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by Jersey Girl » Tue Jun 09, 2026 2:06 am
Morley wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 08, 2026 2:59 pm
Dr. Shades wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 08, 2026 10:44 am
What the Hell is a "knick," anyway?
Jersey Girl wrote: ↑ Sat May 23, 2026 9:44 pm
Longest running troll on this board second only to Shades.
No joke, right? Grammar guy can't locate a dictionary.
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by Doctor CamNC4Me » Tue Jun 09, 2026 5:51 am
Some Schmo wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 08, 2026 10:44 pm
Marcus wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 08, 2026 6:13 pm
Shades, "knick" is the shortened name for "knick-knack".
I thought the Knicks was short for knickerbockers.
No, that’s a common misunderstanding, or ‘suburban legend’. Interestingly enough, the “knack” bit was actually shortened from “knackered” because people were often knackered after a hard day of knicking at the MS gardens, hence knick-knackereds became knick-knacks.
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by Dr. Shades » Tue Jun 09, 2026 6:18 am
Jersey Girl wrote: ↑ Tue Jun 09, 2026 2:06 am
No joke, right? Grammar guy can't locate a dictionary.
Um, excuse me? Dictionary.com didn't yield any results.
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by Marcus » Tue Jun 09, 2026 10:25 am
Doctor CamNC4Me wrote: ↑ Tue Jun 09, 2026 5:51 am
Some Schmo wrote: ↑ Mon Jun 08, 2026 10:44 pm
I thought the Knicks was short for knickerbockers.
No, that’s a common misunderstanding, or ‘suburban legend’. Interestingly enough, the “knack” bit was actually shortened from “knackered” because people were often knackered after a hard day of knicking at the MS gardens, hence knick-knackereds became knick-knacks.
Yes. Exactly.
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by Doctor Steuss » Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:50 pm
He probably was just there for the Spurs. Always a good idea for Trump to root for spurs when there's a war afoot.
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by Morley » Tue Jun 09, 2026 4:54 pm
Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑ Tue Jun 09, 2026 3:50 pm
He probably was just there for the Spurs. Always a good idea for Trump to root for spurs when there's a war afoot.
Brilliant.