On Wednesday night, Memphis Grizzlies announcers referred to a rebound pulled in by Zach Randolph as a "Z-bound." This seems unusual until you realize the entire regional patois of the Memphis area has been changed by the emergence of Randolph as a local sports hero.
A short and very dumb list of that lingo follows.
Z-Bound Is Just The Tip Of The Zach Randolph Linguistic Iceberg
La-Z-Boy [mad ready-made endorsements style]
Z-gulls [scavenger bird style]
Bank Z-posits [fiscal style]
Baked Z-ti [via pasta style]
Zed-ucation [British style]
Zach Ran-golf [tee time style]
Z-rectile Dysfunction [ask your doctor about Cialis style]
Frying Pan-dolph [cholesterol style]
Boll Z-vil [agricultural pestilence style]
New Z-land [Hobbit style]
Nuclear Z-actor [radiation style]
Z-fund [money back style]
Z-fer [1950s jazz musician style]
Z-canted [intimidated witness style]
Ran-Dolph Lundgren [Swedish chemist/action star style]
Z-crets [not telling style]
Zed-necks [British trailer park style]
Lionel Mes-Z [soccer style]
Z-pointer [long range hoops style]
Zach-court violation [forgetful hoops style]
Z-first mentality [selfish style]
Z-hydration [beer style]
Z-nochle [old people cards style]
Baby Zach Ribs [sticky fingers style]
Zach Donaghy [30 Rock style]
Pon-Z Scheme [sketchy money style]
Dragonball Zach [curveball branding style]
Z-anna Troy [ESP alien style]
Z-no’s Arrow [philosophical style]
Z-ma [middle school drunk style]
Zach-tung Baby [overrated U2 style]
Battle of the Coral Z [World War 2 historical style]
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