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October 8, 2008
Without a doubt, Wednesday is my favorite day of the week. That's because every humpday evening, underneath the stands at Memorial Stadium, Kansas football coach Mark Mangino meets with members of the local media to talk football.
This is the way it works: Mangino will approach the cluster of five or six waiting reporters following his team's practice - smiling or unsmiling, depending on how positive our coverage has been that week - and open with the same introduction every time: "Hello, men."It's a great intro. "Hello, men."
It's tough-sounding, and somehow it creates this instant masculine bond, like we're old Army buddies or something - just a few old-timers trying to earn a paycheck and make it through this crazy thing called life.
Except a couple weeks ago, for reasons I do not fully understand, Mangino called an audible. He approached the way he usually does, smiling and jovial in his fleece adidas jacket. But when he reached the group of waiting reporters, he said, "Hello, boys."
Now, first of all, let me go on record as saying that I couldn't BE farther from a "boy." As most of you are probably aware, I'm all-man. I'm probably the manliest guy that I know. I'm always doing all kinds of manly stuff like building things with my bare hands and grilling steaks with my shirt off and watching Jean-Claude Van Damme movies. People are always coming up to me and saying, "Dugan, you're a man's man!" Heck, even the name of this blog oozes manliness - it ain't called 'Dugan' A., Boy,' is it?
Second of all, Mangino's little stunt has brought back some pretty troubling memories for me. Memories that I spent a great deal of time trying to forget. Memories of a night nine years ago that threatened to shatter my self-confidence into a million tiny pieces.
You see, when my friends and I were sophomores in high school, we had this idea. As we counted down the days until the first member of our group was to turn 16 - thus, giving him the ability to drive the rest of us around; thus, expanding our social lives to something beyond slumber parties - we began racking our brains for the best way to celebrate our forthcoming freedom. It didn't take long. Soon, it was decided that, on the day the license was obtained, the eight of us would take a trip to the first place every group of 15-year-old dudes goes when they're of legal age to operate a motor vehicle: Hooters.
The night was kind of a coming-out party for us, our foray into manhood. I don't remember all the specifics, but I know the bowl-cut to human ratio was at least one-to-one, and there was probably a fairly pungent cloud of Tommy Hilfiger cologne hovering above us for the duration of the evening. We were on top of the world, chests puffed out, drunk off the independence that comes when you don't have to have the "My-mom-can-drive-if-your-mom-can-pick-up" conversation. And as we cruised through town in a busted-up Camaro, anticipation growing with each clunking mile, there was one thing we were very sure of: That night, we were men.
So you can imagine our shock 30 minutes later, when, after we'd arrived at the restaurant and made our way to a table in the smoking section (manlier than non-smoking), a neck-snappingly gorgeous waitress approached, pulled a pad out of her apron, and said, "Hello boys. Welcome to Hooters."
For a moment, we thought maybe we'd heard her wrong. Surely, she couldn't have said "boys," we told ourselves, as we scanned our minds for the word she'd actually used - "Toys"? "Noise"? "Roy's"? When we failed to come up with anything, we figured that maybe she was just goofing around with us, like how when you see one of your good friends at school and you say "Hey, dork butt!" (Obviously you don't think your friend is a dork butt, it's just an expression you're throwing out there). But she didn't really smile. She just kind of stood there, chewing her gum and looking bored, and then she took our drink orders.
Here's the thing about that: At that moment, my friends and I were approximately 94-percent sure that we were "men." At the very least - and I mean very least - we were "guys."
What we were quite sure of, however, was that we were not "boys."
Guarantee you what, "boys" didn't roll around town in Camaros and spend their Friday nights eating hot wings at bars surrounded by provocatively dressed waitresses. That much we knew.
Our particular waitress, however, disagreed, and her blatant disregard for this fact was rampant throughout the night. She proceeded to call us "boys" throughout the evening - even when it wasn't altogether necessary - and each time the word escaped her lips, it was like a shotgun blast to the ego. Would you boys like a refill on your Cokes?
OK, boys, here are your wings.
Is there anything else I can get you, boys?
