What to tell overconfident PNMs

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

You might be all that and a bag of chips

Definitely going to work that into conversation this week. Like!

[carnation]

After all these years of teaching college, I continue to be shocked by all the superstars who are shocked when they get to college and--they're not the only superstars. What on earth do they expect if they're going to a competitive school? There will be zillions of valedictorians, Miss or Mr. Everythings, and state athletics winners!

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by carnation

After all these years of teaching college, I continue to be shocked by all the superstars who are shocked when they get to college and--they're not the only superstars. What on earth do they expect if they're going to a competitive school? There will be zillions of valedictorians, Miss or Mr. Everythings, and state athletics winners!

I tell my seniors that every kid going to college is smart, has activities and volunteer work. What are they going to do to separate themselves from the herd...in a good way, of course.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

Definitely going to work that into conversation this week. Like!

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

[tcsparky]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

I remember using it in the early 90s.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

Have heard it but in the south you're more likely to hear "greatest thing since sliced bread."

[chi-o_cat]

So for over 20 years, I have thought that “All that and bag of chips” came from the “Men On Film” sketch on In Living Color (Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier). But Googling it now, it appears there is no connection. But I think people did start saying it around that time that show was on, so I must have linked them in my mind.

[LXA SE285]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

So for over 20 years, I have thought that “All that and bag of chips” came from the “Men On Film” sketch on In Living Color (Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier). But Googling it now, it appears there is no connection. But I think people did start saying it around that time that show was on, so I must have linked them in my mind.

It was a thing for a while among audience members on the daytime talk shows (Ricki Lake, etc.) in the early '90s. That and "You need to dump that zero and find yourself a hero!" :P

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

Never heard it before.

Sliced bread I've known and used forever.

Yea, I've heard the sliced bread line plenty, too. I wonder if it's regional?

Originally Posted by LXA SE285

It was a thing for a while among audience members on the daytime talk shows (Ricki Lake, etc.) in the early '90s. That and "You need to dump that zero and find yourself a hero!" :P

Haha yesssss! I miss Ricki Lake and all of the ridiculous topics she covered.

Ok, sorry for the random derailment. Back to our regularly scheduled PNM programming!

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

Never heard it before.

Sliced bread I've known and used forever.