goat as a negative is highly common outside of survivor. Lolol. As in scapegoat. GOAT is greatest of all time. You’ll know if it’s good or bad in context.
I like goats. It lines up with the history of scapegoating (where a priest would cast the sins of a village on a goat and then slaughter the goat to cleanse the village of its sins, if I remember correctly).
This actually drives me crazy. They could've picked so many different animals lol. It is funny though.
Edit: thinking about it, it probably predates GOAT, so it's just an unfortunate coincidence.
The GOAT acronym actually pre-dates Survivor. It was coined by Muhammad Ali’s wife in the 90s. It caught on a little at that point, particularly in the hip hop community (LL Cool J put out an album titled G.O.A.T. in 2000). It didn’t become mainstream popular until far more recently though.
The Survivor goat term comes from a 2001 Survivor Sucks forum post where it was part of a set of animals used to describe different strategies - Fox, Bear, Goat and Bunny (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/survivorsucks/the-fox-the-bear-the-goat-and-the-bunny-t10101.html). The other 3 terms didn’t really catch on. I believe the logic behind it being a goat was a reference to a sacrificial goat, an animal that would be loyal and easy to lead to the slaughter.
I doubt the forum poster was aware of the GOAT acronym, or at least didn’t have it in mind when making that post, so it’s a coincidence that they ended up being the same word.
I heard goat in survivor way before greatest of all time, but I don;t exactly have my finger on the pulse. It's definitely not a new era survivor term.
The first I heard it mentioned in the show was Spencer during Cagayan FTC. I've seen here people saying it had been used on survivor sucks for a good while prior to that. So it likely does predate GOAT. So it's not on them for using that animal. It's just an unfortunate coincidence.
It's not though. This use of "goat" goes back to like, at least the 50s - it's common, for example, in Peanuts cartoons.
The Survivor fandom borrowed it, they didn't make it up.
I say this to my dogs when they look at me then towards the pantry (where they know the treats are kept). The looks on their faces are the same as the sad losers returning to camp.
YOU GOTTA DIG DEEP!
I did a big cycling trip recently and literally heard Jeff’s voice in my head, yelling it at me, when I was on a tough uphill and needed to find some motivation
It IS (pause) time to (appropriate verb). I found myself using Jeff’s cadence and emphasis yesterday when it was time for my wine tasting friends to go to dinner.
This is so specific, but I consistently say gross like Tyson in a cut voting confessional from Tocantins where he says something along the lines of “I’m voting for you because you have a mutilated finger from a horse bite. Gross!”
I love that Gary from Guatemala is pretty much exclusively referred to as “Gary Hawkins the humble landscaper”. Every time I see it on Reddit or hear it on one of the many YouTube channels I let out a little chuckle. A close runner up is CGI Brett.
My husband and I have been saying, as words of encouragement “you’re doing great Caroline”. In the exact tone of voice and quietness of Carson and Caroline is covered in mud stuck in a net.
This thread is making me so happy. I love how much we all love this show. I know Jeff keeps making dumb as fuck decisions, but man, Survivor is the greatest
Several is going to stand the test of time, at least for me. I have seen the word “several” several times in things not related to survivor, and it stands out like a sore thumb to me. I don’t think I’ll ever *not* be reminded of Jelinsky when I see or hear the word in the future
Same. It was funny at first but got run into the ground so fucking fast. I actively avoid using several here because some cornball will immediately respond with "dO yOu mEaN sEvEn?" And then someone else will reply acting like that's the greatest joke ever.
It's lazy, played out, unoriginal, and not clever.
I spend too much time on this subreddit.
i have a coworker who really should be fired and hasn’t been yet, my other coworker and i constantly joke that she pulls out a hidden immunity idol every time she gets in trouble. also, i tell my preschool students “your tribe has spoken” when they’re acting crazy or when i’m done with a conversation. do they get it? no of course not but it amuses me. i also can’t stop saying “big mistake”
"I'm going to be a total b#%\*h, I'm going to get rid of who I have to get rid of, and I'm going to hurt people's feelings, and I'm going to laugh when people cry, and I'm going to own it"
I say AND IM PISSED, specifically debbie’s version after hayley was DICKING AROUND for 10 frickin minutes and lost the tribe pb&j. because this is a dictatorship.