With each "boy," we cringed, and the more she said it, the more it got to us. Eventually, it managed to ruin our night. By the time we'd paid our bill and made our way outside to the parking lot, we didn't really feel much like doing anything else.
"Can you drop me off at home?" someone asked, quietly.
"I think I'm just gonna call it a night — I've got some homework to get started on," said someone else.
"This was a bad idea," added another, a bit more bluntly.
In the ensuing years, we didn't go to Hooters much. And by "much" I mean "ever." We tended to stick to places a little less conducive to public ridicule - like Winstead's and Taco John's. And we never spoke about the Humiliation at Hoots again.
As the years came and went, the passage of time allowed us to forget about the whole incident. I pushed it into the deepest depths of my consciousness, a place reserved for things like Ross Johnson stealing my bike and threatening to beat me up in junior high. But then Mark Mangino had to walk up one day two weeks ago and, with his two-second introduction, bring back nine years of pain and heartache.
He uttered that word, "boys," and there I was, back at Hooters, a 15-year-old dude trying to choke down some wings I didn't want anymore and wishing a hole would open up in the ground so I could crawl into it.
For the record, I'm not mad at Mark. I'm just confused. Calling me a boy is like calling Jessica Alba "plump" or Mario Chalmers a "law-abiding citizen." It's just weird and doesn't make any sense. I'm a man in the truest sense of the word. To paraphrase a former San Diego news anchor, I'm the kind of man that built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn. That's the kind of man I am. And it's high-time I start getting treated like it.
Anyway, I'd love to sit here all day and talk about how tough and manly I am, but I gotta run. I'm gonna go pound some Budweiser and then meet up with some buddies. We'll probably spend all night arm-wrestling each other and talking about car engines. Peace.
Comments
chase0557 (anonymous) says...
Wow you think a journalist would be a little more aware of facts. Name one law Mario Chalmers broke.
October 8, 2008 at 1:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
chalmers2wright (anonymous) says...
I'm sure Mario Chalmers has sped before...or jaywalked...maybe littered. ;)
October 8, 2008 at 1:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoGators (anonymous) says...
Marijuana is illegal. Moron. But about the article, I'm surprised. I had always assumed that the only words Mangino knew had to do with ordering food, and that Kansas named all their plays things like "Cheeseburger", "Chili-cheese fries", and "Mark hungry. Mark want food. feed mark now." in order to accommodate his speech disability.
October 8, 2008 at 2:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
joedavis (anonymous) says...
Chalmers has never broken any laws regarding marijuana.
October 8, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rockchalk_dpu (anonymous) says...
Would someone enlighten me as to why this was allowed to be posted? A nostalgic coming of age tale from the junior man in the department makes me question what it is that the LJW saw in him.Mangino was most likely having fun with the reporters one random day and called them "boys." It did not need to result in this train of thought rambling mess about how Doogie is not a boy, but rather a Bud swilling, arm wrestling, car talking man.Perhaps he should be introduced to a real man, someone like Mike Gundy.
October 8, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
chase0557 (anonymous) says...
GoGators, the facts are this: no marijuana was found. Innocent until proven guilty. Learn the facts before you spout off calling people morons.
October 8, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kuilander (anonymous) says...
the fact you have to use your pencil to take a jab at mario like you did is what makes you a boy twerp
October 8, 2008 at 2:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kuilander (anonymous) says...
.. and i cant believe this piece passes for journalism
October 8, 2008 at 2:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
railer1122 (anonymous) says...
This is the dumbest thing I have ever read.
October 8, 2008 at 2:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoGators (anonymous) says...
Have none of you realized that these blogs aren't intended to provide any kind of journalistic insight or merit? They're intended to be jokes. Get over it. And yes, I think Mario Chalmers smoked weed. I'm not on a jury deciding his fate, so I don't need indisputable evidence to form my opinions. But, I mean, do any of you really think he wasn't smoking? Honestly? Also, Mangino's fat.
October 8, 2008 at 2:41 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jhawkdan42 (anonymous) says...
gogators- You must have a really sad and pathetic life . All you ever do is bash Mangino and his weight, just what is it that your trying to hide?
