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 Post subject: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 11:13 pm 
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A Teeny Weenie Fine
Clubbing of Brewers' Sausage Mascot Costs Pirates' Simon $432
By Amy Shipley
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wurst came to worst late Wednesday night when a Pittsburgh Pirates player was arrested on battery charges and later cited for disorderly conduct after hitting an Italian sausage mascot in Milwaukee with a bat.<p>***Amy didn't stop there.***<p>"… smoking the meats.
… who said he also grilled the hot dog, Italian sausage and one independent witness.
… said, adding with a chuckle that 'this is the wurst case I've ever had.'
The incident was a meaty one for 24-hour sports Web sites and TV networks. <p>***And, of course...***<p>"... ESPN News reports called it 'Sausagegate.'"


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 11:29 pm 
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Not a proud moment for the Post.<p>Coming after my 10,000th career discussion of whether to use someone's full name, with middle initial, or a commonly used nickname, this is especially tough to take.<p>[ July 11, 2003: Message edited by: blanp ]</p>


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 11:32 pm 
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It's not like we haven't warned about this stuff. From June 2002:<p> MILWAUKEE--It's the most famous motorized sausage in the nation, but even the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile can't drive on a restricted road next to the Pentagon.
The crew of the 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels got grilled by police when it mistakenly traveled on a road closed to commercial traffic.
Ever since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, Route 110 has been off limits to vehicles with six wheels or more because of concerns that someone could drive a truck bomb close to the home of the nation's defense department. So when the Wienermobile that departed from Madison, Wis., lumbered down Route 110 Tuesday evening, a Virginia state trooper's eyes widened. Perhaps expecting the wurst, he flipped on his flashing lights and pulled over the lost dog.
Traffic on the busy road that runs along the Potomac River backed up for a short time as people craned their heads and gawked, obviously relishing the sight of the Wienermobile getting busted.
A passing motorist gave a frank appraisal of the sausage pilot's gaffe. (Milwakee Journal-Sentinel)


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Sat Jul 12, 2003 10:30 am 
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Toronto Star:<p>Offal sorry for attack, Simon says<p>GLEN COLBOURN
SPORTS REPORTER<p>Maybe Randall Simon is a closet vegan.
Maybe someone told him what sausages are made of.
Maybe he was just hungry.....
Simon apologized yesterday, saying he did not have a beef with the sausage...
Mandy Block, the 19-year-old inside the Italian sausage costume, said yesterday she was frankly amused at the publicity....
Commissioner Bud Selig found the incident hard to swallow...

****that ain't no sports reporter, he's a sports desk copy editor who took the AP story and punned it up. "Shame, shame," some honourable members said.******


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:06 am 
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Jeez, it's been a week, hasn't it? Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times got a clever idea just today. Here's his lede:<p>"In any wurst-case scenario, don't mess with an Italian sausage. You'll be grilled by the cops and ultimately smoked by the commissioner of baseball, an uptight guy who needs a little hot sauce in his life."


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 12:09 am 
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<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by jjmoney62:
Jeez, it's been a week, hasn't it? Jay Mariotti of the Chicago Sun-Times got a clever idea just today. Here's his lede:<p>"In any wurst-case scenario, don't mess with an Italian sausage. You'll be grilled by the cops and ultimately smoked by the commissioner of baseball, an uptight guy who needs a little hot sauce in his life."<hr></blockquote><p>By Mariotti standards, that's outstanding stuff.


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 Post subject: Re: Somebody stop her
PostPosted: Mon Jul 14, 2003 4:17 pm 
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Stop it. You're killing me.


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