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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    09/12/09

    In reply to Your Disdain for America Will Not Be Tolerated by the Newark Bears
    A cop once told my momma on me when I was walking around the high school game during the National Anthem. I was 15, and at least I was being quiet and respectful, but I had to get somewhere so I was walking with my friends. He used to be my D.A.R.E. officer so we knew each other, and he came up to me a bit later and said "What were you doing walking around during the National Anthem?" I said I had to get somewhere, he said "Don't do that. You stand up, you stand still, and you pay attention to your country. Got it, bud?" Then he jokingly related the story to my momma a few days later, and I caught the appropriate amount of hell.

    Curse? Scream? Yell? No. The funny thing was he probably could have literally beaten me and my momma would've only applauded, but there are respectful ways to do things, and you need to do it that way.

    That being said, I'd put money that these kids were being jackasses and giving the guy a hard time.
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    Image of The Gizmo from Pismo The Gizmo from Pismo
    09/12/09

    @Chris Hanson's Axe: Why is it that kids were jackasses and giving a hard time? There are plenty of dbags around who froth at the mouth if someone doesn't salute anything colored red/white/blue...even if its the French flag.
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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    09/12/09

    @The Gizmo from Pismo: I'm just guessing; I wasn't there, I don't know for sure, and I'm not pretending to.

    But I know how people my age-bracket act, and most of the time its with less than the proper amount of respect, which starts the negative cycle of adult who expects a hard time from them so gives them a hard time first, which annoys the kids, which annoys the adult... I've seen it a million times. My guess is this guy was reasonable and respectful enough at first, met with some resistance from some cocky kids, then things escalated in a negative cycle. That doesn't excuse the guy's behavior if indeed he did yell, scream, and curse, but I'm not willing, without further evidence, to assume that these 16 and 17 year olds were being perfectly innocent and respectful.

    Check out Doug Dascenzo's link down below, and subtract a few years of wisdom.
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    Image of lukeoneil47 lukeoneil47
    09/13/09

    @Chris Hanson's Axe: There is no scenario which could conceivably be called "reasonable or respectful" in which you would require someone to stand up and display their patriotism. Your premise is flawed right there. The suggestion that someone would be forced to do that is so insane.
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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    09/13/09

    @lukeoneil47: "Hey, fellas, its 'God Bless America', why don't we stand up for our country, yeah?"
    "Don't think so, faggot!"

    ...Pretty funny stuff.

    Not that I'm saying that's what happened, or that the kids escalated it that bad so quickly. In fact, I doubt that. But you can't sit there and tell me my hypothetical scene doesn't look all-too possible.
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    Image of lukeoneil47 lukeoneil47
    09/13/09

    @Chris Hanson's Axe: Fair enough.
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    Image of Juancho Juancho
    09/12/09

    In reply to Your Disdain for America Will Not Be Tolerated by the Newark Bears
    Newark Bears, eh Cajun Boy? What are they, Andrew Sullivan's favorite minor league team? More Gawker-itis afflicts DS.
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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    09/12/09

    @Juancho: DAMNIT! I'm trying so hard to be stealth with my gay subversiveness, but you people are obviously on to me.
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    Image of Doug Dascenzo's Only Fan Doug Dascenzo's Only Fan
    09/12/09

    In reply to Your Disdain for America Will Not Be Tolerated by the Newark Bears
    I see absolutely, positively, no way that this story could ever have been misconstrued, poorly investigated, or exaggerated.

    [deadspin.com]
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    Image of Rick Mahorn's Pimp Hand is Concrete Cyanide Rick Mahorn's Pimp Hand is Concrete Cyanide
    09/12/09

    In reply to Your Disdain for America Will Not Be Tolerated by the Newark Bears
    tj/

    Is there no Hugh today

    /end tj
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    09/12/09

    @Rick Mahorn's Pimp Hand is Concrete Cyanide: No but there's a Heaux.
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    Image of Chris Hanson's Axe Chris Hanson's Axe
    09/12/09

    @twoeightnine: +1483489 unnecessary vowels
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    Image of Steve U Steve U
    07/31/09

    In reply to July: Fin.
    The Olbermann bump!
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    Image of Gravy Gravy
    07/31/09

    In reply to July: Fin.
    ...and not a single one about an actual sporting event.

    My faith in human nature is again replenished.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    07/31/09

    @Gravy: Because there were so many exciting sporting events in July.
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    Image of The Governor The Governor
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    Let's give Dash a hand for being mentioned on an Omaha public access program after he got 3rd place in a pie-eating contest.
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    07/08/09

    @The Governor: It was humble pie.
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    Image of TT-Zop TT-Zop
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    Deadspin: Now even MORE popular with liberal douchebags
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    Image of MarkKelsosMigraine MarkKelsosMigraine
    07/08/09

    @TT-Zop: Hey, that is MISTER liberal douchebag, to you sir.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    07/08/09

    @TT-Zop:


    The word is dushbag. GET IT RIGHT!!!!

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    Image of Civil Negligence Civil Negligence
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    At least Olberman mentioned your name for this Deadspin reference, Tommy.
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    Image of ArkansasFred ArkansasFred
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    Tommy Scraggs sounds like the name of the bassist for an early 90's NYC scuzz-core band.
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    Image of Bobby Big Wheel Bobby Big Wheel
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    So, Keith Olbermann's mentioned Deadspin twice, and both times involved a redneck woman making an ass of herself.
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    Image of ScientificMapp ScientificMapp
    07/08/09

    In reply to Of Course This Made Countdown
    Did he mention Sussman's "From Down's Town!" joke?
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    Image of graceless graceless
    07/07/09

    In reply to Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor
    Bart Simpson for president.
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    Image of Chuck Knoblockhead Chuck Knoblockhead
    07/06/09

    In reply to Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor
    I think we should be more concerned with diaphragming Bristol Palin.
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    Image of Kid Canada Kid Canada
    07/06/09

    In reply to Diagramming Sarah Palin's "Full-Court Press" Metaphor
    I was under the impression that this kind of play called for the politician to move forward, not backward, upward, not forward, and always twirling, twirling toward freedom.
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