Has "thrown under the bus" kind of "jumped the shark"?

**tube1** · 05-22-2008, 12:43 PM

It seems like "thrown under the bus" is an incredibly overused term now. Especially used on both sides of the Wes/McD "situation". It was cute at first, but has definately reached its quota on this board in the past 72 hours.

Just my thoughts. Please don't throw me under a truck for this observation.

Edit:: I'm an idiot. I don't know what I did to get this under the Football forum. I guess I don't start enough threads to know what I am doing.

**Cy Hard** · 05-22-2008, 12:44 PM

I'm tying you to the train tracks....

**Cydkar** · 05-22-2008, 12:58 PM

Yes! And so has "I don't have a dog in the fight."

**cloneu** · 05-22-2008, 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by tube1

It seems like "thrown under the bus" is an incredibly overused term now. Especially used on both sides of the Wes/McD "situation". It was cute at first, but has definately reached its quota on this board in the past 72 hours.

Just my thoughts. Please don't throw me under a truck for this observation.

Edit:: I'm an idiot. I don't know what I did to get this under the Football forum. I guess I don't start enough threads to know what I am doing.

I bet you get thrown under the bus for this comment. I had not used that saying yet so I figured I could use it at least once.

**cloneu** · 05-22-2008, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cydkar

Yes! And so has "I don't have a dog in the fight."

Does this include "I don't have a horse in the race" or can that be a separate over used saying.

**SuperCy** · 05-22-2008, 01:08 PM

Has "Jumped the shark" jumped the shark?

**RyCy04** · 05-22-2008, 01:10 PM

The one that I can't stand and is very overused is:
"It is what it is."

**CloneFan65** · 05-22-2008, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by SuperCy

Has "Jumped the shark" jumped the shark?

Hey! Don't throw "Jumped the shark" under the bus.

**tube1** · 05-22-2008, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by cloneu

I bet you get thrown under the bus for this comment. I had not used that saying yet so I figured I could use it at least once.

And you did use it properly!

As Marty Tirrel would say, "Good job out of you"!

**cycloneworld** · 05-22-2008, 01:13 PM

This goes right along with my LOL thread last week.

tube1, I think you jumped the shark by posting this thread. ;)

**wyckoff9** · 05-22-2008, 01:13 PM

This seems to be beating a dead horse.

**LindenCy** · 05-22-2008, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by tube1

It seems like "thrown under the bus" is an incredibly overused term now. Especially used on both sides of the Wes/McD "situation". It was cute at first, but has definately reached its quota on this board in the past 72 hours.

You are dead on with this. I have been using "throw ____ under the bus" in my everyday life a ton the last 2 days. It has infiltrated my life.

**ISUFan22** · 05-22-2008, 01:17 PM

Stop, or I'm going to toss you under a tank for this.

**Wesley** · 05-22-2008, 01:21 PM

We could utilize, Taken to the cleaners, Smacked like a Seal at the Roundup, Run Over by Train, Kicked in the Behoovies, Made mincemeat Pie Out of, Made a laughingstock of the league, Baby thrown out with the bathwater, Doused with flames, Steamrolled, Junkyard Dog Junked, etc.

**CycloneErik** · 05-22-2008, 01:22 PM

Originally Posted by RyCy04

The one that I can't stand and is very overused is:
"It is what it is."

When we lived in Nebraska, that was Bill Callahan's stock answer to the Husker press. It drove them absolutely crazy, and the fans crazy. For that reason, I still love that phrase.