On Thu, 1 Sep 2005, popbitch was quoted as saying
> The phrase "Jumping the shark" has itself jumped the shark. The new way to
> describe something becoming irredeemably shit or totally over is...
> Jumping the couch.
Actually I think this is a misinterpretation. The two phrases aren't equivalent. Jumping the Shark means going totally downhill and passing the point of no return. Jumping the Couch means losing your mind.
At least that's what the urban dictionary says. It makes sense to me.
URL: http://www.urbandictionary.com/
Michael