Skip to comments.
Finding fault in others:
Athletes make up some whoppers to explain transgressions
San Francisco Chronicle ^
| December 11, 2003
| Scott Ostler
Posted on 12/12/2003 1:31:43 PM PST by Revolting cat!
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:45:13 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
[history]
Among the crazy side effects of steroids that nobody talks about is whopperitis, a medical term for acute overdevelopment of the intellectual capacity to sling BS.
Nobody who ever tested positive for steroids or other banned drugs was guilty. Never a sheepish shrug or a sincere "My bad!"
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: corruptionofculture; innocent; lies; socialmores; sports; untilprovenguilty
Prove it, copper!
To: Revolting cat!
Barry Bonds....white courtesy phone
2
posted on
12/12/2003 1:34:06 PM PST
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: Revolting cat!
Well, remember that the sport is not just sport, it's their career and their livelihood. When his family's welfare is at stake, he might dissemble too. (Oh, he's a journalist -- he'd dissemble anyway, any day).
3
posted on
12/12/2003 2:56:06 PM PST
by
expatpat
To: Revolting cat!
I recall one of the Wizzards high plaid bb players was caught with illegal drugs in his billfold and he denied it was his.
4
posted on
12/12/2003 3:44:17 PM PST
by
Dante3
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson