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Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:19 pm
by HoopsFan
Or do we have to put up with Venerable Anderson Arena for the rest of its life?
(cross posted in Men's Hoops)
HoopsFan
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:04 pm
by threestooges
Venerable -- commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position; worthy of reverence; ancient, antiquated or archaic
Sounds about right to me, on all counts. It's ancient, it's antiquated, it's archaic, but it's been a great place to see a game for half a century. I like the use of the word venerable.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:16 pm
by Class of 61
threestooges wrote:Venerable -- commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position; worthy of reverence; ancient, antiquated or archaic
Sounds about right to me, on all counts. It's ancient, it's antiquated, it's archaic, but it's been a great place to see a game for half a century. I like the use of the word venerable.
But I get what Hoopsfan is saying... Venerable does NOT have to be used EVERY time AA is mentioned...it does get a bit "old" (no pun intended)
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 3:55 pm
by threestooges
Class of 61 wrote:But I get what Hoopsfan is saying... Venerable does NOT have to be used EVERY time AA is mentioned...it does get a bit "old" (no pun intended)
Fair enough. Not really a big deal either way, IMHO.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 11:43 am
by musicman2343
It's not a really big deal but it does lose it's effectiveness when "venerable" is used every time AA is mentioned. In this article
http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2009/12 ... 92529.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, AA is mentioned 5 times and venerable is used before 4 of them.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 10:47 am
by h2oville rocket
Kind of like Lambeau Field or Roland Garros Stadium:
You can't JUST say either of those. "Frozen Tundra" and "Red Clay of" MUST preceed.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:29 pm
by AyZiggy97
musicman2343 wrote:It's not a really big deal but it does lose it's effectiveness when "venerable" is used every time AA is mentioned. In this article
http://www.bgsufalcons.com/news/2009/12 ... 92529.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, AA is mentioned 5 times and venerable is used before 4 of them.
When I worked in sports radio, the first time I used the phrase "walk off" in reference to baseball there were a few angry callers. "Walk off" isn't a real term and all, yadda, yadda. So I made the point to use it every time it was applicable. Why? Because there are real things to be critical about in life and in sports. And those who decry minutiae deserve to be upset, IMHO.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:47 pm
by HoopsFan
So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 11:59 pm
by AyZiggy97
HoopsFan wrote:So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
We won't have to put up with anything because it's not required reading. You could choose to avoid it, if the writing is problematic...
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:21 am
by BGFalconfromCincy
AyZiggy97 wrote:HoopsFan wrote:So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
We won't have to put up with anything because it's not required reading. You could choose to avoid it, if the writing is problematic...
We also wont have to put with it because its the Stroh Center, not Frack Arena

Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 12:39 am
by HoopsFan
BGFalconfromCincy wrote:AyZiggy97 wrote:HoopsFan wrote:So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
We won't have to put up with anything because it's not required reading. You could choose to avoid it, if the writing is problematic...
We also wont have to put with it because its the Stroh Center, not Frack Arena

Absolutely. That's why the Falcons play in Memorial Hall and not Anderson Arena......
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:43 am
by BGFalconfromCincy
HoopsFan wrote:BGFalconfromCincy wrote:AyZiggy97 wrote:HoopsFan wrote:So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
We won't have to put up with anything because it's not required reading. You could choose to avoid it, if the writing is problematic...
We also wont have to put with it because its the Stroh Center, not Frack Arena

Absolutely. That's why the Falcons play in Memorial Hall and not Anderson Arena......
Now do remember that the only thing Frack has his name is the court, there is no name on the arena part, as of now its just Frack Court and Stroh Center
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:50 am
by HoopsFan
OMG. Fodder for the SID. The New Stroh Center xyz arena Frack Court BGSU Falcons. They'll NEVER run out of adjectives then!
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:22 am
by AyZiggy97
HoopsFan wrote:OMG. Fodder for the SID. The New Stroh Center xyz arena Frack Court BGSU Falcons. They'll NEVER run out of adjectives then!
Oy vey.
Re: Who's Ms. Venerable and can't the SID lose that adjective?
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:27 am
by TG1996
AyZiggy97 wrote:HoopsFan wrote:So the year after next, we'll have to put up with the print guys calling it the "all new" Frack Arena? Yeah. That's what I like about idiot journalists. Pretty creative the lot.
HoopsFan
We won't have to put up with anything because it's not required reading. You could choose to avoid it, if the writing is problematic...
I believe he was talking about newspaper stories, not 90% of the drivel on here.
