Grandma says Hi

From the USAToday's Inside Slant on the Bungles:

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will make his second visit Sunday to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. Last year, even though he didn't play, Palmer received a one-finger greeting from a particular Steelers fan.

"Little old ladies in the stands are going to be flipping us off and cussing at us," he "It's a great place to go in and play get a win."

How old was she? "She was pretty old. I'm not sure. I didn't get an age on her," Palmer said.

Coach Marvin Lewis lamented the general decline in civility by NFL fans. "The fact that people will use those kind of gestures before the game (and) after the game, as they're doing that, their 8-year-old son or daughter is right beside them," Lewis said. "So it doesn't say much for our society. Fortunately the game is decided by the guys on the field and not people's antics. I wish people would understand that."

Hey Marvin Lewis, you smug moralizing whiner, have a sense of humor and a little more respect for the "society" of the good NFL fans who make your job possible. (nasal whine) "I wish Marvin would understand that the game exists not because of the people on the field but because of the people in the stands who pay good money to come to the park and indulge whatever antics they find appropriate."

This week, I hope Grandma has a bird for Carson Palmer and Marvin Lewis.