Every morning I write the days training on a white board. I've used that white board for EVER. On it are the objectives of the day, a quote that I think has relevance and some "insights" or instructions to get through not only the session, but perhaps those things that can wreak havoc on a day.
I've also been known to have a sharp tongue. SARCASM is something I liken to an ART FORM. But mostly done in jest.
I don't have JUST athletes anymore. I have real life, bona fide contributors to society that actually PAY for their training. So my brand of sarcasm has had to be diversified. While the occasional Gunnery Sgt. Hartman from "Full Metal Jacket" can still be heard echoing the walls of The Combat Sports Academy, I also have a slightly toned down version that will use the full scope of the English language.
So when I was ribbing one of my "friends" by handing her my white board marker because she like to have HER input on everything, her training partner referred to me as "CANTANKEROUS" . What a GREAT word, I said in reply, and vowed to use it in today's posting.
Although I consider my vocabulary quite vast, I tend to love the "F" word as well. Now I don't actually come out and F BOMB that much, so when I do, it has much greater impact. But I did return fire today, with repeating the word cantankerous not once but twice then used the F word to separate the wonderful two dollar word. "Can-FUCKING-tankerous!!! What a great sound.
Try using it in the next 24 hours (either version) and report back to me with your own findings.
OH!!!! Here's a photo of that white board too. Imagine...they called me Cantankerous based not solely on THIS?