Comments on: Literary Crutches http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:48:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: 16 http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/#comment-13924 16 Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:11:54 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=980#comment-13924 Dude's been in Washington since he was 22, 25 years ago. I'm a MIlwaukee BRewers fan, but if I ever get a gig writing about the Brewers or the Packers, an I REALLY an outsider because I came to Wisconsin to go college, from Hagerstown, Maryland, twenty-one years ago. I don't think so, Oliver. Dude’s been in Washington since he was 22, 25 years ago.

I’m a MIlwaukee BRewers fan, but if I ever get a gig writing about the Brewers or the Packers, an I REALLY an outsider because I came to Wisconsin to go college, from Hagerstown, Maryland, twenty-one years ago.

I don’t think so, Oliver.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/#comment-13923 Oliver Willis Tue, 29 Nov 2005 04:11:51 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=980#comment-13923 I don't care if you come from out of town originally, but if your columns were always hinting about how much you loved your hometown teams while crapping on the DC teams -- there'd be a problem. It's like me moving to Miami and writing about how much the Dolphins stink because they're not the Redskins. I don’t care if you come from out of town originally, but if your columns were always hinting about how much you loved your hometown teams while crapping on the DC teams — there’d be a problem. It’s like me moving to Miami and writing about how much the Dolphins stink because they’re not the Redskins.

]]> By: MNObserver http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/#comment-13922 MNObserver Tue, 29 Nov 2005 03:11:05 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=980#comment-13922 Why would anyone admit to loving/liking/tolerating a team with a name so distasteful as the "Redskins?" Ewww. Why would anyone admit to loving/liking/tolerating a team with a name so distasteful as the “Redskins?”

Ewww.

]]> By: Big Gay Al http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/#comment-13921 Big Gay Al Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:11:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=980#comment-13921 It's part and parcel of living in a big metropolis as opposed to a town. In New York, the top sports pundits are pair of dudes known as Mike and the Mad Dog. The Mad Dog (Chris Russo) is a San Fran Giants fan, and absolutely loathes the Yankees. Yet their pairing outdraws Rush Limbaugh on the radio. It’s part and parcel of living in a big metropolis as opposed to a town. In New York, the top sports pundits are pair of dudes known as Mike and the Mad Dog. The Mad Dog (Chris Russo) is a San Fran Giants fan, and absolutely loathes the Yankees. Yet their pairing outdraws Rush Limbaugh on the radio.

]]> By: briffy http://www.oliverwillis.com/2005/11/28/literary-crutches/#comment-13920 briffy Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:11:11 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=980#comment-13920 i wouldn't say wilbon hates the DC teams, but he is excessively negative towards them. it's been hard to take him seriously ever since he got his ESPN show anyway i wouldn’t say wilbon hates the DC teams, but he is excessively negative towards them. it’s been hard to take him seriously ever since he got his ESPN show anyway

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