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01/21/2008 10:36:13 AM · #1 |
So I am watching the Giants-Packers yesterday and they go to a reporter on the sidelines to talk about how the heated benches are not working on the Giants sidelines. The reporter starts out by saying "We have a heatergate going on down here."
Why do people add the word "gate" on to the end of every controversial subject. Watergate was so-called because that was the name of the hotel! The word "gate" HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL CRIME!!!
I don't know why this drives me insane but it does, and I wanted to share my madness with you all. |
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01/21/2008 10:57:44 AM · #2 |
| man the forums are moving to fast, this got bumped off the front page in like 2 seconds! i'm not lettin this go without a fight! |
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01/21/2008 11:00:29 AM · #3 |
Well, I thought reading the topic head that your objection would be a little different than what it turned out to be. "Watergate" became synonymous with "scandal", basically; so whenever a new scandal popped up, instead of calling it "the watergate of whatever" the press started calling it "whatevergate". This makes perfect sense to me.
No, what bugs ME is when they take trivial things and try to elevate them to "gate" status at all. Gimme a break! Calling a broken-down bench heater a scandal on the level of Watergate" trivializes the gatehood of all real scandals :-)
R.
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01/21/2008 11:10:56 AM · #4 |
is this threadgate? ...sorry,couldnt resist lol
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