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September 01, 2009
Four Letter Stress Relief: One of the more outstanding and often overlooked aspects of the sports viewing experience is the art of the curse word. A good use of a 4 letter word can relieve many a stresses, and when executed properly, always makes for some good old fashioned laughter. Some of our favorite sporting luminaries have become synonymous with their choice dialect, and so today, we salute and celebrate those sons of batches of cookies via everyone's online friend, Youtube. (NSFW)
As always, a tip of the cap should go to Bobby Knight for the volume of his work and the creativity in which he applies his cursing. A very purposeful approach to his vulgarity.
Tommy Lasorda will always have a near and dear place in my heart as he was a manager of one of the greatest minor league teams of all time: My hometown Spokane Indians. Couple of nice pics in his vid from those days.
Brilliant clip of Weaver losing his mind. As an ump, it must have taken Bill Haller a lot of restraint to keep from picking Earl up and shaking him. And does Haller say "Boom" when he tosses Weaver?
"Oh and you're going into the Hall of Fame? For what? Fucking up a World Series?"
posted by THX-1138 at 05:50 PM on September 01, 2009
Since this is more or less an all-purpose foul mouth athlete link dump, I'm going to have to go with the old standby of George Brett recounting shitting his pants which, while the subject matter calls for off-color language, is peppered with a lot of gratuitous four (and more) letter words. Bonus link -- musical version.
posted by holden at 08:29 PM on September 01, 2009
I stood behind a bar for fifteen years, and I'm proud to say that Earl Weaver made me blush. Goddamn that's some quality profanity.
posted by tahoemoj at 10:02 PM on September 01, 2009
Quality stuff. Reminded me of David Feherty's story about Ernie's Els's reaction to Tiger Woods. For the record (it gets bleeped and blurred in the clip) what Ernie said was "No fucking way!"
Of course, Tiger's got a nice little line in potty mouth going himself.
posted by JJ at 05:12 AM on September 02, 2009
What the heck? Where's the John Wooden and Tony Dungy footage?
posted by beaverboard at 08:34 AM on September 02, 2009
I spent about half of my working life in direct support of Marine Corps and Naval aviation. There is no more creative profanity to be heard in the world than what you will hear on an hourly basis with these young men. Profanity as stress relief? Tell me that young men working some of the most demanding, difficult, and sometimes dangerous jobs don't need an outlet.
posted by Howard_T at 03:19 PM on September 02, 2009
Tell me that young men working some of the most demanding, difficult, and sometimes dangerous jobs don't need an outlet.
I thought that's what strip clubs were for. Fuck!! That's some bullshit!! Hell, I feel so much better now.
posted by BornIcon at 03:36 PM on September 02, 2009
Sweet crackers, Earl Weaver is a fucking champion. That was like a fine red wine. Depth. Character. Just a master of swear-fu.
Lasorda was great too.
Top Ten link of the year. Thanks, man.