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by Chris Mottram • Dec 4, 2008 11:53 AM EST

When the “[redacted] seconds” story broke on Tuesday night, AP refused to use Sean Avery’s actual language. Instead, the overly sensitive Associated Press folks went with, “I just want to comment on how it's become like a common thing in the NHL for guys to fall in love with my (former girlfriends).” Much classier, clearly.
So, if the editors at the AP found “[redacted] seconds” to be offensive, then they’ll probably need to bathe themselves in holy water after seeing the poll running in FOX Sports’ latest story about Avery:
[Image of the poll redacted]
My favorite is option two: “[redacted].” Simply because they felt the need to include the word “easy” as a little extra dig on Elisha Cuthbert, as if she isn't embarrassed enough by all this.
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Haha.. Very funny.
by giliswhet on Dec 4, 2008 3:25 PM EST reply actions
You stay classy Fox Sports!
by ethanator1088 on Dec 4, 2008 5:29 PM EST reply actions
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