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LauraInLA

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30. It's not perfect, but you can almost always use archive.ph ;)

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16-year-old stripped of state championship over celebration [View all] Auggie Thursday OP

This is something that ANT would do... LakeVermilion Thursday #1

I bet the officials were GOPers who looked a lot like me or my wife. We aren't GOPers, though. marble falls Thursday #6

That was pretty darn tame. I hope that official can't sleep at night for a while. Just unfair and over the top. marble falls Thursday #2

Apologies for not mentioning the firewall Auggie Thursday #4

No problems! It ain't you, it's news sources expecting us to subscribe to 50 different news sources.! marble falls Thursday #5

"News sources expecting us to subscribe to 50 different news sources." sop Thursday #7

That's part of high school sports... appmanga Thursday #17

The celebration was not over the top. Period. marble falls Thursday #18

When you use a prop in a celebration in high school... appmanga Thursday #20

It's not perfect, but you can almost always use archive.ph ;) LauraInLA Thursday #30

How utterly stupid Jilly_in_VA Thursday #3

It's disrespectful and ignorant as hell NoRethugFriends Thursday #8

She was egged on by her father. He handed her the extinguisher. Auggie Thursday #10

The problem with a "warning" is that everyone doing it subsequently will think there are no consequences. Renew Deal Thursday #29

Did her dad buy an extinguisher to use, or liberate it from the facilities? Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #26

Maybe he brought his on Butterflylady Thursday #31

FCO, this isn't the Olympics, let the kid have her day...... Butterflylady Thursday #27

Well, actually, I'll take my advice ... NoRethugFriends Thursday #33

the spanish inquisition vs uppity sophomore Tetrachloride Thursday #9

I think you need a little more research on what the Spanish Inquisition was NoRethugFriends Thursday #16

god said no Tetrachloride Thursday #34

Searched to see if reinstated, nope. However at least one media source -- FOX -- had to bring in transgender Silent Type Thursday #11

I haven't officiated high school sports for a while... appmanga Thursday #19

The father is a big part of the problem Renew Deal Thursday #28

She competed. She won. Does whoever came in second really... dchill Thursday #12

A little cocky LittleGirl Thursday #13

Cocky? happy feet Thursday #15

Yes, her and her father's bringing out the fire extinguisher LittleGirl Thursday #21

You are supposed to learn sportsmanship at the high school level LisaM Thursday #36

Running while Black Cirsium Thursday #23

I'm sure that contributed to this, no doubt. LittleGirl Thursday #37

Male analogy? Couldn't say "brazen", "brash", ... ? . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #32

A warning or slap on the wrist would have sufficed. Fil1957 Thursday #14

Unsportsmanlike. Squaredeal Thursday #22

Personally, I think the officials were petty. It's not as if she did it on the track or taunted LoisB Thursday #24

It is what it is Renew Deal Thursday #25

Sorry folks,... Wuddles440 Thursday #35

No. Let her keep the medal. She trained hard for it. Auggie Thursday #39

Just because... Wuddles440 Thursday #40

I wanted to add a little context, as someone who grew up in north Monterey County, area know as Prunedale, the sticks, cksmithy Thursday #38

Thank you Cirsium Thursday #42

She deserved the punishment. Perhaps this will be the best piece of education she gets - learning Wonder Why Thursday #41

Charming Cirsium Thursday #43

Can't Believe The Number Of Folks... ProfessorGAC Friday #44