Gymternet Lexicon Project

[ArnoldRimmer]

What was that phrase that Bela used to shout randomly at his gymnasts - something like "smooth it on down"?

Does anyone know what that even meant?

Did he?

 

[IratePanda]

We must not forget the infamous "quitters try" (kwitters try) for half-assed attempts at skills from the infamous Parkettes documentary where gymnasts were berated with the phrase when the coaches deemed they weren't trying hard enough!

Yes! We should also remember Annie Fogerty's astute observation following Donna Strauss' rant: "I think she was...mad?"

 

[RAFIKI]

That documentary is gold dust; or perhaps anti-gold dust depending on whether you work for Parkettes or not. I’d love to tell the documentary crew that we are still quoting it decades later.

 

[Indy]

"Oh that's too bad"

I say this regularly and wish more people understood why it's funny.

 

[Angelika]

"Oh that's too bad"

I still say this today!

 

[QuietColours]

"Oh that's too bad"

I used this gif at work earlier today

 

[wishfulgoddess]

I've got a bunch of them from a former forum, but most are not relevant anywhere else or they didn't age well. I always liked BITCHFACE, though. We don't see too many gymnasts with really impressive bitchface now.
Whenever a gymnasts has an extremely bouncy landing or runs out of their landing on vault or floor, I always say they "Bilesed" the landing.
p.s. I also regularly use "oh, that's too bad".

 

[Hatsumomo]

There's a Japanese drama called Orange Days and one of the characters made Comaneci into a verb. I wish I remembered which episode it was because I don't remember the context. Might do a rewatch just for that.

 

[RedBirdie]

I've got a bunch of them from a former forum, but most are not relevant anywhere else or they didn't age well. I always liked BITCHFACE, though. We don't see too many gymnasts with really impressive bitchface now.
Whenever a gymnasts has an extremely bouncy landing or runs out of their landing on vault or floor, I always say they "Bilesed" the landing.
p.s. I also regularly use "oh, that's too bad".

I feel like Musty was the last true bitchface.

 

[OnoNoKomachi]

I believe the term Gymternet started on this board.

 

[Denn]

I believe the term Gymternet started on this board.

I coined it. I think in 2007.


I think I originally spelled it with an extra n, though. Gymnternet

 

[rlayt]

Anyone remember the Parkettes’ cleaning lady?

 

[irichluck21]

"How many times Alyssa, how many times?"

 

[OnoNoKomachi]

I coined it. I think in 2007.


I think I originally spelled it with an extra n, though. Gymnternet

Of all the neologisms coined on gym boards, this is the one that spread the farthest and will probably last the longest.