October 8, 2008 at 3:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoGators (anonymous) says...
Alright, I wasn't going to reveal this, but Jhawkdan's post really got to me. I'm Mark Mangino. I created this name just to make fun of myself in the hopes that all the loyal Jayhawk fans on this site would defend me and make me feel better about myself. But jhawkdan is a little too shrewd for that. He saw right through me. I'd like to apologize to everyone. Now I'm going to go drown my shame in Krystal Burgers and ice cream.
October 8, 2008 at 3:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jdhawk97 (anonymous) says...
5 minutes of my life I will never get back.
October 8, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
hawk_bred20 (anonymous) says...
Funny read, if it entertains you, then who really cares what it's about.
October 8, 2008 at 4:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
prairie_dog (anonymous) says...
What a wonderful literary adventure regarding your coming of age--right out of "Summer of '42." Unfortunately, this is a blog about football.Have you considered any job openings in Columbia?
October 8, 2008 at 5:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ajs10 (anonymous) says...
He called you a boy because you are from mizzou.
October 8, 2008 at 5:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
thiknthinhawk (anonymous) says...
Wow, really low self esteem. If someone came up to a group I was in and said"hey, boys", the very last thing I would think would be something was disrespectful about it. I, for one, like being one of the boys. It is comradary.
October 8, 2008 at 5:23 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
smitjust (anonymous) says...
Please stop writing for this website and leave
October 8, 2008 at 5:39 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
angry (anonymous) says...
Ross Johnson is my hero
October 8, 2008 at 5:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
hirschtodd (anonymous) says...
I can't believe you get a paycheck...someone in payroll...fix the glitch please. Let dugan...and his red stapler go.
October 8, 2008 at 6:03 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
albraun (anonymous) says...
Dugie, this is pathetic. I thought you were hired to write about football, not your frustrated manhood. If this is the best you can do in the middle of a busy football season, you need to reconsider your job choice. I could do better and I never took a journalism course in my life.
October 8, 2008 at 6:29 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fighter6580 (anonymous) says...
ok Gogators you have got to be stupid or the dumbest person on the face of the earth to say "And yes, I think Mario Chalmers smoked weed" when no weed was found and they were immeadiately drug tested and tested negative. Also you know what come to think about it now I think you smoked weed and are getting yourself confused with Mario Chalmers. Get a life
October 8, 2008 at 6:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ryan2845 (anonymous) says...
Congrats Dugan, Mario Chalmers can now sue you and the LJworld for libel! Did they not teach you that one at MU?
October 8, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kubacker (anonymous) says...
Dugan Ahole is an absolute total moron - a MU homer - the worst hire the LJW has ever, ever, ever, ever made! LJW, tell this fool to leave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
October 8, 2008 at 7:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JBurtin (anonymous) says...
I know that Missouri has a good journalism school, but didn't anybody think that it might be a bit of a conflict of interest to hire an MU grad as a KU sports writer?If he were just writing about local politics or weather reports it really wouldn't matter to me where he was from, but the rivalry between the two schools is always going to bring his opinions into question.I really have no serious issues with the kid, I just don't think that Lawrence Kansas is a good place for him to be a sports writer. Any small slight against the school will always be viewed as MU homerism. Surely they could have found somebody from a non rival school to write for us.
October 8, 2008 at 8:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
atoolthatsrightatool (anonymous) says...
I thought this article was good, overall. It's not supposed to be a hysterically funny or informative football story. This author writes confidently and knows he's not writing an informative football story. It's different than most football stories, but that's what I like about it. I appreciate his openness. These arrogant posts show me that there are a bunch of uneducated, self-righteous prisses reading this article. You need taught a lesson. Lighten up and quit thinking so highly of yourselves. I'm sure that both he and his employer see his writing talent. Dugan, thanks for having the footballs to write something different for a change. The only thing that I thought was over the edge was the comment about Mario. But you've got guts and guts is enough. At least you can think for yourself, unlike most of the posters on here.
