bad puns on ESPN

victor steinbok aardvark66 at GMAIL.COM
Sun Dec 18 02:07:18 UTC 2011


In a column comparing Tom Brady and Tim Tebow:

http://goo.gl/g3fkz

> Tom throws spirals that could slide into a mailbox from across a cul de
> sac. They nestle into receivers' arms like babies returned to new mothers.
> Tim throws chevrons of mallards. He has more overthrows than the Arab
> Spring.
>

There is more there, including this:

Bradying is not an acknowledged English word, according to the Global
> Language Monitor. Tebowing is.
>

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