May 30, 2013
The Show Notes
Door to the parking garage
Intro
Liberace
Guitar advice addendum
Interesting Fauna
- Pernis ptilorhynchus, The Crested Honey
Buzzard
Training
Things People Love That Actually Suck
- Giving 100 Percent
Religious Morons of the Week
- Fans of As I Lay Dying on Twitter
from Matthew Harris
Ask George
- Zappa? from Michael S.
Geologists & Geographers
- Swag is on the way…
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I'm don't agree with the "giving 100%", at least for the reasons you give. While we might agree that the phrase has become trite and cliche, I see it linguistically, syntacticly, and stylistically equivalent to phrases like "give it your all" or "do your best".
All three are admonitions to put as much effort as possible into a given task and not do it begrudgingly or (heh) half-heartedly.
Yes, as a phrase it has long since become cliche (which is arguably the origin of "give 110%") but that doesn't alter the underlying intent or sentiment of the phrase, especially for the young and/or unmotivated.
I've said it before but you begin almost every episode with 'so'! It makes me laugh every time now. Love the show