{"id":953,"date":"2015-05-19T18:21:44","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T00:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=953"},"modified":"2024-06-20T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:48:19","slug":"get-over-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/get-over-it\/","title":{"rendered":"get over&#8211;humps, bumps, heartbreaking devastations &#038; other situations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>get over it<\/strong><\/em>, a video from the , analyzes a pair of t-shirt slogans associated with <strong>ian mckellen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"get over it\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lTdCr-aw5M0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the expression <em>get over it\u00a0<\/em>changes\u00a0<em><strong>slightly<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(a little) as applied to the two different shirts.<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-gandalf.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-958\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ian mckellen get over it\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>the shirt ian mckellen is wearing in the photo above was designed to confront\u00a0intolerant attitudes towards gay people. like the video says, telling people to <em>get over it<\/em> is similar to saying <em>don&#8217;t make such a big deal out of it<\/em> and ideally, <em>accept it<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-957\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-gandalf-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ian mckellen gandalf\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-gandalf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-gandalf-210x140.jpg 210w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-gandalf.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>this t-shirt is a joke derived from the other one. \u00a0the video explains this message is for fans who see mckellen literally as gandalf &amp; magneto; characters he plays in the <strong>lord of the rings<\/strong> and <strong>x-men<\/strong> movies respectively.\u00a0<em>get over it<\/em> is requesting that fans don&#8217;t act like idiots and have respect for themselves and mckellen if they happen to <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/run-into-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">run into<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0him (see him unexpectedly) on the street.<\/p>\n<p>the sad demise of the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">los angeles clippers<\/span><\/strong> in the nba playoffs offers several other examples.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/doc-rivers-get-over-the-hump.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-965\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/doc-rivers-get-over-the-hump-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"doc rivers get over the hump\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/doc-rivers-get-over-the-hump-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/doc-rivers-get-over-the-hump.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>clippers coach doc rivers: there&#8217;s the hump. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">get over it<\/span>!<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>referring to the clippers <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/grinding-grind-house-grind-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gritty<\/a> victory over the defending champion <strong>san antonio spurs<\/strong> in the first round, clippers coach <strong>doc rivers<\/strong> observed<\/p>\n<h4>we took <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/the-clintons-say-too-many-americans-are-in-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">too long<\/a> to <em>get over<\/em> the intoxication of beating the spurs.<\/h4>\n<p>rivers&#8217; idea is that the excitement of beating the spurs\u00a0affected the clippers performance in their series vs the <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">houston rockets<\/span><\/strong> in the second round. the clippers did win game 1 vs the rockets though,\u00a0and took a\u00a03-1 advantage before losing 3 games in a row to be eliminated.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-the-hump.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-963\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-the-hump-187x300.png\" alt=\"get over the hump\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-the-hump-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-the-hump.png 392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>the clippers are not smiling. they didn&#8217;t get over the hump.<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>coach rivers said this after losing game 7 on sunday&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i didn&#8217;t think we performed very well, and that was disappointing. but u have the whole summer to <em>get over this.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>and as this is the fourth straight season that the clippers have qualified for the playoffs but have been unable to make it to the conference finals, several opinions online have used the idiom\u00a0<em><strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/happy-hump-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">getting over the hump<\/a><\/strong> (<\/em>overcoming an\u00a0obstacle<em>) <\/em>to refer to their situation.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ben-foster-angel-x-men.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/paulpierce.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-966\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/paulpierce-268x300.jpg\" alt=\"paulpierce\" width=\"268\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/paulpierce-268x300.jpg 268w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/paulpierce.jpg 669w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 268px) 100vw, 268px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>is paul pierce what the clippers need to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">get over the hump<\/span>? (vndesign)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>it has been suggested that they should acquire veteran all-star <strong>paul pierce<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>[pierce] would add scoring, <em>toughness<\/em> and a winning attitude that could help the clippers <em>get over the hump<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>tough<\/em><\/strong>, an adjective, means <em>strong<\/em>, <em>durable<\/em>, <em>resilient<\/em>. <strong>the suffix -ness<\/strong> is added to create a noun equivalent, <strong><em>toughness<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>g<\/em><em>et over <\/em>is also frequently used in reference to the end of a romance.\u00a0like this hit song by <strong>david guetta<\/strong> with <strong>fergie<\/strong> and <strong>lmfao&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Guetta &amp; Chris Willis Feat. Fergie &amp; LMFAO - Gettin&#039; Over You (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hWjrMTWXH28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;.and\u00a0this movie. the song and the movie are both about\u00a0the\u00a0difficulty of <em>accepting<\/em> that a relationship has finished.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Get Over It 2001 Movie Trailer\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xuln_qTD91E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;ve never seen the movie, but it features performances from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/did-an-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-parody-break-a-plastic-surgeon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">martin short<\/a><\/strong> and several young stars before they became famous\u00a0for\u00a0other well-publicized performances:\u00a0<strong>ben foster<\/strong> (<strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">x-men<\/span><\/em><\/strong>), <strong>kirsten dunst<\/strong> (<em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">spiderman<\/span><\/strong><\/em>), <strong>zoe saldana<\/strong> (<strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">avatar, star trek, guardians of the galaxy<\/span><\/em><\/strong>) and <strong>mila kunis<\/strong> (<em><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">black swan, ted<\/span><\/strong><\/em>).<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ben-foster-angel-x-men.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-962\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ben-foster-angel-x-men-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"ben foster angel x men\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ben-foster-angel-x-men-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ben-foster-angel-x-men.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>angel&#8217;s dad can&#8217;t <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">get over<\/span> his son being a mutant. (ben foster as angel)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>finally, this meme (below) is funny because it combines <em>getting over being afraid of<\/em>\u00a0mexico&#8217;s favorite traffic control tool, the <em><strong>speed bump<\/strong><\/em>, with\u00a0the physical action of\u00a0<em>getting over<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-it-speed-bumps.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-956\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-it-speed-bumps-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"get over it--speed bumps\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-it-speed-bumps-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/get-over-it-speed-bumps.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>are u afraid of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">speed bumps<\/span>?\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>can u think of any other applications for the expression <em>get over it<\/em> or the phrasal verb <em>get over?\u00a0<\/em>share them under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.60\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>get over it, a video from the , analyzes a pair of t-shirt slogans associated with ian mckellen. the expression get over it\u00a0changes\u00a0slightly\u00a0(a little) as&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[30,4,3,19,130],"tags":[3693,445,8,9,11,10,3378,73,450,4483,4481,2775,448,446,452,451,449,4090,304,4482,3488],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/ian-mckellen-get-over-it.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=953"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14939,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/953\/revisions\/14939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}