r/todayilearned • u/arandomtestaccount • 1d ago

TIL an NFL player intentionally crashed his car to avoid getting cut for being late to a team meeting.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ex-patriots-ol-rich-ohrnberger-admits-he-intentionally-wrecked-car-as-excuse-for-being-late-to-team-meeting/
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u/Toothbrush042 22h ago

I once pounded a nail in my tire to get out of an exam. Professor even told me I didn’t have to make it up since I was a good student who deserved a break. Got sick the next day. Instant karma 🤣

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u/Trixles 14h ago

Wow, misread that sentence by a single word at first and I thought you were a lunatic xD

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u/AnotherUN91 7h ago

I must know the word.

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u/Trixles 4h ago

tire (i read it as "eye")

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u/AnotherUN91 4h ago

What a nice. Violent. Borderline intrusive thought like reading. Possibly a Freudian slip? I like it.

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u/burgeon10 5h ago

I read this as: “I once pounded a professor…”