# Al Michaels literally got arrested for DUI **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 21, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333 "2013-04-21T21:14:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/1 "2013-04-21T21:14:50Z")
link: [Al Michaels Arrested -- Legendary Sportscaster Busted for DUI](http://www.tmz.com/2013/04/21/al-michaels-arrested-dui/) He is a beloved American icon I can’t believe he would let everyone down like that 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/2 "2013-04-21T21:25:00Z")
I don’t think I want to know how you can use the phrase “Arrested for DUI” figurately. As in “Al Michaels got ‘arrested for DUI’, if you know what I mean and I think you do.” ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/3 "2013-04-21T21:27:54Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > He is a beloved American icon I can’t believe he would let everyone down like that 😕 :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/4 "2013-04-21T21:32:19Z")
What do you mean by ‘literally’? What is the purpose of using that word? Why do people overuse and misuse that word? It drives me fucking crazy. Please stop. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/5 "2013-04-21T21:35:07Z")
Well he blew .8 and .9 (.8 is legal) so I think my disappointment is with the Santa Monica cops. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/6 "2013-04-21T21:39:15Z")
I hear he literally blew a .08. What a lush! I hope he literally fights this. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/7 "2013-04-21T21:43:48Z")
Everyone makes mistakes. The real test is if he learns from this or if it happens again. ---
**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/8 "2013-04-21T21:46:42Z")
How? How could this literally happen, how could you literally humiliate me and literally everyone else this way? ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/9 "2013-04-21T21:53:12Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Well he blew .8 and .9 (.8 is legal) so I think my disappointment is with the Santa Monica cops. If he blew a .9 and is still alive, then he is a hero to drunks everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/10 "2013-04-21T22:05:47Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > If he blew a .9 and is still alive, then he is a hero to drunks everywhere. 000 sorry; left out some 00s (.08/.09). 0000psie. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/11 "2013-04-21T22:11:14Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > He is a beloved American icon His fame doesn’t mean he can’t be a pompous, entitled jerk, or that he can’t have a drinking problem. He’s just as human as us 99-percenters. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/12 "2013-04-21T22:19:23Z")
> [@Rick](#): > > If he blew a .9 and is still alive, then he is a hero to drunks everywhere. Obviously, kayT didn’t mean he literally blew a .9. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/13 "2013-04-22T01:31:24Z")
Al Michaels getting literally arrested for DUI is ironic. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/14 "2013-04-22T06:08:31Z")
Do you believe in suspended licenses? Yes! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-michaels-literally-got-arrested-for-dui/656333/15 "2013-04-22T09:32:22Z")
> [@Tony](#): > > Al Michaels getting literally arrested for DUI is ironic. I literally found this ironic since he used to get pissed at Howard Cosell for drinking in the booth during games. On the other hand, he reportedly cooperated with officers and couldn’t have been nicer, so I don’t buy the pompous, self-entitled jerk description. That would describe Reese Witherspoon pulling out the “Do you know who I am?” card when her husband was busted.