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Here's the actual lead from the AP story of the day:

"MINNEAPOLIS (March 22) - Former Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper testified Wednesday that he spent his entire time shooting dice during a boat party last fall and rejected offers from lingerie-clad dancers."

The story goes into further, richer detail about the Love Boat Four's trial (see: Moe Williams' assertion that he never touched his lap dancer's breasts), but the funniest item I've seen all day is this new Dolphins jersey...

 Not yet banned in Miami!

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• #2 Comment from beeloyal1 
  3/24/06 1:07 PM | Permalink

  Does no one who is a sport history enthusiast remember the history of 'in the day' players? The Meat Packers who comprised the first of the Green Bay teams surely had frequented haunts that included bar flies, booze, and pool tables.  Come on!
  Remember North Dallas Forty?  All I'm sayin' is when did the paying public sports fans swallow the PR that these guys -  in any sport, football, baseball, hockey - curling? (ok, the last one was a joke, but I hear they love their beer) . . .when did we buy into the myth that these guys were all squeeky clean citizens with spotless records and high morals?  When were YOU?   It was a private party - they are grown men! Dice or Dance?
  Get over it Vikings fans.  They're Vikings. Rampaging hordes.
  Ridgerambler in New Mexico.
• #1 Comment from monponsett 
  3/22/06 7:01 PM | Permalink

  And I thought that only urban high school teachers like myself had ever heard "shooting dice for money" offered as an attempt to look innocent. When "shooting dice" is his sound-innocent alibi, you know it was a hell of a party.
  
  I used to hear "I wasn't doing anything wrong... I was off getting high" offered as a proof of a child's innocence so many times, I'm not sure if non-teachers think it's funny or not.