Wednesday, February 09, 2005
I love Unwritten Rules. From Scott Ostler:
The longer the term of the contract, the sooner one or both parties shalt feel screwed by it.
In the quickie halftime TV interview, no coach shalt convey the slightest interest in, or respect for, the questions asked, nor shalt he provide insights deeper than what could have been uttered by the team’s blondest cheerleader.
When making a public apology, an athlete or coach shalt qualify the apology by saying “If I offended anybody. . .”, even if what he did was paint a swastika on his rear end and remove his pants to celebrate a touchdown.
Of course there are more....
The longer the term of the contract, the sooner one or both parties shalt feel screwed by it.
In the quickie halftime TV interview, no coach shalt convey the slightest interest in, or respect for, the questions asked, nor shalt he provide insights deeper than what could have been uttered by the team’s blondest cheerleader.
When making a public apology, an athlete or coach shalt qualify the apology by saying “If I offended anybody. . .”, even if what he did was paint a swastika on his rear end and remove his pants to celebrate a touchdown.
Of course there are more....
