“I mean” is the new Uhmmm…

Thursday October 20, 2005 at 5:40 pm | Filed under General

Congrats to the Astros… it’s been a long time coming for them. I think I’ll be rooting for them, but it’s nice to see two teams that haven’t been there in a long time, or in the Astros’ case, never.

But what is the deal with athletes starting off sentences with the words “I mean.” It’s like they’re correcting themselves before they’ve said anything to correct!

Some interviewing fool was talking with two Astros after the game last night and it went something like this:

Interviewin’ fool: “have you ever seen just a dominating pitching performance in the post Lance Berkman: “I mean he did what we needed him to do…”

Interviewin’ fool: “What does heading to your first World Series mean to you?”
Lance Berkman: “I mean it’s unbelievable. I can’t even describe it…”

Interviewin’ fool: “What’s goin’ through your mind right now?”
Jeff Bagwell: “Well I mean we work so hard for this…”

I have noticed this over the past few years, and not just with athletes, but that’s where it’s most obvious. What the heck is up with that? Why does it bug me so much?

Ehh.

Anyway, I hope Brad’s getting the most out of his team getting to the show! Yeah!

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3 Responses to ““I mean” is the new Uhmmm…”

  1. Monique Says:
    October 21st, 2005 at 10:50 am

    I mean, I don’t know!

  2. Nancy Says:
    October 27th, 2005 at 9:58 am

    I think “you know” bothers me even more.

    You know?

  3. Skuds Says:
    November 7th, 2005 at 1:04 pm

    I’m glad you said it. I mean, I was beginning to think I was the only one who had noticed it.

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