F-bomb dropped into UGA article
An investigation is under way to determine who dropped the f-bomb into a UGA article that appeared in The Greenville News.
The only kind of bomb UGA fans want to see. (AJC)
John Pittman, executive editor of the South Carolina paper, told media expert Jim Romenesko the article, which appeared in Thursday’s editions, “shocked and saddened” him.
Pittman said only 18 people have complained, which shocks and saddens me.
The UGA article was headlined “Georgia Defense Looks To Make Mark Against LSU.” UGA, as we all know, plays LSU in Saturday’s SEC Championship game.
The profanity occurred as a standalone, lower-case, short third paragraph.
I once toiled as a copy editor, and can honestly say I never let that particular word slip past me. Though I did once craft a 100-point headline that screamed “Habit for Humanity builds 5 new homes.”
This can only be the work of a disgruntled Alabama fan, whose team will NOT be appearing in the sacred title game.
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s
December 1st, 2011
4:08 pm
Nah…it’s probably a Georgia Southern fan.
cc
December 1st, 2011
4:09 pm
Glad to see that some people still mind their manners. There is no need in writing for profanity. In reality, there is no real need for it at all and it is way over used and excused these days. I hope whomever wrote and “edited” it got more than a harsh word said for doing it.
Aquagirl
December 1st, 2011
4:09 pm
This is not even mentionable. Who cares??
And yet here you are.
Brown Dog
December 1st, 2011
4:14 pm
George, you’ll need to file a correction. Bama fans are feeling pretty good these days. I suggest you call Baton Rouge.
Wide Eyed Southern Boy
December 1st, 2011
4:17 pm
Around the bowl and down the hole – roll tide roll !
What a joke the tide will get into the NTG and they didn’t even win their conference.
Didn’t Auburn win the conference last year? I guess the tide is no Auburn.
Wide Eyed Southern Boy
December 1st, 2011
4:19 pm
Do you know why the tooth brush was invented in Alabama?
Because if it was invented anywhere else, it would be called the TEETH brush.
dre
December 1st, 2011
4:20 pm
Tony Montana would have been proud
T Tinklenutz
December 1st, 2011
4:25 pm
“So be it” and then BLAM. There it was. There was that dirty word in the newspaper. It started with and F and ended with a K. I think they should publish dirty words it more often. I like it. Regards, TT
Blunderbuss
December 1st, 2011
4:52 pm
Thanks George..
But why in the world did you choose a picture from 2000? lol, I imagine Georgia has caught a few more “bombs” since that day.. Haven’t you a picture of them?
mike
December 1st, 2011
8:32 pm
hope that is not because only 18 people read the gville new! Now if it had been a Clemson Article….