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Parent offended that we didn't stress a team's first goal of the season

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by RedSmithClone, Oct 1, 2008.

  1. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Thanks for joining us, Sarah.
     
  2. WFL nerd

    WFL nerd Guest

    Two recent calls that fall into the same category...
    A couple of Mondays ago a woman calls in and blesses us out for having "all those pages on college football and the NFL but nothing on the Paralympics."
    Actually we put the Paralympics in briefs because budget restraints prevented us from sending our paralympics beat writer to Beijing and, darn it, there was a lot of football to squeeze in.
    That's topped by a late volleyball call-in last week in which a young lady reeled off stats and then asked if I would get Suzy Creamcheese's name in because she led the team in "hustle."
    I didn't do it and the next day she calls back complaining that the name did not make agate.
    Keep in mind Suzy had no aces, digs, kills or assists - she just hustled.
    I've been doing this more than 20 years so there are no real surprises anymore, but as I get older the food services industry gets more and more appealing.
     
  3. Appgrad05

    Appgrad05 Active Member

    You got to try real fuckin' hard to play volleyball and not register one of something.
     
  4. WFL nerd

    WFL nerd Guest

    I'm guessing she didn't play at all ... just hustled with the towels and water bottles and such.
    As other callers have informed me, it's not just the girls (boys) who play, even those on the bench contribute to the thrills and pageantry that is (volleyball, field hockey, crew, chess, Monopoly, ballroom dancing, etc.)
     
  5. JakeandElwood

    JakeandElwood Well-Known Member

    They cheer hard too!
     
  6. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    So who scored for East Podunk anyway?

    And, Red, do you like your pitbulls with lipstick?
     
  7. MacDaddy

    MacDaddy Active Member

    They're known for their proximity to Tahoe.
     
  8. Bamadog

    Bamadog Well-Known Member

    It's the only place it is!
     
  9. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    The field hockey sure as hell isn't.
     
  10. RedSmithClone

    RedSmithClone Active Member

    Actually I prefer the pigs, and lipstick leaves a mark.
     
  11. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    In your part of south Bumfuck, it's called lacrosse. In northwest Bumfuck, we call it assault.
     
  12. Smallpotatoes

    Smallpotatoes Well-Known Member

    What about Bumblefuck?
     
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