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42. On short term "records"

Thu Dec 11, 2025, 11:13 AM

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It seems to have become common to call things records or best ever or most ever when they really mean best since 2015 or most since 2012 or the finest ever since 2002. I find this especially prevalent in sports reporting.

It seems like everyone craves hype and thinks that nothing happened before they can remember.

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NPR got it wrong(?): [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

14.8%in 1980 UpInArms Wednesday #1

Yep the other dates were before my time, but I remember the one in 1980 FakeNoose Wednesday #9

My mortgage was at 13.75% interest UpInArms Wednesday #17

Same Woodwizard Thursday #26

Mine was 16% in the late 70s radical noodle Thursday #29

We bought a house on contract in 1980..12% interest and everyone thought we were the luckiest Peacetrain Thursday #31

I get so tired of the "boomers had it good" mantra radical noodle Thursday #35

I made 2.50 an hour.. Peacetrain Thursday #39

I do as well Rebl2 Thursday #44

My neighbor back then also paid 16%. Wonder Why Thursday #36

We had the same thing. murielm99 Thursday #38

And modrepub Thursday #25

And what is made available likely modified to show the economy as better than it is. Lonestarblue Thursday #28

Our son mgardener Thursday #51

I heard that and... 2naSalit Wednesday #2

I agree. I turned them off for good on the morning of the empathy discussion featuring Elmo Mucks/Rogan interview. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #10

We got 9.9% as a special first time home buyers deal in 1984. House and 2.5 acres was 44,000. Going rate was 12% Evolve Dammit Wednesday #3

Back in the early 90's, our first mortgage was 8.3% and we thought we were doing stellar! paleotn Wednesday #8

Bought a house in 1985, not the first house. llmart Wednesday #16

NPR has been changing since GW Bush... slightlv Wednesday #4

I stopped listening to them because of their fawning over Dubya. llmart Wednesday #18

NPR- Nice Polite Republicans TomSlick Wednesday #5

Bingo. littlemissmartypants Wednesday #11

National Petroleum Radio. paleotn Wednesday #6

Morning Edition and ATC have been soft-balling Republicans for as long as I've been listening. Orrex Wednesday #7

I stopped listening a few years ago BaronChocula Thursday #47

So long NPR... ZDU Wednesday #12

I find that their longer-form programming is still quite good Orrex Wednesday #13

KQED (SF Bay Area) ZDU Wednesday #14

And Fresh Air is sales for the wannabes. cbabe Thursday #30

Terry Gross ZDU Thursday #40

I love Santaland Diaries. markodochartaigh Thursday #33

This message was self-deleted by its author OnionPatch Wednesday #15

Did they "get it wrong"... llmart Wednesday #19

The official U.S. inflation data: peak inflation was 14.6% in March and April of 1980 progree Wednesday #20

Yeah, all they would have had to do was say "record since 1980" and it would have been accurate. soldierant Wednesday #21

Damn, poor Carter had no chance for re-election with 14.6% inflation Polybius Thursday #52

NPR started getting really sloppy in 2005 Warpy Wednesday #22

NPR still a hella lot better orangecrush Wednesday #23

Wow Joinfortmill Wednesday #24

This is what I always say when earlier generations whine about how good boomers had it? Betty Boom Thursday #27

NPR got an endowment level donation from the Kroc (McDonald's) family in 2003 librechik Thursday #32

Inflation that continued during covid STARTED under TSF first term. nt wiggs Thursday #34

With NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Today, the Trump admin- Xavier Breath Thursday #37

Pretty typical ITAL Thursday #41

On short term "records" hvn_nbr_2 Thursday #42

Question Sane1 Thursday #43

To be clear, inflation under Biden peaked at 9.1% for a SINGLE MONTH Wiz Imp Thursday #45

I gave up on NPR years ago and I used to be a very generous donor. OMGWTF Thursday #46

Their "go along to get along" strategy is shortsighted and will fail because tRUMP's a raging lunatic wolfie001 Thursday #48

Let me tell you something True Dough Thursday #49

So was this ever corrected on the air? senseandsensibility Thursday #50