October 31, 2003

Shaquille O'Neal to the press Thursday: "I don't feel like talking to you guys. Never again, never. You're not on my level intelligence-wise."

posted by rcade to basketball at 01:31 PM - 9 comments

They only report what you say Shaq. Shaq needs a huge wedgie.

posted by jasonspaceman at 02:05 PM on October 31, 2003

How would you give him a small wedgie? Thong, perhaps?

posted by yerfatma at 02:11 PM on October 31, 2003

I think Shaq enjoys his back-and-forth relationship with the media. He can be incredibly dull when he wants, but I prefer when he goes after people. Did anyone catch when he called TNT anchor Kenny Smith a "bum" when asked about his relationship with Kobe? "We really don't have issues. I think the problem is you have bums like Kenny Smith running their mouth when they don't really know what is going on." The TNT crew immediately produced a picture of Kenny with a beanie cap and a sign saying "Will watch basketball for food." A few minutes later they ran old footage of Barkley bouncing the ball of Shaq's head. Shaq says one thing, and it ends up being lots of fun. Shaq is an entertainer, and he knows it. TNT handled Shaq's comments like they should: as comedy.

posted by dusted at 02:14 PM on October 31, 2003

I doubt Shaq's claim. IF he was a higher intellect, would he have done Kazaam?

posted by mkn at 02:36 PM on October 31, 2003

You're not on my level intelligence-wise. Ain't that the truth. Just not in the way Shaq means it.

posted by Mike McD at 02:57 PM on October 31, 2003

I'd like to point out to Shaq that sticking the suffix "wise" on the end of a word isn't grammatically correct. Dumbass.

posted by wfrazerjr at 03:42 PM on November 01, 2003

When did dumbass get added to the OED, wfrazer?

posted by billsaysthis at 08:27 PM on November 01, 2003

I'm joining this a little late, I know, but I can't help wondering what's grammatically wrong with "sticking the suffix 'wise' on the end of a word"? In Elements of Style, E.B. White asks, "If otherwise is a serviceable word, what's the matter with soulwise?" (Yes, he was being a little tongue-in-cheek there, but only a little.) It may not be the kind of usage we like to see very often in a professional writer's work, but in conversation, wise as a suffix is okay.

posted by Uncle Toby at 09:28 PM on November 05, 2003

This group of folks seem to be at the big Aristotle's level, Intelligence-wise Maybe he should hang out in alt.chatrooms more often if he wants to improve his company. Look what it did for Kobe.

posted by forksclovetofu at 02:15 AM on November 09, 2003

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