October 8, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
okjhok (anonymous) says...
I agree...he obviously doesn't give a damn about the negativity coming from the posters, who clearly don't know what a blog is. In fact, I'd say he thrives on such posters. From what I can tell, he's the most talented writer on the staff. Just my opinion.
October 8, 2008 at 9:28 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
imnotpaulpierce (anonymous) says...
The hole keeps getting deeper for Dugan...
October 8, 2008 at 9:48 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
100 (anonymous) says...
The Journal World called. They want their ink back.If I was Mario, I seriously would sue this guy to make a point. There is ZERO evidence he smoked anything. Just because a smell is coming from an occupied (locked) bathroom... And Beasley is hiding under the bed... all this while Darrel and Mario wait outside the room empty handed, doesn't mean Mario smoked anything. If he has even a bad lawyer it's a worthwhile lawsuit..This is about public perception, and half of the money he will make in the NBA hinges on his perception in the press.
October 8, 2008 at 10:44 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kuwells (anonymous) says...
I think my IQ has dropped 20 points from having read this story. I am actually disappointed that I continued to read after the first paragraph. I am astounded I read the whole article. Perhaps it is like the car wreck. Don't look, don't look, don't look. Dammit, I looked. Someone please staple my eyelids closed. Is it possible to enable a spam filter on specific writers?
October 8, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
irish2255 (anonymous) says...
How do you (Suggest removal) of the article. Better yet I (Suggest removal) of this clowns job. Even at 15 I knew Hooters was a joke, but in Independence, MO this is probably where they went on prom night.
October 9, 2008 at 1:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kvskubball (anonymous) says...
Hey 100,Mario, or someone in that room, doesn't want to sue this guy because in a court of law you have to tell the truth. The girls would be subpeona'd, the toilet flushing repeatedly would have to be explained. The hotel employees that said the room reeked would be put on the stand. The smell of mj would have to be explained. Beasley couldn't just hide in the bathroom with the door locked....Note to editor:But I have to agree that this is an extremely poor article. He comes across as some frustrated, insecure, girly-man. Oh, did someone say he went to MU? Did he graduate? They didn't want him in Mizzou, maybe? So they sent him over here to twist our brains? If it is attempted humor, it isn't funny. It's just badddddd!Hey, I wish they paid me to write. But I guess I just don't have the angst it takes to do it like this! Puh-lease.DU(MB)gan get over it and write about sports! Or better yet, go back to MU and get a PHD in Psychology and give yourself therapy.
October 9, 2008 at 2:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kusayzone (anonymous) says...
Suggested removal , this entire article!!!My suggestion....choose another site to get your KU football menu of tasty morsels......
October 9, 2008 at 6:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
hawkman1031 (anonymous) says...
couldn't finish the dumb comments. Me and the boys have to go tear down the town now.
October 9, 2008 at 7:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JayViking (anonymous) says...
Lotta boys commenting here.it's a blog. b-l-o-g. Thought the mario comment was in bad taste, but the BLOG was entertaining.
October 9, 2008 at 8:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bf21 (anonymous) says...
What a stupid article!! The "boy" author needs to find a new topic.....sure gives this sight a negative look.......please remove the article!!
October 9, 2008 at 8:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KUMatt2001 (anonymous) says...
I thought this was a lighthearted, entertaining blog that had nothing to do with football. It didn't have much to do with anything, and I don't think any part of it was meant to be taken seriously. I thought it was amusing, and I hope I'm not giving Dugan too much credit in that he wasn't actually offended by Mangino saying "Hello Boys" and is just making a joke. He uses Mario's name (and Jessica Alba's) just like most of today's media use celebrities' personal lives as jokes. After reading the comments, I realized this pu55y went to MU, so to him Mario is an NBA player from his alma mater's rival who got in trouble, so is now a celebrity he can poke fun at and on top of that, do it to fire up the Jayhawk faithful.
October 9, 2008 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KU (anonymous) says...
Could we get some coverage of.....um......oh.....say......football!???? i would venture to say KU football gets less coverage by its hometown paper than any Top 20 program in the nation.The UDK does a better job of covering KU football than the LJW!
