Diggers vocabulary DONT DO IT!

[chukers]

Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

Please please I beg all of you influential metal detectorist out there DO NOT EVER use these terms it makes you look like idiots!
I have been detecting for 20+ years and have NEVER heard of any of theses treasure hunting terms...

its all about TV... I bet they were made up just for the show!

NECTAR - JUICE POCKET - CIVS - COLOGNE - CIV ROUNDNESS - JUICE POCKET - JUICE


again I implore you DON'T DO IT!

Chukers

 

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[mts]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

Don't worry. We won't.

 

[Lakemonster]

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I cant wait to easily spot the noobs by the usage of these terms.

 

[liftloop]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

you can tell how bright a person is by there language and the detector they swing.

 

[Beans]

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I googled metal detecting lingo and slang. Not one of those words showed. So as I was tecting I ran across a juice pocket, and pulled and an old coin, I could smell the nector. It was a 1981 cent worth 5 bucks ( I thought) but due to the civ roundness it was only worth 3 bucks.

 

[montanagold]

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You guys are so funny, I dont know why people feel the need to post how many years they have been detecting, the hobby changes so much that nobody will ever be an expert. The lingo is real boys and we use it often not because we are backwoods idiots but because its a great hobby and we love it. I have detected for over 10 years and I assure you I am always learning new things. Maybe we should start legislation so that every detectorist must have at least 6 months of training on how to dig a proper hole before they can get their detecting licence.

 

[chukers]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

You guys are so funny, I dont know why people feel the need to post how many years they have been detecting, the hobby changes so much that nobody will ever be an expert. The lingo is real boys and we use it often not because we are backwoods idiots but because its a great hobby and we love it. I have detected for over 10 years and I assure you I am always learning new things. Maybe we should start legislation so that every detectorist must have at least 6 months of training on how to dig a proper hole before they can get their detecting licence.

I agree with that last statement and I would sign that petition... but it should more accurately named "How to cover your holes properly" Anyone can dig a hole though digging it properly makes covering back a lot easier.

Chukers

oh BTW detecting has not changed... the technology has and so have to people if this is the kind of terms that are headed our way!

 

[Buff4]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

Completely agree. Those where some of the most idiotic terms imaginable. Do they actual think they'll start some trendy slogans, I don't, but then again I never expected “Tebowing”. (Tim Tebow, N.F.L. Denver Broncos quarterback)

 

[bluehunter1973]

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I think i will use juice pocket. I like to take juice with me when I hunt, keeps me hydrated. I can probably call everything at the bottom of my holes sweet nectar.

 

[snakeyes]

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Juice isn't that what the bookies and the casino call their take, and you forgot "tokes" thats a tip for the craps dealers

 

[aa battery]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

Please please I beg all of you influential metal detectorist out there DO NOT EVER use these terms it makes you look like idiots!
I have been detecting for 20+ years and have NEVER heard of any of theses treasure hunting terms...

its all about TV... I bet they were made up just for the show!

NECTAR - JUICE POCKET - CIVS - COLOGNE - CIV ROUNDNESS - JUICE POCKET - JUICE


again I implore you DON'T DO IT!

Chukers

i aint to smart cause none of dem words i dont understand

 

[spartacus53]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

Don't some of the people on this very site make up their own words too

Hmmm, lets take Archies for archaeologists and sheeple for people

So perhaps Buff4, is right.. The only people capable of making trendy slogans are all here on this site I pretty sure that if your out hunting with someone, there is a good chance that you will make up an expression of your own somewhere down the line.

I haven't even seen the show, but it seems they are out enjoying themselves and having a little fun. Boys will be boys If you don't like the show, or their lingo, do yourself a favor and watch something else.

 

[SOHIO]

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We'll do!

 

[Mzjavert]

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I thought National Geographic did better shows then what I'm reading here.

