http://statenews.com !http://www.statenews.com/media/00/00/02/84/28404_MUG_Carpenter_Jacob_022107.jpg! Sports reporter Jacob Carpenter examines sports issues from the past and present. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:51 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/29664 Why say suspensions “are handed out like wafers at a Catholic communion”? Why not say they’re as common as “watermelon at a Negro picnic” or “rhinoplasty at a Jewish family reunion”? It’s all innocent banter, right? Nothing offensive here. Think before you write, kid. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:24:51 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/comment/view/29664