Posts Tagged ‘Big Diction Salute’

Big Diction Salute: Actually Three Big Diction Salutes

By Rob Stiller • May 14th, 2008 • Category: Features

We’ve been cleaning a bit of house recently here at the Dic, and we came across some things that had been earmarked for BD Salutes, but then buried under stacks and stacks of pornography. But our love of baseball, smoking and sticking it to the man mandated that these bits of news not go unrecognized.

First, and most recent, Cleveland Indians second baseman Asdrubal Cabrera completed just the 14th unassisted triple play in Major League history Monday night. Pretty ballsy, right? Wrong. Upon reviewing the video, we’ve decided to downgrade this from a full-fledged Salute to a more modest Tip of the Cap. Seriously, this video was the biggest letdown since the Mir spacestation didn’t crash into Taco Bell’s huge Pacific target.

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Big Diction Salute: Lawyer Jailed For Suggestive Hand Motion In Court

By Mark Topel • Apr 21st, 2008 • Category: Uncategorized

On April 17th, defense attorney Adam Reposa was sentenced to 90 days in jail for contempt of court. What could he have done to deserve such a harsh punishment, you ask? Air masturbating. That’s what.

“At a contempt hearing Monday, Judge Jan Breland said Reposa, 33, rolled his eyes and looked at her while motioning with his right hand.”

I think we can all agree the punishment does not fit the crime. Obviously he just wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the plea negotiations. Reposa’s job security seems safe at the moment as Big Diction is eagerly awaiting the release of Reposa, having already taken steps to employ him as head of legal counsel. Get the full story here or there.