Topic: Wishing a heart attack on someone in print

[Rufino]

In the midst of his column about the Vikings QB situation, Jim Souhan of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune gives us this...

• The 23-year-old John David Booty.

I'm rooting against him ever playing, because Chris Berman would be so gleeful about the pun possibilities attached to Booty's name that Berman might have a heart attack.

On second thought, I now have a reason to root for John David Booty.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/35110114.html?elr=KArksUUUU


Man, what if Chris Berman had a heart attack? Ha ha ha, that'd sure be funny! I get that lots of people are trying to be edgy and write with "attitude", but am I wrong for having a real problem with this?

[Mizzougrad96]

Edited because I clearly cannot read... 

[Some Guy]

It doesn't drastically offend me, but yeah, that second sentence there strikes me as a little .... off.

[Some Guy]

Serious question... Can you read?

I don't think on any level it is even remotely implied that he wants Berman to have a heart attack.

Well, even though the writer is clearly joking ... he DID remotely imply he wants Berman to have a heart attack. I mean, that's the punchline of the joke.

[Rufino]

Serious question... Can you read?

I don't think on any level it is even remotely implied that he wants Berman to have a heart attack.

Perhaps you could explain the punchline of the joke to me then, as you've deduced I'm slow and all.

[Moderator1]

Way off. I love you Mizzou but c'mon.  Might give Berman a heart attack. On second thought *** I have reason to root ***

I don't know how else you could read that.  Should have been stopped at the editing desk.  I'm sure it IS a joke but it isn't one in good taste.  As an editor, it would bother me to see that in my section.  

"Might take Berman off the air for a year while he computes the nickname possibilities.   I'll root for that."

Something like that?  OK?  A heart attack?  NOT funny.

[Mizzougrad96]

Serious question... Can you read?

I don't think on any level it is even remotely implied that he wants Berman to have a heart attack.

Perhaps you could explain the punchline of the joke to me then, as you've deduced I'm slow and all.

My bad... I read it wrong... I apologize...

[Mizzougrad96]

I completely missed the "On second thought..."

My brain is too busy watching the clock for my long weekend to start...

Again, Rufino I apologize...

[PeteyPirate]

Souhan's just lucky he didn't say anything about Doyel.

[NDub]

While I don't wish for death or tragedy upon most people, I'd love to watch an ESPN NFL highlight without that fat, loud-mouthed, self-loving, asinine, overbearing piece of shit yelling stupid fucking shit the entire time. Chris Berman should never again be allowed on TV.

[Mizzougrad96]

I wouldn't wish a heart attack on Berman, but I might not wish him a speedy recovery if he had one.

[Ace]

Most I would wish for in print is a ruptured spleen or an inflamed colon.

[PeteyPirate]

Most I would wish for in print is a ruptured spleen or an inflamed colon.

On the Internet, I might wish for someone to be curbed, American History X style. Print, I think a 24-hour flu is appropriate. In person, the furthest I would go is a charley horse.

[Ben_Hecht]

Death? Absolutely not.

His long-planned Hawaii retirement? Not soon enough.

[Paper Dragon]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

[PeteyPirate]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

I hope you have an aneurysm.

[Steak Snabler]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

OUTING ALERT: Paper Dragon is either Tom Jackson or Emmitt Smith.

[Mizzougrad96]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

You're with him leather...

[budcrew08]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

OUTING ALERT: Paper Dragon is either Tom Jackson or Emmitt Smith.

Paper Dragon got... JACKED UP!!!11!!!!!

[TwoGloves]

My brain is too busy watching the clock for my long weekend to start...

Must be nice. My long weekend is about to begin. As usual. But that triple time on Thanksgiving is sweet!

[Batman]

Berman rocks.

"Rumblin', bumblin', fumblin'"

I hope he lives forever.

OUTING ALERT: Paper Dragon is either Tom Jackson or Emmitt Smith.

Paper Dragon got... JACKED UP!!!11!!!!!

And debacled.

[Joe Williams]

Another unfunny attempt at being funny. There's a lot of that going around. Newspaper editors then back themselves on the back for carrying such "edgy" content. Yawn.

[ServeItUp]

Most I would wish for in print is a ruptured spleen or an inflamed colon.

On the Internet, I might wish for someone to be curbed, American History X style. Print, I think a 24-hour flu is appropriate. In person, the furthest I would go is a charley horse.

"I didn't want him to die, I just wanted him on a permanent agate shift at the Hagerstown Mail."

Dan Jenkins, "You Gotta Play Hurt"

[Paper Dragon]

"Backbackbackbackbackback"

"He. Could. Go. All. The. Way."

Cracks my ass up every time. The man is a legend.

[Mizzougrad96]

"Backbackbackbackbackback"

"He. Could. Go. All. The. Way."

Cracks my ass up every time. The man is a legend.

I'm getting the sense someone is using the sarcasm font.