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John Lennon = big Habs fan

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Whether it's a SPORTS thought or a MUSIC thought, it is interesting to see the discussion about whether or not Howard Cosell would announce John Lennon's death on Monday Night Football, 35 years ago today.

Gifford always seemed stiff and robotic to me - which was not a terrible thing for a play-by-play guy - but he came through with a lot of heart and soul there.


 
This time of year, I hear radio interviews with Joe Theismann (sp?) pretty regularly. He is a correspondent for some damn thing.

Over/Under for any given 15 minute spot that he will contrive a mention of something he did during his playing career which is only slightly relevant but he clearly considers heroic: 4.5
 
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This time of year, I hear radio interviews with Joe Theismann (sp?) pretty regularly. He is a correspondent for some damn thing.

Over/Under for any given 15 minute spot that he will contrive a mention of something he did during his playing career which is only slightly relevant but he clearly considers heroic: 4.5
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I don't get that line. maybe you can rephrase :dunno:
 
I mean he makes everything about himself. He sees himself as heroic. Like the topic will come up of some particular event from the NFL last weekend. That's why he's there. But in discussing it, he will bring up the memory of something he did for the Toronto Argonauts in 1972 - which was barely related - but it frames him in a heroic light - what he did was more virtuous than what happened last weekend.

That kinda thing - a lot - like 4.5 times every 15 minutes.

Bada boom bada bing.

The interesting thing is he is one of those cliche people whose main stance on most things is everything was better in the good old days. But then he tries to talk about head injuries. It is interesting to listen to him contort himself into a pretzel trying to make the point that, oh my gawd, the game was so much better and we were so much tougher in the good old days - but there's good reason the rules are changing and player health is important - but no, they're a bunch of powderpuffs and we were superheros - but no, some of the old-time tough guys who kept playing with concussions are now fokked - so they try not to let that happen to guys today - but no, they're soft today compared to me - but no, it's good - but no.

Hey did you hear Lawrence Taylor broke my leg?


Joe Theisman is a choad, I think is the thing.
 
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