Help. I get the Boomer Esiason joke. I get that the abbreviation for Oklahoma is OK. I see Tony Danza and Willem Dafoe. But how does any of that relate to a “pejorative retort” which is a disparaging comment? The University of Oklahoma fight song, by the way, is Boomer Sooner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qILOCvvF-cA
I really, really hate “Okay, Boomer.” It’s stereotyping a whole generation, and the some of the kids who use it insult anyone older than they are with it. One little snot in a group I belong to said that Boomers knew nothing and brought nothing to technology. I said, “Steve Jobs.” I could have added Bill Gates, etc., but he shut up.
It took me a while to realize the football player’s name and put it together. As a woman who doesn’t watch football, it was a distant memory of an unusual name that finally came through.
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 5 years ago
OK!
Kind&Kinder almost 5 years ago
How many people remember Boomer Esiason?
tgerci almost 5 years ago
Univ of MD quarterback who actually took the Cincinnati Bengals to the Super Bowl and then move d to ESPN commentator, asI recall.
Major Matt Mason Premium Member almost 5 years ago
“SUCK IT, TREBEK!” -S. Connery
iggyman almost 5 years ago
“Sooner Boomer” is sometimes heard in Norman!
crabbyred almost 5 years ago
I see him every week during the season on NFL Today.
ralphkramden almost 5 years ago
3rd contestant. Slipped one past the censors. Nice.
khmo almost 5 years ago
and from then on reinventing the wheel became popular
davanden almost 5 years ago
I had to Google that.
Out of the Past almost 5 years ago
Not bad
J Quest almost 5 years ago
It would have been less pejorative if Trebek asked about the Aloha State…
ksu71 almost 5 years ago
That question is much more difficult than the ones usually used on Celebrity Jeopardy.
e.g. “Who’s buried in Grant’s Tomb.”
StratmanRon almost 5 years ago
I’ve NEVER understood the Oklahoma “Boomer Sooner” phrase. It’s just so clumsy…
bookworm0812 almost 5 years ago
Which state is The Later State?
osceola almost 5 years ago
Help. I get the Boomer Esiason joke. I get that the abbreviation for Oklahoma is OK. I see Tony Danza and Willem Dafoe. But how does any of that relate to a “pejorative retort” which is a disparaging comment? The University of Oklahoma fight song, by the way, is Boomer Sooner. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qILOCvvF-cA
WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago
I first saw the above joke on a SuperBowl commercial. But Hilburn took it to a new level but referencing OK. Nice!
marilynnbyerly almost 5 years ago
I really, really hate “Okay, Boomer.” It’s stereotyping a whole generation, and the some of the kids who use it insult anyone older than they are with it. One little snot in a group I belong to said that Boomers knew nothing and brought nothing to technology. I said, “Steve Jobs.” I could have added Bill Gates, etc., but he shut up.
LeftCoastBoomer Premium Member almost 5 years ago
It took me a while to realize the football player’s name and put it together. As a woman who doesn’t watch football, it was a distant memory of an unusual name that finally came through.
Lablubber almost 5 years ago
And if he gets a franchise for a well known drive-in, he’ll be a Sonic Boomer.
Coyoty Premium Member almost 5 years ago
He fumbled that one.
Stephen Gilberg almost 5 years ago
That guy’s getting kicked out of the studio. Who shouts answers on a game show?
Out of the Past almost 5 years ago
And with John Bolton As Alex Trebeck
namelocdet almost 5 years ago
LMAO!!!