 

[Jason in Enid]

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You guys are so funny, I dont know why people feel the need to post how many years they have been detecting, the hobby changes so much that nobody will ever be an expert. The lingo is real boys and we use it often not because we are backwoods idiots but because its a great hobby and we love it. I have detected for over 10 years and I assure you I am always learning new things. Maybe we should start legislation so that every detectorist must have at least 6 months of training on how to dig a proper hole before they can get their detecting licence.

Just because the two of you use the terms doesn't make the lingo "real". I would be fine if everyone had to learn how to recover targets properly before being sold a detector. We wouldn't be locked out of so many spots if not for lazy people tearing up the sod and leaving scars that are visible for months or longer.
The amount of detecting time is important because skills SHOULD get better with practice. If someone comes on and says "this detector is a piece of junk, I've used it for one day and it's junk". That time frame is important to the following discussion.

 

[CASPER-2]

Re: Diggers vocabulary DON'T DO IT!

they explain there "new" words in these 2 episodes
what about down the road when someone new watches
an episode - they wont have any idea what they are talking about
and I doubt they will explain every episode - and if they did that would be a waste
for the guys that already know
Yes - I'm sure we all have short words or phrases
but "toke" for token - dont see why you cant just say you got a token
any large copper coin - be it a large cent or a KG - we say we got a copper
we will say we got a bust or a seated or a barber - stuff that everyone
can figure out
if you got something good - why cant you just say you got a good one
I thought they were funny and had a good re pore
- I got hunt partners that fool around
if we are in a field after harvest - I can expect to get a few potatoes - squash - or rotten pumkins
thrown my way - and i have yelled frantically - when bored - " i got a cob!" and get my buddy running across the field -
only to hold up a corn cob when he is halfway - takes some acting and timing to get him to fall for it
the one thing I got tired of was the word "slamming" + I just got a slamming signal - oh yea its slamming -
slamming... slamming... slamming"
and the sometimes echoing of words or phrases
I think i got a toke - you think you got a toke? - I pretty sure its a toke - yep its a toke - is it a good toke?
yep - think its a good toke"
they did that a lot - but I know they are new to the TV thing - hopefully they will watch and catch some of this stuff
I hope they see some of the comments and work on some things
- I dont care if Im in farm field or a manicured lawn
I treat the ground the same - i dont want anyone coming up to me where ever I am and complain about a hole I ve dug
they reminded me of a guy I used to hunt with - he would make a hole and then used his hands to tear the hole bigger and bigger
and shake all the dirt out of the clumps of course killing any chance of that grass surviving
this was great until we got permission to hit a real old cologne house (sorry-couldnt resist) with a real nice lawn
I wanted to hunt this place so bad but let my partner go first after the permission giver walked away - my partner went at it
he cut a small plug with his knife and rechecked the hole - still there and then he started to tear open the hole - I said "hey you might want to be a little careful - this is a nice lawn"
he started throwing small ripped out clumps off to the side here and there - he got a seated dime eventually - I got a pic or him digging and of the coin
I did not manage one of the irate owner charging out and yelling "what the #$%&#!!! are you doing to my lawn - get outta here!"
that was 25yrs ago - owner was old - wonder if he died and someone else lives there now

By the way - I did a few pages for a magazine with a water hunters dictionary - with words and phrases that are commonly popular
by beach guys & gals - anyone interested - Pm me and I will send a link to pages

My hunt partners and I usually have silent hand signals to express what we got or might have
we try to never yell out items - whether on the land or in the water
you dont want to yell "I got a gold ring!" anywhere or "I got a silver coin!"
If you are out in the woods at a cellarhole - okay - but within public ears - no no

then theres the inflation of prices - I have that exact button - mines worth around $100
and I have a handful of toe rings like that in silver - want to know where they go for $10
it would take about 15+ that size to probably make an oz

I would like to see a good DETECTING show take hold - and with a little work it can me done
got to remember the networks are not doing this for us in the hobby - theyre not doing it to get more people
to join the hobby - theyre trying to just get watchers and will do whatever to get them

usually who ever gets the best finds - buys lunch
silly side bets is over the top