Teen Accused Of Displaying Trophy As Phallic Symbol - Punished

[matcom]

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He shuffles from side to side, hops from foot to foot, sways front to back. That's what he said he was doing -- as usual -- when he found himself on a stage in Norfolk one Sunday morning last month receiving a three-foot trophy for his work in a statewide student marketing competition.

Afraid he would drop the award, Sanders says he grabbed the base with both hands and held it against his body.

But some teachers in the audience told him that they were mortified by the angle at which he held the trophy. They accused Sanders of intentionally displaying it as a phallic symbol, making a mockery of the contest and embarrassing his school, George C. Marshall High School in Falls Church. As punishment, he will not be allowed to compete in the next round next month, at an international career development conference in Tennessee.

School officials won't comment on the incident. Sanders's baffled mother carries a videotape of the ceremony, which she shows to anyone willing to give her yet another opinion: Was he fidgeting or mugging? What bothers her most, she says, is the speed with which the sentence was imposed, before her son had a chance to answer the charge.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22570-2004Apr18.html

[DS1]

1. Maybe they should stop handing out 3 foot cocks for trophys

:shrug:

[underpants]

3. Yaaaaaaaaaay I got a trophy yaaaaaaaaaaay

[underpants]

2. Do you think he will face a probe?

:bounce:

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay Yaaaaaaaaaaaay

[matcom]

4. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

now THAT is funny

[underpants]

5. Hey lady..........

Yaaaaaaaaaay!

[DS1]

6. DO you have a picture? YAAAAAAYY!

[underpants]

7. How much are 5 tickets? $25 Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!

[wtmusic]

8. They were 'mortified at the angle'

Semi-erect would have been PC...:D

[the Kelly Gang]

9. lets make this guy a hero!..buffoon teachers

[Pert_UK]

10. The same trophy company that made this one?

"Cristie Kerr kisses the unfortunately phallic Longs Drugs Challenge trophy!"



Nothing says "Professional Golfer" like a massive crystal dobber....

From:

http://tiscali.ifyougolf.com/playingaround/golfjokes/

P.

[David__77]

11. Probably wasn't erect enough for the audience's tastes.

Seriously, I would like to see a tape. I could see this being some crazy misunderstanding as well.

[cosmicdot]

12. as punishment, he will not be allowed to compete in next round ...

... he was 'accused' by 'some' ...

that's all it takes in Bu$h America

a 36" trophy is pretty big just to hand to someone

I say reveal the names of his accusers and their schools!