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When Hamilton Porter, the tubby, red-headed catcher from The Sandlot, entered into an insult competition with Phillips, captain of the crosstown rival team, some of the best verbal abuse in the history of sports movies ensued. The argument culminated with the ultimate low blow from Ham: “You play ball like a girl.” Ouch...

Author: By Melissa L. Schellberg, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: PARTING SHOT: In Case You Weren’t Watching, Some of Us Play Like Girls | 5/27/2010 | See Source »

Among other reasons for the change, the NFL cited the fact that the majority of NFL players were African-American, and it would therefore be bad business for the organization if it were to insult its employees. In the end, according to some estimates, the loss of the Super Bowl and the ensuing boycotts associated with Arizona’s stance cost the state approximately $350 million in revenue and gave it two large self-inflicted black eyes in the process...

Author: By Carl L. Miller | Title: Razing Arizona | 5/26/2010 | See Source »

Which guests remain on Emerson’s wish list? Lady Gaga, Elvis Costello, Sting, and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Before disappointment at Gaga’s absence takes hold, however, the following are possibilities for next year’s series of discussions:  Lorne Michaels of “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock,” Craig Ferguson of “The Late Late Show,” and Gene Simmons of KISS have each been invited...

Author: By Clemmie S. Faust, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bringing All the Stars to the Yard | 5/7/2010 | See Source »

...insult a girl in the style of the French revolutionaries, calling her “a stained bordello bed sheet”—as stage prompter Simon does to one of his conquests—might do the trick. Memorable lines like this one hint at the sex and violence of “Danton’s Death,” the Georg Büchner drama which runs on the Loeb Mainstage through April 10. Set during the Reign of Terror, the play follows the downfall of Jacobin leader Georges Danton (Benjamin T. Clark...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Danton’ Drags Painfully Toward Death | 4/6/2010 | See Source »

...this, Brennan said, "I think it's an unfortunate comment on the state of Harvard's intellectual life and the overwhelming liberal majority here that they prefer to insult me over various e-mail lists rather than engage with the substance of my argument...

Author: By Keren E. Rohe, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Battle Royale: Ethnic Studies vs. The Salient | 3/30/2010 | See Source »

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