I’ve come to really appreciate the sports coverage on Morning Edition. Frank Deford covers all kinds of sports brilliantly. He can make me wonder why even the dullest sports (cricket, anyone?) don’t have a massive fan base.
So, you’d think that covering something like the Super Bowl would be really easy, right? It’s the most-watched sporting event of the year, complete with superstar players, big rivalries, and big deal media coverage.
With that in mind, when I heard this morning’s Shakespearean Super Bowl pre-game coverage, I was just kind of confused. NPR has an erudite reputation to keep up, but this five-minute story was inexcusable.
This story is full of bad puns, god-awful rhymes, and a smattering of sexism in the form of a “Lusty Sideline Wench”.
I would explain it, but I really can’t. You need to listen / read it for yourself. Just know that the line “Tis so, he is yet more Manning than man” is included.
Bless their hearts, they tried so hard.
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