October 9, 2008 at 8:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
d_prowess (anonymous) says...
I agree with JayViking. Now that the LJW has Blogs that their writers can utalize, there are more of these ramblings; some funny, some not. However, I agree that the Mario comment was out of line. I would have understood if it was made in a joking manner, but it wasn't. So it just comes across as poor...
October 9, 2008 at 9:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoBadgers (anonymous) says...
42 comments already?! Sorry I'm a little late to the discussion boys! hahahahahahahahaha!Anyhoo, you guys have it all wrong. The issue here isn't that Dugan made a crack at Mario's expense. Or that his blog really isn't about football.The issue, BOYS, is that Dugan is neither a man nor a boy. He is a little 14-year-old girl. Always will be. Mangino gave Dugan probably the biggest compliment he's ever received.On another note, why are you all so quick to defend a pothead like Mario? What? Just because he made one super lucky shot that brought you a championship?
October 9, 2008 at 9:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
robot (Robin Smith) says...
I expected there to be something more to the Mangino comment beyond Dugan getting neurotically defensive about his manhood and reliving a similarly neurotic high school moment. In a nutshell: Mangino often greets us this way but he did it differently which made me feel neurotic and there's this story where I was neurotic about the same thing before... so, yeah, that's the story.If you were telling this to somebody at a party they'd be puzzling over why you thought it would be a good story to tell.literally pointless, and then he throws a Jayhawk player under the bus on baseless allegations. Not cool Dugan.
October 9, 2008 at 9:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
thiknthinhawk (anonymous) says...
So, if this is supposed to be a forum to exersize freedom of speech, I will do just that....making fun of my coach's weight is not only uncool, but it betrays the lack of intellegence of the person doing it. It is a cheap shot that any dull witted person can make. It takes no intellegence to make jokes of things that are obvious. It does, however, not only show a complete lack of intellegence, but also shows people for being shallow and being hypocrites. We all have things that are imperfections and weaknesses. So, to smuggly come onto this forum and berate someone elses weakness is to be a hypocrite, because the person doing it also has faults and flaws, or things that they would rather not have brought up. So, cast stones if you're perfect, otherwise, do yourself a favor and stop embarrassing yourself. Mark, a millionaire coach of a successful football program by trade, is doing much better than you.
October 9, 2008 at 9:50 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
allincalldangit (anonymous) says...
Wow I can't believe I just wasted 15 seconds of my life reading this article (first paragraph)
October 9, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
plasticJHawk (anonymous) says...
I enjoyed reading this weblog up to the point he took the jab at Mario. Then I thought that the entire piece was just an elaborate setup so that he could take a cheap shot at our final four MVP.But seriously, this is not an article people. It's a blog; a weblog. You all can write a blog if you want to. I don't get the LJWorld because I live in Houston but I seriously doubt these WEBlogs get printed in the daily paper.Take a chill pill. It was fun to read.
October 9, 2008 at 10:17 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
swjhawk (anonymous) says...
Save the "Dear Diary" stuff for your private journal. This was (unfortunately almost) the nadir of articles seen on kusports.com
October 9, 2008 at 10:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoBadgers (anonymous) says...
Hey thiknthinhawk,You're fat, aren't you?
October 9, 2008 at 11:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jwliddell (anonymous) says...
It doesn't matter if this is a blog, or an article. It is F**cking terrible. It reminds me of a J.D. Salinger book, sans masculinity and couth. If I was the editor of the ljw, this idiot would be on the street. GoGators, You sound like you are hiding something. I imagine a lifeless, fat waste of skin that needs a scapegoat after all the years of ridicule you must have endured. I'm sure you were excited when Mangino became head coach at KU. Finally someone fatter than you in the public eye that you can rag on via the internet.However, Mangino is successful in life. All you have to show is a stick in your ass, and a blatant disregard of common sense and logic. GoBadgers, F**k off already. No one cares what useless garbage comes out of that hole you call a mouth. I wouldn't be surprised if you were also GoGators, in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you were also the author of this douchey "blog."
