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"...jumped the shark..." If you suffer from literalism (inability to process idioms), 'jump the shark' ~ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jump%20

"...jumped the shark..." If you suffer from literalism (inability to process idioms), 'jump the shark' ~ http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jump%20the%20shark http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jump%20the%20... in this instance means Joel's creativity has reached it's maxima - as if.

100k 17y ago
I'm confused. Are you suggesting that Joel has long since jumped the shark, or that he has not come close to reaching his full potential? The shark jumping incident I am referring to occurred in 2006 so it's not like this is a recent idea. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/has-joel-spolsky-jumped-the-shark.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/has-joel-spolsky-ju...
dasil003 17y ago
I do suffer from literalism, and I'm having a hard time parsing the phrase "Joel's creativity has reached it is maxima - as if". Normally I just gloss over the many poorly written comments on the Internet without being a grammar nazi, but since you specifically wrote this for us literalism sufferers, I thought I'd point out that it was not in fact helpful.
- bootload 17y ago
  ".. I do suffer from literalism .." So do I, that's why I paused to find it. What I should have said was "I don't think Joel's creativity is at it's maxima." You are absolutely right.
  - RyanMcGreal 17y ago
    I think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its". * its - third person neutral possessive pronoun (see also: my, your, his, her, their) * it's - contraction of "it is".
    - bootload 17y ago
      "... think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its". .." Thanks RyanMcGreal.
      - cooperscreek 17y ago
        While we're nit-picking, maxima is the plural. Wouldn't someone's creativity (singular) reach a maximum?
        bootload 17y ago
        "... While we're nit-picking ..." Good point, now enough trolling.

100k 17y ago

I'm confused. Are you suggesting that Joel has long since jumped the shark, or that he has not come close to reaching his full potential? The shark jumping incident I am referring to occurred in 2006 so it's not like this is a recent idea. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/has-joel-spolsky-jumped-the-shark.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2006/09/has-joel-spolsky-ju...

dasil003 17y ago

I do suffer from literalism, and I'm having a hard time parsing the phrase "Joel's creativity has reached it is maxima - as if". Normally I just gloss over the many poorly written comments on the Internet without being a grammar nazi, but since you specifically wrote this for us literalism sufferers, I thought I'd point out that it was not in fact helpful.

bootload 17y ago
".. I do suffer from literalism .." So do I, that's why I paused to find it. What I should have said was "I don't think Joel's creativity is at it's maxima." You are absolutely right.
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago
  I think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its". * its - third person neutral possessive pronoun (see also: my, your, his, her, their) * it's - contraction of "it is".
  - bootload 17y ago
    "... think dasil is making reference to the grocer's apostrophe you inserted into "its". .." Thanks RyanMcGreal.
    - cooperscreek 17y ago
      While we're nit-picking, maxima is the plural. Wouldn't someone's creativity (singular) reach a maximum?
      - bootload 17y ago
        "... While we're nit-picking ..." Good point, now enough trolling.