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THANKS, guys... I'm glad we cleared this up. I feel both stupid and freshly educated now. :)

If you are going to hang with the fellas... you gotta keep up with the inside lingo.

More barbaric 1310 the ticket for you!

:)

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You are either implying that I am a Gigalo or one of the following definitions of the word "gig". Please advise.

Gig

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

historical

a light two-wheeled carriage pulled by one horse.

2.

a light, fast, narrow boat adapted for rowing or sailing.

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; gerund or present participle: gigging; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged

1.

travel in a gig.

Origin

late 18th cent.: apparently a transferred sense of obsolete gig ‘a flighty girl,’ which was also applied to various objects or devices that whirled.

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gig/

informal

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

a live performance by or engagement for a musician or group playing popular or jazz music.

a job, esp. one that is temporary or that has an uncertain future.

"he secured his first gig as an NFL coach"

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged; gerund or present participle: gigging

1.

perform a gig or gigs.

use (a piece of musical equipment) at a gig.

Origin

1920s: of unknown origin.

gig3

gig/

noun

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

a harpoonlike device used for catching fish or frogs.

verb

verb: gig; 3rd person present: gigs; past tense: gigged; past participle: gigged; gerund or present participle: gigging

1.

catch fish or frogs using a gig.

Origin

early 18th cent.: shortening of earlier (rarely used) fizgig, probably from Spanish fisga ‘harpoon.’

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gig/

nounCOMPUTINGinformal

noun: gig; plural noun: gigs

1.

short for gigabyte.

That wasn't the question...does he like his job? :lol:

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Better question Steph: Does he like his job?

Yes. Yes he does.

Sarcasm and rhetorical questions.... It's all too much. My head hurts.

But He loves NT and his team and would make the same choices again in a heartbeat.

If you are going to hang with the fellas... you gotta keep up with the inside lingo.

More barbaric 1310 the ticket for you!

:)

That wasn't the question...does he like his job? :lol:

WHAT is this "gig" of which you speak?!?
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The thread started out with useful info on a current UNT football player. As usual it was hijacked and ended up in the dumpster.

Seems the way every thread goes these days. That's too bad.

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