"Iraq has weapons of mass destruction."
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<div class="entry misc"> <dl> <dt class="hwrd">Main Entry:</dt> <dd class="hwrd"><span class="variant">hy·per·bo·le</span> <a class="audio">
</a></dd> <dt class="pron">Pronunciation:</dt> <dd class="pron"><span class="pronchars">\h?-<span class="unicode">?</span>p?r-b?-(<span class="unicode">?</span>)l?\</span></dd> <dt class="func">Function:</dt> <dd class="func">
noun</dd> <dt class="ety">Etymology:</dt> <dd class="ety">Latin, from Greek
hyperbol? excess, hyperbole, hyperbola, from
hyperballein to exceed, from
hyper- +
ballein to throw - more at
devil</dd> <dt class="date">Date:</dt> <dd class="date">15th century</dd> </dl> <div class="defs"> <span class="sense_content">
: extravagant exaggeration (as <span class="unicode">"</span>mile-high ice-cream cones<span class="unicode">"</span>)</span> </div> <div class="run_on"> - <span class="variant">hy·per·bo·list</span> <a class="audio">
</a> <span class="pronchars">\-list\</span>
noun
</div> </div>How many ECU fans that stayed in the stands got their asses kicked by cops? That's the point. Players belong on the field. Fans belong in the stands.
It's not just fans putting themselves at risk. A promising high school basketball star saw his future come crashing down when he was paralyzed by fans rushing the court. He had a volleyball scholarship to Stanford. A Georgia fan threw a punch at Matt Walsh once. Fans have no right to put athletes at risk.
And no, I've never rushed the court or field. I've been at six games where that was done, and I kept my *** where it belonged all six times.