Comments on: Gymnast Shawn Johnson Put Down (Warning: This might be in bad taste) https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/ Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:19:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: kendall https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538107 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:19:16 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538107 u killed ur own daughter??? just cause she broke her leg

]]> By: Tom Coward https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538106 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:42:02 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538106 DEFINITELY bad taste. Funny as heck, though.

]]> By: dean https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538105 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:50:33 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538105 “We considered her part of the family.”

“She really was beautiful … those teeth … her hindquarters were so strong.”

“She never tried to buck when we put the training harness on her.”

“I understand you’re starting a foundation in her honor?” “Well Shawn was only 17 so we never got to breed her…”

“We’re planning on naming our next gymnast ‘Spirit of Shawn’.”

Usually I find the writing behind these Onion things only okay, but this one was stellar – the level of irreverence reminds me of National Lampoon or The Firesign Theatre at their best.

]]> By: Brownian https://gregladen.com/blog/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538104 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:11:33 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2009/06/16/gymnast-shawn-johnson-put-down/#comment-538104 Oh, that’s gold!

What? Too soon?

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