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Originally posted by tomegun
BktBallRef, you are right you are getting one side of the story. Why would you mention this after someone makes a statement different than yours instead of saying this in the first place?
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I don't know tome, maybe I ain't as smart as you.
What does it matter when I mentioned it? Read my initial reply. I stated basically the same thing, just use a more subtle approach. 
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Also, where did someone mention the "boss" being over 50?
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LOL! Are you over 50, gun? No one said the boss was over 50, not even me. williebfree mentioned "seasoned" officials who have "paid their dues," and "their heart is not in it." I've heard those types of comments about some officials in my area. Most are over 50, some even over 60 and 70. Somehow, I came up with the idea that most of these guys are probably over 50. Sorry if I offended you. 
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Although I agree that we are only getting one side of the story it seems like you are being defensive when you don't have to be.
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So, if I disucss a different point of view, I'm being defensive? I'm not Future909 or the boss, so I have no reason to be defensive. But I am offering some things to think about, since we are hearing just one side.
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The question I would ask is concerning Future909's whistle. A 3-second violation 1.5 seconds prior to a foul doesn't sound right. Stepping in for a veteran to give a T like this certainly doesn't sound right. I think there might be more to this situation than we have been told.
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Wow! We agree! Why didn't you say this in the first place? So why all the bull$hit questions? 
If there are any other aspects of this discussion that you don't understand, just ask me and I'll be more than happy to explain what I can.
 (That's a joke, gun.)
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I don't claim to be smarter than you or anyone else. In fact, I read the thread over a couple of times to see if I missed something after your second and third post.
Here are two quotes from you from two different posts in this thread:
"Let's not disparage every official over the age of 50 with generalizations, just because they're over 50."
"LOL! Are you over 50, gun? No one said the boss was over 50, not even me."
So, although you didn't directly say the boss was over 50 you are the only one, besides me calling you on it, to mention anything about someone being 50 or over 50. This puzzled me because you don't have to be over 50 to have 20 years of experience and I didn't know where this came from all of a sudden. To answer your question, no I'm not 50. I'm 34 and when I have 20 years of experience I will be 43.
I only mentioned you being defensive because you posted, someone disagreed with your line of thinking. He didn't even really disagree with you directly. After that you posted about only getting one side of the story. I was just curious as to why you had to say that after Redhouse's post and didn't include it in your post. Being defensive is something we all do at one time or another. You don't have to be defensive about being defensive! (that is a joke
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You're right. When it is all said and done we can agree that something doesn't seem right about the whole situation.