A Friendly Correction for those Man-Haters who Delve to be Single

[Tyrone Slothrop]

I've been wondering when people in New England were going to start lobbing fire at Indianapolis. This dude is calling for the heads of the Colts' coach and owner:

First, at a press conference last Thursday in Phoenix, NFL vice president of officiating Dean Blandino spilled the beans that the PSI of the 12 Patriots footballs were never recorded by referee Walt Anderson. Blandino said that balls were measured, and if they were under the low threshold of 12.5, they were simply pumped up with some air. So instantly, the report by ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that said 11 of the 12 footballs were a full 2 PSI under the threshold was essentially debunked. How could Mortensen have that information if nobody could have that information? (The answer, of course, is that a source who desperately wanted such misinformation out there gave him the “scoop.”)

Secondly, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the morning of the Super Bowl that just one of the 11 footballs was 2 PSI under the limit, while the other 10 were “just a tick” under the 12.5 threshold. Rapoport’s report was crucial for a number of reasons. For one, he is paid by the NFL, and so he can’t afford to be wrong. If his report, which makes Roger Goodell’s bloodthirsty office look like a bunch of clowns, turns out to be wrong, how much longer would the league keep him on the payroll? Second, the phrasing of the footballs of being “just a tick” under the limit is at once believable, because that’s how non-technical measurements would be recorded, and also because footballs which were originally inflated near the lower limit would likely lose some air pressure after two hours outside in January.

And then there’s this: The one football that was 2 PSI under the limit? That was the ball intercepted by D’Qwell Jackson, the pizza man puncher, according to ProFootballTalk. It was the football that was taken to the Colts sideline and then submitted to the NFL to launch an investigation. You’re going to tell me that the Colts didn’t manipulate that football before submitting it? The team that fired off the accusations of cheating didn’t take an extra step or two to make sure they were right by sticking a needle in that football and letting it drain for a few seconds before handing it over to the league and saying, “Hey, the Patriots are using underinflated footballs, so you need to investigate”?

Yeah, well, no. They did that. They did exactly that.

Look, if everyone in the national media can say “the Patriots are scummy cheaters” without having any evidence, then I think I have more than enough reason to say the Colts tampered with the football in question, thereby launching a two-week campaign that worked to soil the reputation of two future Hall of Famers in Brady and Belichick. All because … why exactly?
And if prominent voices in the Indianapolis media like Bob Kravitz and Gregg Doyel can outright call for the firing of Belichick, despite having no basis for such a ludicrous opinion, then I can say this: It’s time to kick Jim Irsay out of the league. Heck, ban Chuck Pagano for a year, too. It’s the only fair response to this situation, right?

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

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If you say you “really like swinging,” but “only with Alice and Bob,” I question whether you really like swinging. Sounds to me like you really like Alice (or Bob).

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by Atticus Grinch

If you say you “really like swinging,” but “only with Alice and Bob,” I question whether you really like swinging. Sounds to me like you really like Alice (or Bob).

Alice has spectacular tits. SPECTACULAR. Like she can get them rotating in opposite directions when she's on top.

[Hank Chinaski]

I'm at a class in Orange County that is almost all California attorneys. You all are way too free to try and talk to your neighbor at the urinals. This would not be happening in Michigan, let me tell you.

[Sidd Finch]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I'm at a class in Orange County that is almost all California attorneys. You all are way too free to try and talk to your neighbor at the urinals. This would not be happening in Michigan, let me tell you.

Is that because the cold air causes shrinkage?

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

Is that because the cold air causes shrinkage?

With no shrinkage I'd really intimidate people.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

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[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I'm at a class in Orange County that is almost all California attorneys. You all are way too free to try and talk to your neighbor at the urinals. This would not be happening in Michigan, let me tell you.

There used to be a rule against even acknowledging the existence of another person whilst peeing. Now you’re expected to carry out a conversation lest you seem unsocial. It is not an improvement over the status quo ante.

[Atticus Grinch]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

Alice has spectacular tits. SPECTACULAR. Like she can get them rotating in opposite directions when she's on top.

Nice try. We all know you want Bob’s D.

NTTAWWT.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I'm at a class in Orange County that is almost all California attorneys. You all are way too free to try and talk to your neighbor at the urinals. This would not be happening in Michigan, let me tell you.

Congrats, you just caught the measles and whooping cough. I'm just going to assume you already had the hep.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Flinty_McFlint

Congrats, you just caught the measles and whooping cough. I'm just going to assume you already had the hep.

damn right I'm hep.

[LessinSF]

Is there anyone left here who would be interested in a GC position at a late-stage startup in NYC. A friend of mine's company is discreetly looking. 10 years, structured corp. (whatever that is) preferred.

[Hank Chinaski]

I've now met notcasesensitive and NotBob. If I meet not from here I'll have met all the "nots," right?

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

I've now met notcasesensitive and NotBob. If I meet not from here I'll have met all the "nots," right?

Not Me?

O.K., so I don't really listen to Top 40 pop, except involuntarily while stationary bicycling. But I saw Kanye's interview, so I watched the Flawless video a couple of times. All I can really say is I don't really like pop and therefore am not really in a position to evaluate the merits. I actually thought the song was kind of boring. But, honestly, I can barely distinguish Beyonce from Rihanna from Lady Gaga. For those who appreciate this music more and can better judge the artistry of Beyonce v. Beck, does Kanye have a point? Was it disrespectful to give the award to Beck? I love Beck, but don't like his latest (not crazy about Sad Beck) so I don't have an emotional dog in this fight. Or is Kanye just a deranged agitator? Or brilliant propagandist? Or both?

[taxwonk]

Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Not Me?

O.K., so I don't really listen to Top 40 pop, except involuntarily while stationary bicycling. But I saw Kanye's interview, so I watched the Flawless video a couple of times. All I can really say is I don't really like pop and therefore am not really in a position to evaluate the merits. I actually thought the song was kind of boring. But, honestly, I can barely distinguish Beyonce from Rihanna from Lady Gaga. For those who appreciate this music more and can better judge the artistry of Beyonce v. Beck, does Kanye have a point? Was it disrespectful to give the award to Beck? I love Beck, but don't like his latest (not crazy about Sad Beck) so I don't have an emotional dog in this fight. Or is Kanye just a deranged agitator? Or brilliant propagandist? Or both?

How can you go hating on Kanye that way? After all, he made that McCartney guy. You know, the old fucking dude?