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Wed Dec-23-09 11:10 AM
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| 8. What do you expect? AP has proven that they are a bunch of jackasses! |
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They named Tiger, the Serial Adulterer, athlete of the decade. Just think, he chose not to participate in his sport. That is thee worst thing an athlete can do given how many athletes would love to participate but can't because of injury or age.
AP: jackasses of the year!
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| -Two out of the ten finalists for AP Female Athlete of the Year are...Horses |
meegbear |
Dec-23-09 10:43 AM |
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Wow. Just wow. |
GodlessBiker |
Dec-23-09 10:57 AM |
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It's pretty insulting, IMHO...they'd never give any votes to a male horse...n/t |
joeybee12 |
Dec-23-09 10:58 AM |
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Never? |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 11:14 AM |
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you can't inject facts into a rhetorical screed like this |
paulsby |
Dec-23-09 11:28 AM |
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"Regularly" "Occasionally" |
enlightenment |
Dec-23-09 11:36 AM |
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how often are female animals |
paulsby |
Dec-23-09 11:38 AM |
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I'm not outraged at all. |
enlightenment |
Dec-23-09 12:06 PM |
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i stand corrected |
paulsby |
Dec-23-09 12:10 PM |
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The thing is.... |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 01:31 PM |
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It's not a NOMINATION based vote |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 01:29 PM |
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you are correct |
paulsby |
Dec-23-09 03:09 PM |
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I used "regularly"... The linked quote used "occasionally" |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 01:37 PM |
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Well, it doesn't say "human" female athlete of the year. |
Renew Deal |
Dec-23-09 02:20 PM |
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This just doesn't seem right. FWIW, however, |
Arkansas Granny |
Dec-23-09 11:00 AM |
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has a male horse ever made the top ten? |
mopinko |
Dec-23-09 11:02 AM |
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I hear ya but I have a soft spot for both of these horses... |
CBR |
Dec-23-09 11:02 AM |
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Secretariat DIDN'T win "Sportsman of the Year" in the most egregious oversight |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:13 AM |
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Secretariat beat Cal Ripken Jr. in AP's top 100 list |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 11:16 AM |
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AP isn't Sports Illustrated |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:17 AM |
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Gotcha, but look at AP's top 100 of the century list /nt |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 11:18 AM |
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I know. Also ESPN, too. |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:20 AM |
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tonysam, thanks -- you are correct. I admit to never having heard |
CBR |
Dec-23-09 11:22 AM |
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That's my point. Jackie Stewart has done commentary |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:24 AM |
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I have only recently begun watching horse racing... |
CBR |
Dec-23-09 11:31 AM |
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Mary Lou Whitney, who owned winner Birdstone, |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:35 AM |
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We do not mention "Birdstone" in my house.... |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 01:35 PM |
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Are you kidding? "It's a grrrate dey forr motahcarr rrracin, and eye'm Jackie Stewairrt" |
Gwendolyn |
Dec-23-09 11:28 AM |
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Most people don't. Sorry. |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:31 AM |
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That wasn't the first time SI gave Secretariat the shaft |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:46 AM |
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it's a FUCKING horse!! |
frylock |
Dec-23-09 03:16 PM |
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Were you even ALIVE then? |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 04:02 PM |
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i was born in '65.. |
frylock |
Dec-23-09 06:31 PM |
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Indeed - They Didn't Put Jackie Stewart Out To Stud When He Retired, Either /nt |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 04:34 PM |
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ummmm.. |
frylock |
Dec-23-09 06:32 PM |
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Then again, maybe he was a gelding /nt |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 08:23 PM |
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Zenyatta's run at the BC Classic was THE athletic performance of the year |
MrCoffee |
Dec-23-09 04:55 PM |
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I think the progressive term is "Equine American" |
NoPasaran |
Dec-23-09 11:04 AM |
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never heard a Progressive say such a thing |
fascisthunter |
Dec-23-09 11:25 AM |
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Well, bless your heart! |
NoPasaran |
Dec-23-09 11:28 AM |
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That, too. -nt |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Dec-23-09 11:34 AM |
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lol |
fascisthunter |
Dec-23-09 12:08 PM |
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Yes....I want the car |
femrap |
Dec-23-09 11:04 AM |
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Racehorses ARE athletes, I hate to tell you that |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 11:30 AM |
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If you hate to tell me, |
femrap |
Dec-23-09 02:17 PM |
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I think you are. You don't know what you are talking about. |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 04:03 PM |
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The nt goes in the subject line....nt |
femrap |
Dec-23-09 07:42 PM |
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What do you expect? AP has proven that they are a bunch of jackasses! |
Democrats_win |
Dec-23-09 11:10 AM |
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what does his being an adulterer have to do with his ATHLETIC performance |
paulsby |
Dec-23-09 11:31 AM |
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WRONG - Barbaro, Smarty Jones, and Secretariat - Secretariat WON in 1973 |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 11:11 AM |
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Consider the source. The AP puts the ASS in associated press. |
City Lights |
Dec-23-09 11:16 AM |
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As we in the business say, "You can't spell crap without AP." |
Brickbat |
Dec-23-09 12:12 PM |
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I actually don't have a problem with the horses being named. They train incredibly hard and |
GreenPartyVoter |
Dec-23-09 12:17 PM |
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What about Caster Mokgadi Semenya? After all she went through |
Thickasabrick |
Dec-23-09 01:36 PM |
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AP stands for All Propaganda, it's a worthless repuke rag |
mullard12ax7 |
Dec-23-09 01:39 PM |
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If we are going to consider horses as athletes |
daleo |
Dec-23-09 02:31 PM |
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thx.. |
frylock |
Dec-23-09 03:19 PM |
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It is only a no-brainer to those people who don't know shit what they are talking about. |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 04:06 PM |
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They are. Sorry. Jockeys don't do it alone. |
tonysam |
Dec-23-09 04:05 PM |
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Athletes can be members of teams |
daleo |
Dec-23-09 10:31 PM |
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This is a problem? |
jakefrep |
Dec-23-09 03:13 PM |
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I've always questioned the inclusion of racehorses in such lists but it's been done before... nt |
Blasphemer |
Dec-23-09 03:33 PM |
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same here.. |
frylock |
Dec-23-09 06:36 PM |
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I always thought it was weird when they tried to label horses as athletes. Going intraspecies... |
Wardoc |
Dec-23-09 04:05 PM |
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Pole Vault? |
jberryhill |
Dec-23-09 04:39 PM |
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Don't be silly. Everyone knows that cars (and boats) are always "she" |
flvegan |
Dec-23-09 04:48 PM |
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This will be one of those "remember when" threads brought up in the Lounge |
TK421 |
Dec-23-09 07:44 PM |
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congrats to williams, she deserves the honor -- perhaps johnson does as well, i dunno |
pitohui |
Dec-23-09 07:55 PM |
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Hey, folks -- it's only SPORTS. It's not like it was anything important. |
eppur_se_muova |
Dec-24-09 01:29 AM |
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