Michael Turner: Idiot

Be interesting to find out if professional athletes drive drunk at a higher or lower rate than the general public.

 

Yeah, if someone hasn't picked a designated driver before going out, there's going to be some drunk driving going on. After three beers is not the time to make that call.

 

I bet it's lower, for a couple reasons:

(1) They probably drink at a lower rate than the general public, particularly for that age group;
(2) The guys in their drinking years probably live in the city and don't have to drive much when they go out.

 

I wonder how long it took for the booking officer to contact the media?

 

You wouldn't believe how much guys battle me on cabbing it to the bar on some of my friend weekends. Even when I pay for the ride there and back. Just all-out resistance. And this is guys in their 30s.

 

You are blaming the cops for a drunk idiot going 32mph over the speed limit? Black, white, green or yellow, Michael Turner is a moron.

 

When I was back home (Wisconsin, which explains a lot about this), at closing time I asked the bartender for the number to call a cab. She had to scramble to find a phone book because nobody had ever asked her that before. The bar had been in business for at least five years.

 

I blame Michael Turner for going 32 MPH over the speed limit.

 

Smart drinkers in the land of cheeseheads. LOL

 

I was about to drop Jacquizz Rogers from one of my teams before hearing this news.

 

Wow. That's interesting.

 

I'm fortunate in that regard ... I've cut down on my drinking quite a bit since football season started, but when I do go out, it's to the bar that's a block from me so I only have to walk. But I've got a good friend who lives 10 minutes away who likes to meet up and usually gets pretty drunk. He has a standing invitation to crash on my couch if needed but often sneaks out and drives home. The reason? He likes to sleep in his own bed with his wife. And when he would drive his car this way, we'd suggest he cab it home, but he hated it because it was a pain in the ass to get back over the next day and get his car. I suspect that's where a lot of what Dick is talking about comes from.

Thankfully, he's gotten into the habit of having wifey (who's preggers) drop him off and then cab it home.