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I thought only grade school children use this word??

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  1. codell

    codell Member

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    Im disappointed in Millen's choice of words. Personally, I would have just called Morton a "r****d" or a "goober".



    http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1686670

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    KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Once again, Detroit Lions president Matt Millen opened his mouth out of frustration -- and created controversy.


    Millen, rebuffed in his efforts to congratulate Chiefs receiver Johnnie Morton following Kansas City's 45-17 victory over Detroit on Sunday, responded by calling the former Lion a "f*****."


    According to a report in Monday's editions of the Kansas City Star, Millen claimed he was angry that Morton, who has criticized him in the past following his 2001 release by Detroit, ignored his efforts to congratulate him after the game. It was then that Millen made the remark. The sequence of events was confirmed by Morton.


    "What happened was I was just walking by," Morton told The Star. "I wasn't going to say anything to him. I walked past him and he said, 'Hey, Johnnie.' I ignored him. And then he said, 'Nice talking to you.' And I said, 'Kiss my a--.' "


    According to the report, Millen then yelled "You f*****! Yeah, you heard me. You f*****!" at Morton. Both Chiefs public relations staffer Patrick Herb and 61 Sports radio reporter Rhonda Moss told The Star that they heard Millen's comments.


    "He said it in front of everybody," Herb told the newspaper. "There were plenty of witnesses."


    Morton apparently did not hear first-hand Millen's remark. When it was relayed to him afterward, Morton expressed disappointment.


    "I apologize for what I said, but I never expected anything like that [response]," Morton told The Star. "What he said is demeaning and bigoted. Jeremy Shockey got in trouble for saying it about a coach [Bill Parcells], and now we have a president of a team making statements like that. It's totally unacceptable. I have gay friends, and I don't even joke around with them like that."


    Shockey, a tight end for the New York Giants, reportedly called Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells "a homo" in a magazine interview this summer. Shockey claimed that he had been misquoted, later apologized and was not fined.


    Millen issued a statement to The Star later Sunday:


    "After the game, I was passing the Chiefs' locker room when I stopped to congratulate some of their players," the statement read. "I was talking with Vonnie Holliday, Trent Green, Tony Gonzalez and one of the coaches, Joe Vitt. I wished all those guys the best and good luck in the playoffs.


    "I then saw Johnnie, and I tried to wish him the best and congratulate him as well. When I called out to him, he just kept walking and then made a derogatory remark toward me, which really upset me. Unfortunately, I retaliated with a derogatory term directed toward Johnnie.


    "I apologize if I offended anyone. It certainly was not meant to do anything other than express my frustration and disappointment."


    This isn't the first time Millen has drawn attention with off-the-cuff remarks. He was widely panned last season for referring to one of his players as a "devout coward" during a radio interview
     
    #1 codell, Dec 15, 2003
  2. PieEatinFattie

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    Maybe the Lions will finally have the reason they need to can this dude and get a real GM.
     
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  3. A-Train

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    Maybe he was calling him a "fagot"

    Main Entry: 1fag·ot
    Variant(s): or ***·got /'fa-g&t/
    Function: noun
    Etymology: Middle English fagot, from Middle French
    Date: 14th century
    : BUNDLE: as a : a bundle of sticks b : a bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be shaped by rolling or hammering at high temperature
     
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  4. PieEatinFattie

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    This definition is correct for both uses of the word since when they were burning witches at the stake, homosexuals were often used as the fuel for the fire. They were alive mind you. Hence the term flamming f*****.
     
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  5. Lil Pun

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    Yeah, r****d is much better and nonoffensive. :rolleyes:
     
    #5 Lil Pun, Dec 15, 2003
  6. Baqui99

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    The clones are gonna have a field day with this one.

    "I don't see anything wrong with what Matt Millen said."

    - signed,
    Jeremy Shockey and John Rocker
     
    #6 Baqui99, Dec 15, 2003
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    When I was in PACE when I was in middle school, our teacher got sick and tired of us calling each other faggots (i.e. you're such a f*****, etc.) , so we were forced to call each other "little pieces of wood." I thought it was an interesting way to take care of the situation. :D
     
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  8. codell

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    Apparently, you missed my lame attempt at humor.
     
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  9. Lil Pun

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    I apologize then, I have a cousin that...well you get it and I just hate the "r word" just as much as I hate the "n word".
     
    #9 Lil Pun, Dec 15, 2003
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    Bill: "And then there's the way these rappers refer to each other with a certain word which, which I won't even repeat."

    Catherine: "What word?"

    Bill: "The 'N' word."

    Catherine: "Oooooh."

    Matthew: "Nerd?"

    Bill: "Worse."

    Matthew: "Worse than nerd? Um, I don't, this is a tough one."
     
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  11. Rocketman95

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    You know, I hate that word, and rank it up there close to other racial slurs. However, Morton needs to be called out for being an ass as well.
     
    #11 Rocketman95, Dec 15, 2003
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