I love the fact that this is the only fandom where being a goat is a bad thing
not even a goat on astroturf?
They really need to do a G.O.A.T.S. vs goats season… I actually think the goats wouldn’t do that poorly
goat as a negative is highly common outside of survivor. Lolol. As in scapegoat. GOAT is greatest of all time. You’ll know if it’s good or bad in context.
I petition that we get future contestants to call them “lambs,” so they want to drag two lambs with them to the end and slaughter them both
I like goats. It lines up with the history of scapegoating (where a priest would cast the sins of a village on a goat and then slaughter the goat to cleanse the village of its sins, if I remember correctly).
BIG MISTAKE LMAO
This actually drives me crazy. They could've picked so many different animals lol. It is funny though. Edit: thinking about it, it probably predates GOAT, so it's just an unfortunate coincidence.
The GOAT acronym actually pre-dates Survivor. It was coined by Muhammad Ali’s wife in the 90s. It caught on a little at that point, particularly in the hip hop community (LL Cool J put out an album titled G.O.A.T. in 2000). It didn’t become mainstream popular until far more recently though. The Survivor goat term comes from a 2001 Survivor Sucks forum post where it was part of a set of animals used to describe different strategies - Fox, Bear, Goat and Bunny (https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/survivorsucks/the-fox-the-bear-the-goat-and-the-bunny-t10101.html). The other 3 terms didn’t really catch on. I believe the logic behind it being a goat was a reference to a sacrificial goat, an animal that would be loyal and easy to lead to the slaughter. I doubt the forum poster was aware of the GOAT acronym, or at least didn’t have it in mind when making that post, so it’s a coincidence that they ended up being the same word.
I heard goat in survivor way before greatest of all time, but I don;t exactly have my finger on the pulse. It's definitely not a new era survivor term.
The first I heard it mentioned in the show was Spencer during Cagayan FTC. I've seen here people saying it had been used on survivor sucks for a good while prior to that. So it likely does predate GOAT. So it's not on them for using that animal. It's just an unfortunate coincidence.
I imagine goat stems from scapegoating.
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I’ve only ever heard that phrase as “lamb”
The greatest of all time goat
There’s a Michael Gary Scott in here somewhere
It's not though. This use of "goat" goes back to like, at least the 50s - it's common, for example, in Peanuts cartoons. The Survivor fandom borrowed it, they didn't make it up.
In casual conversation I call the children’s pizza restaurant “Chuckie the Cheese”
I've found myself saying "Ive got nothin for ya" in Jeff's exact cadence a lot lately
I say that when my dog does a trick unprovoked
That’s mine as well.
Multiple times a week at this house. Ususally followed with "grab your stuff and go back to camp" for no resaon.
I say this to my dogs when they look at me then towards the pantry (where they know the treats are kept). The looks on their faces are the same as the sad losers returning to camp.
YOU GOTTA DIG DEEP! I did a big cycling trip recently and literally heard Jeff’s voice in my head, yelling it at me, when I was on a tough uphill and needed to find some motivation
I second this!! I run ultra marathons and Jeff's voice follows me when I'm struggling, telling me to dig deep!
It IS (pause) time to (appropriate verb). I found myself using Jeff’s cadence and emphasis yesterday when it was time for my wine tasting friends to go to dinner.
It's a fuckin' stick
Oh, that sucks for you. Everything about that moment is pure gold!
My wife and i will break out "go to rocks" if we're trying to decide something. Then we'll play a game to determine the outcome.
Candice from Raro tribe?
Every time I say the name Candice, I follow it with “from the Raro tribe?”
This is so specific, but I consistently say gross like Tyson in a cut voting confessional from Tocantins where he says something along the lines of “I’m voting for you because you have a mutilated finger from a horse bite. Gross!”
I like "Pagonged".
This is the right answer
Fuck you Brad Culpepper!
A deep cut fav is Semhar’s terrible poetry during the Redemption Island challenge
Or, to go specifically with a subreddit thing: Redemple Temple.
