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    6 hours ago

    It does not. “Greatest of all time back in the day” does not imply it’s still the greatest. By your logic the future is also a time. As we don’t know it yet, nothing can ever be the greatest of all time, making the term meaningless.

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        6 hours ago

        So the term is meaningless for you? That’s fine.

        Again, if something was the greatest of all time, it does not mean it still has to be. Otherwise the term is meaningless as even greater things might come in the future.

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            6 hours ago

            If you only take it in the most literal sense, sure. A pointless exercise, don’t you think? Sometimes words have a funny way of meaning more than one thing. For most this concept works and GOAT can be meaningful. No, I’m not talking about the animal. Just to be clear.

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                5 hours ago

                Oh, I agree with you. It has been overused and I’m not a fan. Maybe the most overused acronym of all time?

                I guess I was annoyed by you being pedantic resulting in me… being pedantic. Tragic, really.

                Thanks for the sketch. I enjoyed it. It was awesome but more in the hot dog kind of way.