Talk:Barney-style

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Barney-style

I searched for this plus army in Google Books and found only one relevant result: Embedded: A Marine Corps Adviser Inside the Iraqi Army by Wesley Gray, which has more of a mention than a use. Equinox ◑ 00:50, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

• A few cites (hyphen use is inconsistent):

• 1996, Chris E. Stout, The Integration of Psychological Principles in Policy Development, Greenwood Publishing Group →ISBN, page 191

  Compassion, self-esteem (based on achievement rather than mere repetition of Barney-style mantras), self-discipline, work ethic, and patience are among the other values taught in this program.

• 2001 June 7, Ryan, “IIS 4 SMTP Relay and OWA on DMZ connecting to Ex 5.5”, in microsoft.public.exchange.admin‎^[1] (Usenet):

  Could someone please break it down Barney style for me on what needs to go in what fields for both IIS and Ex.

• 2010, Paul J. Roarke, Corps Strength: A Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant's Program for Elite Fitness, Ulysses Press →ISBN, page 16

  I'll break it down for you, as we say in the Marines, “Barney style.” The foundation for health and fitness can only be built on three solid blocks: Half a brain, The RIGHT exercise, and good food.

• 2010 March 7, Baron, “Can not save or save as in word 2007 HELP!”, in microsoft.public.word.docmanagement‎^[2] (Usenet):

  Can someone help me and break it down Barney style....

• 2011, Daniel Powers, The Perfect Devotional for People Who Aren't, Xlibris Corporation →ISBN, page 653

  I will break it down Barney style for you real quick. Say you have a child, and that child is reaching into the cookie jar.

• 2013, Jess Bravin, The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay, Yale University Press →ISBN, page 146

  “He can really take a complex, complicated subject and break it down, Barney-style,” Couch said, like the purple dinosaur popular with preschoolers.

Smurrayinchester (talk) 09:12, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

I didn't realise it was named after the children's educational dinosaur character. (Ety now added.) If he is used in other phrases ("tell it to me like Barney would"?) then perhaps the entry should be Barney, making this SoP; though this is just an observation. Equinox ◑ 16:39, 24 February 2015 (UTC)

RFV-passed. - -sche (discuss) 04:10, 15 July 2015 (UTC)