“~Hip Hip Hurrah”..Dig Deep and Find NFL “Dooda Bugs”

It’s so close to the time to cheer the Oakland Raiders to victory. What will you say? Is it Hip Hip Hurrah?

Trust me, you should do your research before you start chanting those words. Why? Let me give you a framework and a reason to be cautious.

I would tell my young children that if you are in doubt about something, simply avoid it, nullify it, and move away from it.

We are so culturally diverse in America and in the world of sports that we need to develop sensitivities to how others may perceive our words and actions.

Wikipedia and Yahoo cite etymological definitions of the phrase and indicate that according to Rabbi Ken Spiro:

“It was an acronym for the Latin of Jerusalem Has Fallen. With time it became Hip, Hip, Hooray!...a cheer that Jews never use."

As a math person, when in doubt, I leave it OUT!

I learned that the Washington Redskins have a T-shirt with the phrase on it. I googled and saw it with an NFL symbol on the page. My suggestion (if anybody listens to me): Tear them up, shred them and bleach the color out of them!

I am not the only one who is discerning the coded messages of negatives in the media. I know, you are surprised we are able to see through the juju, voodoo, and hoodoo.

You are certainly surprised that I discern these matters. Remember, I studied mathematics and I was fascinated by a course called Coding Theory, taught by the brilliant mathematician, Sue Geller at Texas A & M University, in College Station.

Don’t even try to tell me you cannot cancel the three-word message that may be coded in the so-called cheer.

Let me tell you how easy it is to change things:

1.      Someone had us change from analog to digital television.

2.      Folks are trying to establish laws to keep us from using our cellphone while driving.

3.      People probably use e-mail more than snail mail.

The list goes on and on. So now that we have overturned a rock with little "dooda bugs" crawling underneath it, let’s re-define our cheer.

After all, Coach Tom Cable and the Oakland Raiders recently changed the team's motto, so it just makes sense to change the content of our “cheers.”

And by the way, whatever you change it to, please be certain you know the meaning and hidden message it may relay to the Oakland Raiders.

Cheers! (Oooops, I think I should research this word, too!). Yes, the sign in the title means “not” so I am symbolizing “No Hip, Hip, Hurrah,” now that we know it has a dubious meaning.