
They are NOT fuckn' 'heroes'!
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Heroes-lite compared with a chainsaw... 

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We're also not in the 14th Century.Pappa wrote:We don't speak Ancient Greek.


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The word seems to have had the same meaning in English since then though. It's interesting that "hero-worship" goes so far back too. It implies that the word hero has had a pretty broad meaning for a long time.Red Celt wrote:We're also not in the 14th Century.Pappa wrote:We don't speak Ancient Greek.
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They still are 'eroes with a Z at the initial. If sporty endeavours is all they are good at.
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I blame Superman for the resurgence of the old meaning in modern times.
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I think the general usage of the word these days implies personal 'heroism', doing something - often for others - involving great personal danger and risk. I don't think it applies to someone who just works bloody hard to be the best at something..even if that is admirable in its own right.
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I've seen a few people do heroic things. They usually admitted later that they were also very stupid things. If they were around to talk about it, of course.Rum wrote:I think the general usage of the word these days implies personal 'heroism', doing something - often for others - involving great personal danger and risk. I don't think it applies to someone who just works bloody hard to be the best at something..even if that is admirable in its own right.
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I think there are many types of heroes (and that there is no gender-neutral form of the word) and the status of 'hero' is awarded based on a subjective judgement. When enough people think someone is a hero, he/she/it becomes known publicly as a hero of whatever stripe - maybe bowling.
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Yeah, but in fairness, those people are the sort that live on burgers and Stella and buy all their clothes from Sports Direct.....JacksSmirkingRevenge wrote:According to some people, Wayne Rooney is a "genius"?

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People in sports should be called role models like they used to be, although lately some of the sports people are becoming GM humans....
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yeptattuchu wrote:So being knighted these days (and "dame" is the female equivalent, I take it?) is virtually meaningless, it would seem. And you don't even need to know how to use a broadsword, even? Or ride a horse? Or carry a full set of armour? Anyone can be a knight?

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Yeah, but there are different orders of knighthood me thinks me believes they're all useless tits though. What you want to be is a Lord.
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There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.
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Those ain't sports, they are risking your life for kicks, which is stupid, ergo, not heroicHomerJay wrote:There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games.
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It's all about making the lumpen proletariat feel like they too can be special. Bread and circuses.
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