{"id":5161,"date":"2008-09-19T11:29:33","date_gmt":"2008-09-19T19:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=5161"},"modified":"2008-09-19T11:29:33","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T19:29:33","slug":"things-you-cant-say-on-the-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=5161","title":{"rendered":"Things You Can’t Say On The Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeff Pearlman<\/a>, author of the great new book Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty<\/a> and the guy who wrote the John Rocker story, blogs<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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In promoting “Boys Will Be Boys” this past week, I’ve learned some valuable linguistic lessons.<\/p>\n

Lesson 1: Don’t say “Jerk off” on the radio.<\/p>\n

Lesson 2: Don’t say “Penis” on the radio.<\/p>\n

The “jerk off” lesson came first. I was on Philly’s WIP radio with a host named Ike Reese (he used to be an Eagle) and he asked me about the antics of Charles Haley, the crazy defensive end. I said, “Well, he used to jerk off in the locker room, and …”<\/p>\n

Silence.<\/p>\n

Total silence.<\/p>\n

Total, humiliating silence.<\/p>\n

The interview eventually continued, but things were never the same. Ike wrapped it up quickly, and when I was preparing to do Philly TV the next day, a producer said, “One favor, no ‘jerk off.’”<\/p>\n

I said, “How about ‘Spanking the monkey?’ or “Whacking off?’” She laughed.<\/p>\n

This morning I was on WFAN here in New York, in studio with Boomer and Craig, when I told the story of Haley walking through the locker room with athletic tape wrapped around his schlong. When I said, “Penis,” the mood totally changed. “Not the best radio word,” I was told later.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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