Tired Gay succumbs to Dix

[OutHouse]

LOL what a dumbass headline.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6622I420100703

"It wasn't bad, but I was a little fatigued toward the end," Gay said. "I tried to stay relaxed and bring it home, but it wasn't enough."

"I was a little sloppy out of the blocks, but I was able to hold on," he added

but I'm a little beat up, too

 

[darkxshade]

that's an awesome headline :awe:

 

[dfuze]

headline indeed 😀

 

[Genx87]

lmao

 

[preslove]

It should have been, "Dix reams Gay in thrilling finish."

 

[destrekor]

the photo is kind of funny too if you look at the nametags.

Gay - Dix.

Retarded editors are letting things slip by, possibly on purpose, with all of the Tyson Gay articles. I swear they almost always have some kind of comical innuendo when covering track meets where Gay or Dix ran.

 

[Perknose]

Dix comes from behind! Gay bent over and gasping for air at finish!

"I didn't have it in me," admits Gay.

"Oh, YES you did," inserts Dix.

 

[waggy]

hahah

 

[Platypus]

That story writes itself, it's too bad they weren't more subtle as that would have been funnier.

 

[dank69]

'Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in the End' would have been slightly better.

 

[darkxshade]

'Tired Gay succumbs to Dix in the End' would have been slightly better.

I see your revision and I raise you:

"Powerful Dix leaves Gay exhausted"

 

[Bill Brasky]

That's pretty amazing. LOL

 

[dank69]

I see your revision and I raise you:

"Powerful Dix leaves Gay exhausted"

'Dix Tears Gay a New One.'

 

[Paladin3]

That's funny as heck, but good jobs in the journalism industry are hard to find. I'm not sure I would have taken such a chance if I was either the writer or the editors on that story. Even though the story was technically correct and "clean", and the quotes probably accurate, all it takes is one person in management who doesn't share your sense of humor and you are screwed. Reuters must have a pretty liberal funny bone since the story is still up after four days. Two editors did work on it, so I wonder if there was an even more suggestive version up earlier that required the extra editing and additional byline.

I've seen lots of writers hiding jokes in their stories either trying to sneak them by an editors for a laugh, or intending it as a private joke for the copy editor to find and edit out before publication. Every now and then one get through to publication and heads often roll. A sports writer friend buried the single line "Happy Birthday, Joe" in the middle of a minor league baseball story on the sports editor's birthday. Things got busy and the joke was missed until half the newspaper run had been printed. Both got chewed on pretty good by our editor-in-chief the next day.

 

[Kabob]

I see your revision and I raise you:

"Powerful Dix leaves Gay exhausted"

"Gay worn out by the stamina of Dix"

'Dix Tears Gay a New One.'

Oh that's nasty D:

 

[NFS4]

The gift that keeps on giving? Just tried to share this story on Facebook, and this is the text verification box that popped up to confirm my post:

 

[OutHouse]

^lol

 

[kalrith]

"Powerful Dix leaves Gay exhausted"

Win!

 

[TechBoyJK]

Gay gets pounded by DIX

 

[InflatableBuddha]

Dix comes from behind! Gay bent over and gasping for air at finish!

"I didn't have it in me," admits Gay.

"Oh, YES you did," inserts Dix.

😀 Epic.

Side note: I was at the Pre Classic and I saw this race. Super exciting!

 

[darkxshade]

Side note: I was at the Pre Classic and I saw this race. Super exciting!

You need a lot of help if a Gay Dix event excite you 🙁

 

[NFS4]