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SmoovP;1847005; said:
Spoken like a true gentleman, however, anytime is a good time for boobs.

I like boobs at night, boobs in the morning, boobs at noon, boobs in the afternoon, boobs on Tuesday, boobs on Sunday evening, boobs on the beach, boobs in tank tops, boobs in sweaters, boobs in the wild, boobs in captivity, boobs in the shower, boobs in the kitchen, boobs on my TeeVee, boobs on my internets, boobs in church, boobs in the stands, boobs on the sidelines... Boobs basically everywhere.

I am in favor of boobs. They are good.
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That is my favorite Dr. Seuss book.
 
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Apparently it was "sweet baby" rather than "sweetcakes", and it was in a hallway, rather than an ESPN production meeting.

SI.com

Staff dust-up, plagiarism dog ESPN

Don Ohlmeyer's 18-month tenure as ESPN ombudsman is scheduled to end next month, and should he write a final column or two, he won't have to look far for issues.

On Sunday, the Web site SportsbyBrooks reported that longtime ESPN broadcaster Ron Franklin was pulled from the radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to colleague Jeannine Edwards as "sweet cakes" before the start of a meeting with Florida State coaches Friday for the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Edwards told Franklin that she did not appreciate being addressed that way. That prompted Franklin to allegedly say, "OK then, a--hole."

The Web site reported that ESPN tried to remove Franklin from the Chick-fil-A coverage that night but was unable to find a replacement in time. The network replaced Franklin for Saturday's Fiesta Bowl radio coverage with Dave Lamont.

"We made a late play-by-play change to the Fiesta Bowl radio team," ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz said in a statement to SI.com on Sunday.

"We're not going to get into specifics other than to say adhering to our personal conduct policies and showing respect for colleagues are of the utmost importance to our company and we take them extremely seriously."

Edwards, speaking with SI.com on Monday, did not dispute the SportsbyBrooks report, though she said some minor facts were inaccurate. She said Franklin used the term "sweet baby," not "sweet cakes," that a colleague, not Edwards, reported Franklin's behavior to ESPN officials, and that the exchange occurred in a hotel hallway, not during a production meeting with Florida State coaches. Edwards was initially speaking to colleague Rod Gilmore about his wife's being elected mayor of Alameda, Calif. Soon, additional ESPN colleagues joined the conversation, including Franklin. That's when Edwards said the incident took place.

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Franklin, via an ESPN spokesperson, told SI.com on Monday: "I said some things I shouldn't have, and I'm sorry. I deserved to be taken off the Fiesta Bowl."

This isn't the first time that Franklin has apologized for his interaction with a female sideline reporter. In 2005, ESPN's then-ombudsman, George Solomon, wrote: "According to the Chicago Tribune, sideline reporter Holly Rowe lauded Purdue defensive coordinator Brock Spack for using all three timeouts on defense despite trailing by four touchdowns late in the game. 'If the coaches are giving up,' Rowe added, 'what does that say to the players?' Play-by-play commentator Ron Franklin responded: 'Holly, it's not giving up. It's 49-21, sweetheart.' Franklin's comment, and demeaning tone, in response to Rowe's legitimate observation was disrespectful to the audience and to a colleague. 'It was an inappropriate comment, and we've communicated that to Ron,' said Mo Davenport, senior coordinating producer for college football. 'There's never a reason to say something so mean-spirited. Ron apologized. We dealt with it internally.' "

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On Sunday, the Web site SportsbyBrooks reported that longtime ESPN broadcaster Ron Franklin was pulled from the radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to colleague Jeannine Edwards as "sweet cakes" before the start of a meeting with Florida State coaches Friday for the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Edwards told Franklin that she did not appreciate being addressed that way. That prompted Franklin to allegedly say, "OK then, a--hole."
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Jaxbuck;1847793; said:
On Sunday, the Web site SportsbyBrooks reported that longtime ESPN broadcaster Ron Franklin was pulled from the radio broadcast of the Fiesta Bowl after he allegedly referred to colleague Jeannine Edwards as "sweet cakes" before the start of a meeting with Florida State coaches Friday for the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Edwards told Franklin that she did not appreciate being addressed that way. That prompted Franklin to allegedly say, "OK then, a--hole."
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Yea, I mean, what's wrong with that?
She didn't want to be addressed in a nice way? wtf?

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Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

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must be more to this story, right?

on a side note more than once i have been ripped by a female for calling her "ma'am" regardless of age. in the modern workplace it seems the fine line between "respect" and "disrespect" is very close, or overlapping. that being said calling someone sweetcakes/sweetheart, etc is plain dumb.
 
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