# ESPN columnist - old movie reference?

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**Created:** [January 17, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-columnist-old-movie-reference/609812 "2012-01-17T18:59:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-columnist-old-movie-reference/609812/1 "2012-01-17T18:59:40Z")

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ESPN’s columnist Gregg Easterbrook, “Tuesday Morning Quarterback,” said this in his most recent [column](http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7468174/the-nfl-ratings-continue-surge-dominating-all-programing-path):

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> **Cheerleader of the Divisionals** : Katie W. of the Broncos, who, according to her team bio, is a sales rep who has gone hang gliding in the Swiss Alps and would like to try bungee jumping in New Zealand. Her team bio also reports she loves one-liners from old movies. Well then, Katie, I am going to send you a present and I hope you like it because the man at the fish store said he won’t take it back.

OK, I got nothin’. What old movie is this?

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**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-columnist-old-movie-reference/609812/2 "2012-01-17T19:16:19Z")

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From a caption in the article: “Watch “The Thin Man” for the old-movie line sampled in Cheerleader of the Week.”

So I guess that’s it…

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**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-columnist-old-movie-reference/609812/3 "2012-01-17T19:33:46Z")

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Well, shit. I was reading the “Boss Button” version with no pictures.

Nevermind.