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[Seaboard Air Line Fan]

I also get a kick out of those commercials asking those that owe the IRS more than $10,000 to call them to get the amount reduced.

HEY...Pay your taxes!!!

I don't like handing over money either but I pay my share, so should everyone else. If you owe $10k you obviously did something to earn a lot of money so reign it in and pay up

[MurphOnMillerAve]

It's like they are so paralyzed when asked to string their thoughts into coherent lines, they get intellectually challenged by it, so they have to give themselves little articulation breaks to compose themselves while using language.

OTOH, let's stick a microphone in your face after playing a 1/2 of a game being held by some gimboid asking you the most stupid question yet when all you want to do is get in the locker room.
Some handle this well, and some poorly....?

It's not just immediately after games. The You Knowz ilk does the same when interviewed on talk-shows, or other non-stadium venue sites, too.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...
... what hacks me are millionaire sports figures putting down our country or a political party they think is holding back or putting down "their" people. Why don't they donate the majority of their salary to a cause that will make a difference. Never see this. ......BH

I have to agree with you. I am not aware of that particular ilk being known for their philanthropic and/or charitable efforts, unless I have missed that news in the media. Eh?

[MurphOnMillerAve]

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Murph

[rogruth]

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Murph

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or
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[Rufus T. Firefly]

Expounding on that thought, what hacks me are millionaire sports figures putting down our country or a political party they think is holding back or putting down "their" people. Why don't they donate the majority of their salary to a cause that will make a difference. Never see this.

Never? Really? I think you might want to do a little fact checking instead of per-concieved notions - lots of these guys have charitable foundations and such that do a lot of good for a lot of people.

For example: Lebron James funding nearly $42 million in college tuition......

http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/lebr ... ise-081315

or

Ndamukong Suh who was ranked highest among NFL players on the top 30 most generous celebrities for his $2.6 million donation to the U. Nebraska, which included $2 million for the athletic department and another $600,000 to a scholarship fund for the College of Engineering. There's also he Ndamukong Suh Family Foundation...........

You know............

[Tom Dempsey]

I'd suggest that all expert commentators be harnessed to an electric dog collar which would activate everytime they started a sentence with "I mean", which seems to have replaced "you know" as the unnecessary vocalization among the younger "intelligencia".

[robert.]

Shaq makes his clothing line with inner city residents. Another basketball player made sure his line of sneakers are $15.00 or less. I think his last name is hardaway.. Jim Kelly of buffalo bills fame has an autism found. Lenard tose ex owner of the Philadelphia eagles started Ronald Macdonald' house.not all athletes toss their wives down steps or shot people in bars.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

All good to know, now.

[up148]

Obviously, not everyone falls into the category I painted and there are exceptions for everything. But it appears only a few, from the many hundreds (maybe 1000's) of sports figures that could afford it, donate to or start up charities. I'm proud of these few who are trying to make a difference and maybe others will emulate them. I don't follow sports at all and only see news reports on problem athletes who are beating up a wife, kneeling during the National Anthem or doing something equally stupid..........news seldom reports on the good guys.

Hollywood is also notorious for multi-millionaires, full of attitude and criticism, who don't participate or contribute as they could to make what they complain about, become better.

My English teacher in high school always called me out for using "Sweeping Statements", so I should know better. Need to use the word most instead of all. There is always an exception to the rule.

BH

[MurphOnMillerAve]

..........news seldom reports on the good guys. ...
My English teacher in high school always called me out for using "Sweeping Statements", so I should know better. Need to use the word most instead of all. ... There is always an exception to the rule.
BH

First, good rarely makes the news because most folks are good, so that does not get attention. However, the evil and bad folks among us are newsworthy because they are unusual - out-of-the-norm - in their harmfulness. We Thank God they are not the usual!

Of course, there are often exceptions, like Mother Theresa, who did get some notice some of the time for her great goodness toward others.

Second, If you will permit this old English teacher, now retired, I rarely use the word "most" when I am unsure of how many were the subject of my focus. I try to use "some" or "a number of" or even "several," if I am going to allow myself the liberty.
Murph

[robert.]

I'd like to see how professional athletes compare to congressmen and senators. When it comes to murder rate, thuggery sex crimes and bad checks.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

..........news seldom reports on the good guys. ...
My English teacher in high school always called me out for using "Sweeping Statements", so I should know better. Need to use the word most instead of all. ... There is always an exception to the rule.
BH

First, good rarely makes the news because most folks are good, so that does not get attention.

Sadly true - doing good even in small amounts gets no attention......and as a result I think we grossly underestimate how much philanthropy does take place in professional sports. And, maybe that's the way it's supposed to be as well - I would think twice about a charitable action being trumpeted by the person doing it for the reward of my attention - "Look at me" makes me look away. Those that are doing good tend not to be in the spotlight for the sake of the spotlight.

As for number of professional athletes doing charitable works, it only take a few seconds and Google to track them down. It would seem that there is a concerted program within that collective to give back - it would seem that many do understand that they are privileged and make insane money if only for a few years. But it seems that there are always glaring exceptions that get on the news and those are the ones that tarnish the rest - that one bad apple syndrome.

Second, If you will permit this old English teacher, now retired, I rarely use the word "most" when I am unsure of how many were the subject of my focus. I try to use "some" or "a number of" or even "several," if I am going to allow myself the liberty.

Broad sweeping statements can be a cause for concern as all too often they wrongly include "bystanders"; permitting some grey area is usually wise vs. the use absolutes.

So, what are the definitions of "some" or "a number of" or "several"? How about a "few". Once upon a time I thought a few was 3-7,

[webenda]

(Did you know Saturn has 62 moons (53 named; 9 being studied)!!!? When did that become known?! It sure isn't listed in the astronomy books I have saved from my childhood - time to discard!)Murph

It was not in your astronomy books because in your day Galileo Galilei had just discovered Saturn's rings, Christiaan Huygens improved Galileo's little telescope and discovered Saturn had a moon (Titan), then Giovanni Domenico Cassini, William Herschel, William Bond and William Pickering discovered the remaining eight moons known by people in your time (9.)

When did more become known? Other than Richard Walker's discovery of Epimetheus in 1966, discoveries started in 1980 when Voyager 1 went to Saturn. Moon #62 was added to the list in 2009. There are two more waiting confirmation, so don't think 62 is the final number.

[Mitch]

That "you know" crap every third or fourth word is absolutely painful to listen to. But there's something else that really scalds my a$$. How about "he was like, or she was like, or it was like". Overheard two girls talking; one telling the other about a kid that was hitting on her, and her conversation went something like this. "He was like, "Will you go out with me on Saturday"?, and I was like "No, I don't think so." And then he was like "But we'll have fun, there's a dance at the firehall". And I was like, "No, I have to wash my hair".

Now, I'm just a high school graduate, but one thing I excelled at in English class was grammar and the proper use of words in speaking. God!! It's just maddening to listen to this younger generation. Had those youngsters been related to me, I would have been tempted to slap the taste right out of their mouths.