People who talk like sports radio callers

[MrCrowesGarden]

There is this guy in one of my classes who seems to say "Face it" every day. For a while, he used it only when talking in sports conversations, and I guess that was only mildly annoying. But now it's carried over to the rest of conversation. I've heard him drop a few "Have you ever heard/seen X? I highly doubt it" in there as well.

I hope nobody else knows someone that talks like this in every day conversation.

[docellis]

Oooooh I hate it when people say "face it".

[GatewaySnayke]

There is a guy in my reporting class that can't NOT talk about sports. He hasn't started doing the radio caller schtick yet though.

When Jocketty was fired, I pulled up STL Today on my monitor and all of a sudden I heard WHAT?! He was leaning on my chair about two inches from my face yelling. Then he actually shook my chair. The kid was freaking out.

[JL21]

Worse yet, a dude that tends bar at one of my regular spots actually listens to Slaten and quotes him like it's gospel.

[Popeye_Card]

I've worked with many folks who talk like Rush Limbaugh.

Actually, that may be the thing I dislike the most about Slaten--he sounds just like a sports version of Rush Limbaugh.

--P--

[GatewaySnayke]

Oooooh I hate it when people say "face it".

So you weren't a fan of KeepUReyesontheroad

[StatmanCrothers]

sports radio callers, and talk radio callers in general, and talk radio djs, are unlistenable to me.

they have little to say and little to talk about compared to the time they have to fill so they are forced to fill the time with artificial contrived controversy and pointless and meaningless pseudo-opinion.

[MrCrowesGarden]

I actually like the two primary sports radio hosts in Omaha . Granted, their listeners really only wantto talk about one topic year-round, but they aren't "in your face" like Slaten and do a pretty good job of walking that line between wanting the Husker football team to do good while still remaining objective.

The callers though are another story.

This kid is in one of my broadcasting classes, so I wonder if he thinks talking like that is going to help him get a job.

[thrill]

Face it, talking like you're a sports talk radio makes you sound more assertive, more intelligent and you command more respect. PERIOD.

Face it.

[maddash]

Face it, talking like you're a sports talk radio makes you sound more assertive, more intelligent and you command more respect. PERIOD.

Face it.

Thrill, bringing it strong in this post.