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hairy little piggy. But, it’s not
like it was totally inaccurate, and
we were shooting hoops, you know?
It’s sort of in the vernacular to
razz one other. A gentleman doesn’t
tell tales. All’s fair...?
Maybe I laughed and said oink,
oink. If that’s what’s on the tape,
then that must be what happened.
But...I don’t know...there’s a
certain trust on the playground, an
honesty...I don’t want to say a
state of nature... I mean, Joel,
come on, if people don’t respect us
enough to point out our flaws, how
will we improve?
Not that being fat is a flaw. I’m
not saying that. It can be an
advantage on the court. I get
pushed around by big guys all the
time, and believe, most of them are
not in good shape. Look at Shaq--I
mean, he was maybe the most
dominant center ever, and I
wouldn’t call him skinny.
This is all beside the point. It
looks bad, sure, but when was I
supposed to say something? When am
I supposed to go from dude playing
hoops to narc?
I already have to button up for the
classroom, and I do because it’s
important, but it’s exhausting.
What, now I’m responsible on my off
hours, too? Don’t you people ever
get tired? I’m just trying to live
my life.
Okay, yes, I was getting to the
punching. Ma’am, have you ever
played basketball? It’s a rough
sport. Like, just because it’s not
football, some people seem to think
it’s no big deal, ..