory of the Galen Center is a pleasant one (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmYbziSuRd0), it’s sad to see the name of my favorite source of cheap pizza and bulk snack foods invoked in reference to the condoms.
I sort of agree, yarrp. (Which, incidentally, sounds a lot like AARP - are you a geezer, too?)
In my youth I represented Costco aka The Price Club. I even got to go to Kirkland one time. I like the free senior lunches they have, which are passed out by a company whose contract requires them to indemnify Costco for slip and fall accidents, but I digress.
Anyway, it’s insulting to Costco to have it associated with just$c*, but I think they can take it. After all, they sell all sorts of products which can be used to clean up a pile of just$c* in a clean, sterile manner.
Sorry, not a geezer,
the phrase actually comes from the British comedy Hot Fuzz (if you had seen it, you’d remember the significance, geezer or no).
But I’ll admit that Costco makes a lot of sense when I recall my dad’s first birds-and-the-bee’s chat with me when he whipped up an excel spreadsheet with the probability of getting STD’s and then opened a Costco bag featuring two FORTY packs of ….
… Yup, Trojans.
A couple more
While Lame Kitten, Hello Kiffin, et. al. is fine, I have to say Kiffykins is my favorite.
Also, UCLA athletes who are named Troy are not referred to as such. We refer to them as Mr. Aikman or T. Aikman.
A general one you forgot
“HT” = Hat tip. I tried for a long time to figure that one out and finally confessed ignorance and was enlightened.
I always thought it meant "Huge Thanks"
good to know.
"I don't forget very much" Rick Neuheisel, 11/28/09
Well, all I can say is that I got my information that it was "Hat tip" from an anonymous source
If that’s good enough for certain “reporters,” then it’s good enough for me.
Huge thanks
would certainly make sense in context, though I’ve heard ‘hat tip’ a couple of times on TV as well. Googled to get the definition I used – there are some online dictionaries of just blog-speak (iirc, fwiw, and so on).
Please read this comment.
I’ve added some more, and will try to at least semi-regularly maintain this, at least while it’s on the rec list. I’m intentionally not adding every single suggestion. Here’s why: as I posted in my rough draft of this, I’m truly trying to create a glossary of frequently-used terms that would help a newbie join the BN community, rather than every term or abbreviation (however apt or amusing) that comes and goes. Arbitrary, yes, and subjective as well – but I think it’s fair as I’ve taken the time to construct this. I hope you find it helpful!
Makes sense
FYI … KS … the comment thread will close in about 26 days. Even after it gets bumped of rec. list, you will always be able to check it via the link on the left column. Place it under “About Us” section.
Thank you so much again for doing this. You absolutely killed it.
Good to know.
The lexicon link is already on the left of the home page – I didn’t put it there, so I was assuming you did. Regardless, it’s there.
I appreciate your kind words. This was fun!
It did look a lot like a labor of love.
Thanks for taking the time to do this.
A question for Nestor
a few weeks ago I put up a fanpost that included the full names of several Ben Ball Warriors. After posting the piece, I noticed that all the full names had automatically turned into links to those players’ respective SBN pages. Is this something that SBN does automatically? Could the same thing be done for abbreviations that appear in the BN Lexicon (i.e. when someone writes CTS, could you make it automatically link to the Lexicon explaining who CTS is)? Finally, if this is in fact possible, do you think it would be more helpful or annoying given that all posts would be laced with multiple links?
Let me see if I can answe it
After you have written your post you should click on “Auto Tag and Link” That usually automatically tags names of players who are spelled out. It does it for players depending on what “setting” the blog is on. Usually at this time of year the blog is on “basketball” setting. So our basketball players are tagged automatically (if their names are spelled out) if you click on that button and run the auto tag function.
Note given the excitement around football, the blog is currently on “football” setting at least through Thursday. We will switch it back to hoops on Thursday. So now any football players (already on the roster) whose names are spelled out will be tagged automatically.
We can’t do the abbreviation auto tag for Ben Ball warriors. Something that has to be done via SBN tech crew (who I think has a lot on their plate).
I don’t mind the links at all. Of course you don’t want to over do it but in general I don’t mind players names being hyperlinked.
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