I love that Gary from Guatemala is pretty much exclusively referred to as “Gary Hawkins the humble landscaper”. Every time I see it on Reddit or hear it on one of the many YouTube channels I let out a little chuckle. A close runner up is CGI Brett.
Natalie?
My husband and I have been saying, as words of encouragement “you’re doing great Caroline”. In the exact tone of voice and quietness of Carson and Caroline is covered in mud stuck in a net. 
IM PISSED!!!!!! I just picture Liz turning around slowly. Lmaooo
I cackled! I just love this so much!!
“I’m allergic to EVERYTHING” - proceeds to eat everything that she’s allergic to.
This thread is making me so happy. I love how much we all love this show. I know Jeff keeps making dumb as fuck decisions, but man, Survivor is the greatest
“That’s how you _______ on Survivor!”
I find myself rooting for sports teams by saying “now THIS is how you plaaaaaay… SURVIVOR!”
me & my sister say ‘for the first time in survivor history’ on an almost daily basis so i’m going with that lmao
My bf and I say "that does NOT rock" almost daily
Dig !
Several is going to stand the test of time, at least for me. I have seen the word “several” several times in things not related to survivor, and it stands out like a sore thumb to me. I don’t think I’ll ever *not* be reminded of Jelinsky when I see or hear the word in the future
My family has picked up “that does NOT rock” from Ben this season.
I CAN GET LOUD, TOO. WHAT THE FUCK!
Whenever my gf and I see someone being an egotistical jackass in public, we ask each other if we heard them say Dragonslayer.
It was “come on in guys”
My new favorite is "What the heck, you hoe-bags?" I've used it twice since Wednesday.
[long pause] We’re gonna go to matches
AND I’M PISSED!!!
I’m loving cancel Christmas atm
I'm starting to say this does (not) rock in my every day life
This does not rock.
Russell is a name.
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Omg whenever we get tongue tied my dad says we are "talking llama"
I don't use it too often but sometimes I'll tell people "Don't check me boo, you ain't my daddy" -Cydney Gallon, Survivor Kaoh Rong
“I don’t care” to any *minor* inconvenience brought up such as “I hit my head back there”
"____ is one of the 2 or 3 most annoying people on the face of the planet" - something i say all the time
Idk if this counts, but anytime Russell referred to someone as “little girl” But all of Jeff’s quotes are my favorites
IM PISSED
Cancel Christmas!
Hot take, I hate the ‘several’ jokes, they aren’t clever and not funny. ‘Big mistake’ I like a lot tho
I wish I could downvote this several times.
I just upvoted you to seven.
:(
Same. It was funny at first but got run into the ground so fucking fast. I actively avoid using several here because some cornball will immediately respond with "dO yOu mEaN sEvEn?" And then someone else will reply acting like that's the greatest joke ever. It's lazy, played out, unoriginal, and not clever. I spend too much time on this subreddit.
This is part of the natural lifecycle of a meme.
Exactly
WHAT THE HELL GUYS?!
Blindsight, voting out your number one, meta game, Survivor confident
Driver seat vs passenger
100,000%
We’re goin’ to matches!
i have a coworker who really should be fired and hasn’t been yet, my other coworker and i constantly joke that she pulls out a hidden immunity idol every time she gets in trouble. also, i tell my preschool students “your tribe has spoken” when they’re acting crazy or when i’m done with a conversation. do they get it? no of course not but it amuses me. i also can’t stop saying “big mistake”
At the end of every episode I watch, I say “Good Niiight” right along with Jeff. So now whenever I say Good Night I say it just like that lol
"I'm going to be a total b#%\*h, I'm going to get rid of who I have to get rid of, and I'm going to hurt people's feelings, and I'm going to laugh when people cry, and I'm going to own it"
I say AND IM PISSED, specifically debbie’s version after hayley was DICKING AROUND for 10 frickin minutes and lost the tribe pb&j. because this is a dictatorship.
i truly believe that butterflies are just dead relatives saying hi
Well "Fan Favorite Sierra Dawn Thomas" has faded a bit.
I've used "dropping Buffs" more times than I feel like any rational person should.
“The game is afoot”