October 9, 2008 at 11:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
feedback71 (anonymous) says...
Ummm......that's a cute story there, Dugan. But what does this have to do with the KU football team? Seems a waste of space.P.S.Guys or "men" don't refer to a sleep over as a slumber party. Only girls use that phrase.
October 9, 2008 at 11:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoBadgers (anonymous) says...
One last time:I am not GoGators. I am not Dugan Arnett. I am a special and unique snowflake.
October 9, 2008 at 11:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kuj007 (anonymous) says...
I can't remember the last time I posted on here... I read daily but post very rarely.I had to take the valuable time out of my day to say that this was the worst thing I've ever read on this site, makes no sense and has no business here. If you have a blog section where people can just ramble, fine, but don't put this on the front page and pass it off as journalism.This reminds me of something I'd read in the UDK... maybe... nah I'm sorry I insulted the Kansan like that. It's just so amateurish it's mind-boggling. And certainly is insulting to Coach for no reason. Truly amazing.
October 9, 2008 at 12:05 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TaCityHawkFan (anonymous) says...
By your rationalization, not getting caught is equivlent to not breaking the law. Interesting. So, up until last year, BTK was not a murderer... he had broken no laws. That only changed when the police tied all of that back to him.No... pretty sure he had broken laws before that.
October 9, 2008 at 12:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
JayK (anonymous) says...
Only my second-comment ever on this site, but I just wanted to tell you, Dugan: I laughed. Hard. Good blog. Some of these folks just can't take a joke.
October 9, 2008 at 12:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Strikewso (anonymous) says...
This got more comments than any football article all week. You guys can complain all you want but you all just got suckered and the LJW loves it!
October 9, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoBadgers (anonymous) says...
Agreed Strikewso. Right now the LJW is thinking, "Damn, that Dugan Arnett was a good investment."
October 9, 2008 at 2:33 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jwliddell (anonymous) says...
From the quality of his blog, it's safe to assume he gets paid in Taco John gift cards.
October 9, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
honk4tad (anonymous) says...
Sh*t sandwich.
October 9, 2008 at 5:50 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kuwells (anonymous) says...
Maybe with luck the next blog will be about when he discovered his "special purpose". But, given the Missouri thing, that may not have happened yet, so we might be saved from that inane prattle.Maybe a suggestion: Reminiss in your next blog about when you made out with your cousin in shop class.
October 9, 2008 at 7:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
CarterFaucheaux (anonymous) says...
wow that was bad
October 10, 2008 at 1:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoGators (anonymous) says...
Mangino is sooooooo fat.
October 10, 2008 at 2:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rgreene (Ryan Greene) says...
Wow. 62 comments. You guys get waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too uptight about some stuff.
October 10, 2008 at 2:58 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mmlaughsatnerds (anonymous) says...
"By your rationalization, not getting caught is equivlent to not breaking the law. Interesting. So, up until last year, BTK was not a murderer... he had broken no laws. That only changed when the police tied all of that back to him.No... pretty sure he had broken laws before that."True, technically, none of us are law abiding citizens. But I'm not sure what Dugan's intent was for mentioning Mario in that fashion, if not to further ostercise himself. He's trying too hard. Congrats to anyone who was able to finish this Bill Simmons wannabe column. Heck of a "football" beat writer we have here. Ryan Wood, come back.
October 10, 2008 at 5:43 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
robot (Robin Smith) says...
"Wow. 62 comments. You guys get waaaaaaaaaaaaaay too uptight about some stuff."-ironic, since if you go by post count then you're as uptight as anyone, well except me since I've now posted 2 and you can see obviously how uptight I am: *."This got more comments than any football article all week. You guys can complain all you want but you all just got suckered and the LJW loves it!"-I don't think number of comments is what you want. Instead you want page hits because when someone reads the article without criticizing it that's a good thing. This piece has a high read-to-criticize ratio.
October 10, 2008 at 3:09 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GoBadgers (anonymous) says...
Except all the criticism comes from morons, so what then?
October 12, 2008 at 7:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )