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  1. 01-06-2014 04:45 PM #1
    Gurpsmeister
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    The term jumping the shark stems from an episode of Happy Days. The show was ailing and loosing viewers and so they did a stunt where the cast went to Hawaii I believe and Fonzy while water skiing, jumped over a shark. It got a ton of ratings in a fast burst but then continued downhill.

    So what it means is to do something flashy or showy to get attention to try to save something that's failing.

    My response to the OP is...no, not even close.
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  2. 01-06-2014 06:39 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gurpsmeister View Post
    The term jumping the shark stems from an episode of Happy Days. The show was ailing and loosing viewers and so they did a stunt where the cast went to Hawaii I believe and Fonzy while water skiing, jumped over a shark. It got a ton of ratings in a fast burst but then continued downhill.

    So what it means is to do something flashy or showy to get attention to try to save something that's failing.

    My response to the OP is...no, not even close.
    Hmm learn something new everyday.
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  3. 01-06-2014 07:53 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gurpsmeister View Post
    The show was ailing and loosing viewers
    So they liked being tied up? That's some nice S&M story.
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