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October 12, 2010
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Is that the Wisniewski gesture to Avery?
(I can't view videos at work.)
If so, it's definitely an odd one.
And Avery has a point: if he did it, he'd be crushed by the NHL/media.
The fun part was watching which sports stations would show the gesture.
In Canada, it was blurred out by TSN and SportsNet. The Score ran the clip with no editing.
posted by grum@work at 12:41 PM on October 12, 2010
Avery is a dick, and from the video it would appear Wisniewski has experience with dicks.
posted by cixelsyd at 01:23 PM on October 12, 2010
Why does every gesture in the NHL involve the throat?
posted by MeatSaber at 01:26 PM on October 12, 2010
You know, in light of all of the recent outcry against homophobic bullying, SPORT is the first arena that could be brought into check. I think someone posted the "Why are You Gay" clips from Yankees games the other day. This clip just adds to the list of the countless ways this type of behaviour goes unchecked. IMHO, time to get current and do away with this kind of stuff.
posted by Spitztengle at 03:21 PM on October 12, 2010
Phenominal finish by Nikki Hamblin in the Commonwealth Games 800m, backing on from her silver in the 1500m.
posted by rodgerd at 09:35 PM on October 12, 2010
Bugger. That now takes New Zealand above Samoa on the medals tally.
posted by owlhouse at 10:31 PM on October 12, 2010
But we still lag behind Australia on the "competitors arseholed out of the games for being unable to control themselves" stakes, alas.
Would like to know which country's ahead on the "clogging drains with used condoms" competition.
posted by rodgerd at 12:00 AM on October 13, 2010
I dunno, but I can guess which country is probably running second.
posted by owlhouse at 05:20 AM on October 13, 2010
I've never seen a pro athlete do that gesture to an opponent before.