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Official Press release
April 26th, 2007
8:00pm PST
Reprinted with permission from the "BSJ"
Richard Cranium, who has been a long time contributor to the infamous "Packerrats.com" web forum for many years prior to landing a full time column writing gig with the BSJ, has often shocked and offended with his usual claims of unreliable or even unnamed and or at least unreputable sources from other boards around the world wide web. His quotes and rumors cannot be verified or unverified to this day because of his crafty use of the english language combined with the fine art of doublespeak.
His latest rumor claims that in one of the most complex trade scenarios ever to evolve in the NFL, that the Green Bay Packers are poised to trade all except their last 3 draft picks this year and a couple from next year's draft, in conjunction with swapping for a few picks with 3 different teams, that the following will happen:
"Larry Johnson, Randy Moss and Michael Turner will all be wearing Green and Gold before the draft begins" . . . "Quote me on that."
When questioned about the rumor he simply responded with:
"Well - all rumors are based on quotes and speculation. So have I ever quoted and speculated? I certainly have, and I must emphasise here that the validity of rumors is frequently biased based on the readers definition of their opinion of the rumor, the quote and the speculation. This gets combined and even fused with their own personal desires, and so therefore if the rumor is something hat they would like to see and becomes true, then it's usually the readers fault for "wanting" it so much that it actually happened."
He went on to say:
"Conversely - if the reader doesn't want it enough and then it doesn't come true then logically you can certainly make the deduction or lack of deduction, that the lack of the rumor becoming true or not true is also ultimately the readers own fault or faults. That's what real journalism is all about. That's what I am...I am a journalist"
EDIT:
The editors at the Bogus Sports Journal could not be immediately reached for comment.
April 26th, 2007
8:00pm PST
Reprinted with permission from the "BSJ"
Richard Cranium, who has been a long time contributor to the infamous "Packerrats.com" web forum for many years prior to landing a full time column writing gig with the BSJ, has often shocked and offended with his usual claims of unreliable or even unnamed and or at least unreputable sources from other boards around the world wide web. His quotes and rumors cannot be verified or unverified to this day because of his crafty use of the english language combined with the fine art of doublespeak.
His latest rumor claims that in one of the most complex trade scenarios ever to evolve in the NFL, that the Green Bay Packers are poised to trade all except their last 3 draft picks this year and a couple from next year's draft, in conjunction with swapping for a few picks with 3 different teams, that the following will happen:
"Larry Johnson, Randy Moss and Michael Turner will all be wearing Green and Gold before the draft begins" . . . "Quote me on that."
When questioned about the rumor he simply responded with:
"Well - all rumors are based on quotes and speculation. So have I ever quoted and speculated? I certainly have, and I must emphasise here that the validity of rumors is frequently biased based on the readers definition of their opinion of the rumor, the quote and the speculation. This gets combined and even fused with their own personal desires, and so therefore if the rumor is something hat they would like to see and becomes true, then it's usually the readers fault for "wanting" it so much that it actually happened."
He went on to say:
"Conversely - if the reader doesn't want it enough and then it doesn't come true then logically you can certainly make the deduction or lack of deduction, that the lack of the rumor becoming true or not true is also ultimately the readers own fault or faults. That's what real journalism is all about. That's what I am...I am a journalist"
EDIT:
The editors at the Bogus Sports Journal could not be immediately reached for comment.
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