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The BS Dictionary
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The BS Dictionary

by Bob Wiltfong, Tim Ito
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced
340 pages
8h 38m
English
Association for Talent Development
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24/365 adv., adj. twenty-four/three sixty-five 1. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. 2. The ability to go for a full year with no rest and not dying.

BS Definition: I am not human. I am a cyborg. I feel no pity, remorse, or fear. I don’t need to apply sunblock. Xbox is my spouse. I am Elon Musk.

Origin: The OED attributes the first usage of this phrase to basketball player Jerry Reynolds, who was quoted in Sports Illustrated in 1983 as saying his jump shot was “good 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.” Reynolds, at the time, played ...

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