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<font size=3>At 3/24/2013 12:28 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">> could take it as an analogy
with a policeman blowing a whistle to stop<br>
someone from getting away<br><br>
Yes, when you put it that way. The possibly inconsequential difference
is<br>
that just blowing a whistle won't stop anyone from getting away, but
it<br>
will alert other cops, who will pile into their Model T waving their<br>
nightsticks in the air as they chase the evil-doer.<br><br>
A ref's whistle will stop a play immediately,
however.</font></blockquote><br>
Perhaps not in the NFL these days. But one difference is that
sports players subscribe to a creed.<br><br>
Joel<br><br>
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