Head Games
The Arkansas Times Blog gets a handle on an emerging scandal - how the statewide daily newspaper is seeking to avoid referring to the Arkansas Razorbacks new starting QB, true freshman Casey Dick, in headlines by his last name (in typical headline style).
The blog quotes a "usually reliable correspondent" who points to a supposed memo by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette executive editor Griffin Smith stating that Dick's name should not appear in any headlines. The obvious assumption is because of "dick" also being common slang for a male body part.
One wonders why there was no similar outcry to the last name of previous starting QB, Robert Johnson...johnson also being common slang for the same body part. We've already heard the joke headline for Coach Houston Nutt making the switch: "Nutt Pulls Johnson, Inserts Dick."
Casey Dick has strung together a couple of good games. It's a shame that we're reduced to junior high humor over his last name. I bet he's never heard it before. *cynicism intended*
Dick and the D-G [Arkansas Times blog]
The blog quotes a "usually reliable correspondent" who points to a supposed memo by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette executive editor Griffin Smith stating that Dick's name should not appear in any headlines. The obvious assumption is because of "dick" also being common slang for a male body part.
One wonders why there was no similar outcry to the last name of previous starting QB, Robert Johnson...johnson also being common slang for the same body part. We've already heard the joke headline for Coach Houston Nutt making the switch: "Nutt Pulls Johnson, Inserts Dick."
Casey Dick has strung together a couple of good games. It's a shame that we're reduced to junior high humor over his last name. I bet he's never heard it before. *cynicism intended*
Dick and the D-G [Arkansas Times blog]
posted by JP at 11:27 AM
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What's next, QB enjoys new position?
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