Jet Blue: A Multimedia Analysis Of Rex Ryan's Swearing, Week 4
Every week, Alan Siegel and Deadspin's crack video team will break down Rex Ryan's frequent use of profanity on HBO's Hard Knocks. Episode 4: After a two-week hiatus, "fuck" reclaims the top spot in the rankings.
A psychologist would have fun analyzing Rex, who after an angry speech, casually projects his own hunger pangs onto his team by saying, "Let's go eat a goddamn snack." In that same rant, we also learn that "there's a difference between having fun and being a jackass." For instance, "eating a bunch of fucking cheeseburgers" at a scrimmage? "That's being a jackass." Good to know. (Note: Never watch Hard Knocks during the day. HBO bleeps out all the good stuff.)
Below are our findings for Episode 4. If we missed any expletives, or if our tally is off, please let us know. Now let's go eat a goddamn snack.
Other includes two "hell"s and a "piss." And cumulatively:
Video by David Matthews. Pretty animated counter designed by Gawker.TV's Matt Toder. Pretty charts by Jim Cooke.
Alan Siegel is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Contact him at asiegel05 [at] gmail [dot] com.
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