Need help on a commercial

[Warrenkicker]

With you being from Iowa it could have easily been the sportsmanship commercials from the Big 12. They had a series of them that included exactly what you are describing. There is also a chance that they set those up for every conference and maybe you saw a Big 10 version.

The premise for the commercial was that it isn't ok to say these things in every day life so why would it be ok to say them at a game.

[Bob M.]

REPLY: I saw them too and I believe it was during the Men's NCAA Basketball Championship series. Most conferences represented show their commercials, and since Kansas was there till the end, it might well have been a Big-12 commercial.

[ajmc]

Getting out of the kitchen, if you can't take the heat is one thing, allowing some fool to burn down your house is a whole different story. I can't think any sane person would argue, that "heckling" has progressed to a point that, for too many, has gone way over the top.

Like garlic, the right amount applied at the right time can enhance most any meal, but too much can spoil just about any meal as well. It's impossible to spell out and codify what, exactly, is over the top, but most sane people can quickly recognize when a heckler becomes an obnoxious fool.

Sadly, it seems more and more people have trouble understanding, or caring, when they step over the line into excessive behavior. As Americans we are each entitled to be as stupid and obnoxious as we choose, but that doesn't mean the rest of us have to put up with it.