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Religion or cash first?
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:15 am
by BossHog
The owner also said that in 20 years of tending to the cars of Dallas' upper crust, he's been stiffed on the bill only twice before. To which Dan Snyder is probably thinking: Hey, tell me about it.
Dan, you may recall, was left holding the bag two summers ago when Deion weaseled his way out of his contract with the Redskins after just one season. Deion wound up keeping all of his $8 million signing bonus — after spending less time on the field than mechanics spent on his '61 Lincoln (33.25 hours).
From the Times, article at:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/sports/2 ... -5694r.htm
From ESPN's version
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 10:44 am
by BossHog
The owner of the repair shop said Sanders wanted to pay only $1,500 of the $4,265.57 bill, saying that Jesus had informed him that was all he needed to pay.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/news/2003/0714/1580339.html
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 2:02 pm
by tazlah
I am POSITIVE that that's the same amount Jesus told me I had to pay on my house -- WOOHOO!!!! (Which means we should be mortgage-free!
Think the bank will buy it?
) LOL!
taz
Taz, you slay me.
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2003 2:17 pm
by BossHog
In my best monty Python voice...
"That's just what Jesus said sir... bloody do-gooder."
I barter with the mechanic too but I've never made 8 milion bucks in a year... but then again... god doesn't talk directly to me.
Maybe prime time should change his name to nickel and dime time.