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Title: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: billhoward on October 21, 2011, 09:46:56 AM
From The [10] Jersey Rules, a September column by Rick Reilly on ESPN: http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/7008222/rick-reilly-jersey-rules. The man has very few off days. This is a good day for Reilly.

Quote from: Rick ReillyJersey Rule No. 1:
You may not wear a jersey past age 29. Exceptions:
a) You are immediately related to the person whose name is on the back.
b) You are the person whose name is on the back. (Team photo required.)
Jersey Rule No. 2: You may not wear a jersey without a shirt underneath it, especially NBA jerseys. We do not want to see your rash. Or your spare tire. Or your nipples. My God, people.
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Title: Re: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: Trotsky on October 21, 2011, 12:59:20 PM
I am very happily violating both those rules right now.  At work.

Rick Reilly needs to chill out.  :)
Title: Re: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: Jim Hyla on October 21, 2011, 01:37:25 PM
I don't think I ever qualified under his rules. But then, he doesn't have one that says, unless the guys name you're wearing wants to show it to his son.:)

And you forgot this:
QuoteAdam, I'm begging you and all jerseyites out there: Rent, lease or purchase a life.

And it better not involve cowbells.
Title: Re: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: tretiak on October 21, 2011, 05:20:46 PM
http://deadspin.com/5851100/progress-rick-reilly-is-now-ripping-off-writers-who-are-not-rick-reilly?tag=rickreilly

You can't afford to have many off days when you're stealing other people's material.
Title: Re: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: Trotsky on October 21, 2011, 06:51:16 PM
Quote from: tretiakhttp://deadspin.com/5851100/progress-rick-reilly-is-now-ripping-off-writers-who-are-not-rick-reilly?tag=rickreilly

You can't afford to have many off days when you're stealing other people's material.

"I need a synonym for tedious hack plagiarism."

"Sportswriting."

It's all been shite since Red Smith died.
Title: Re: The Jersey Rules (Rick Reilly)
Post by: ugarte on October 21, 2011, 09:04:05 PM
Quote from: tretiakhttp://deadspin.com/5851100/progress-rick-reilly-is-now-ripping-off-writers-who-are-not-rick-reilly?tag=rickreilly

You can't afford to have many off days when you're stealing other people's material.

An article about wearing sports jerseys is a ripoff of hundreds of similar lazy columns. It is so weird to think that there was a time that Rick Reilly wasn't considered total garbage.