tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013770732504059370.post8048293828314542768..comments2020-02-05T02:50:46.946-08:00Comments on Nugget Newspaper - Sisters, Oregon News, Opinion, Blog: Imagine there's no 'floppers' editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013770732504059370.post-57988248219936646742012-10-05T15:35:52.247-07:002012-10-05T15:35:52.247-07:00Jim,
You mention the phony outrage filling the ne...Jim,<br /><br />You mention the phony outrage filling the news cycle. I think that is now become what we learned from the fable about "the boy who cried wolf". When everything is an outrage, nothing is and outrage. It is now news worthy if you turn on Fox News or MSNBC and someone is not outraged.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8013770732504059370.post-75296044481568887302012-10-01T08:52:56.054-07:002012-10-01T08:52:56.054-07:00Agreed. Flopping is a base form of cheating, in a ...Agreed. Flopping is a base form of cheating, in a sneaky, cowardly fashion, whether it occurs in sports or any of life's other arenas.<br />I believe that I have a solution, though. I remember that, as a child, when I was crying needlessly, my father would ask me if I wanted for him to "give me something to cry about". In other words, give me a good, physical reason to be crying. My solution would entail a referee who is dedicated solely to standing up a flopper, and striking them exactly in the manner that their flop suggests. If they clutch at an ankle, shin, or knee, give them a stout strike to that area. Of course, the official meting out these punishments should be burly, mean, and remorseless.<br />My guess is that flopping would cease in very short order, but while it lasted, it would be great for the fans.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com