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Roethlisberger gets shave from Letterman
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 2/72006 | Tribune-Review/AP

Posted on 02/07/2006 4:44:41 AM PST by serendepitylives

Roethlisberger gets shave from Letterman

By The Associated Press Tuesday, February 7, 2006

NEW YORK - Ben Roethlisberger was happy to get rid of his good-luck beard. The Pittsburgh quarterback got a shave Monday night from David Letterman while appearing on the "Late Show," finally ridding himself of the scraggly light brown facial hair he's been growing since the Steelers lost to Cincinnati in October.

"I was so mad that we lost the game," Roethlisberger told Letterman. "I kind of went into a depression and didn't shave and we ended up winning the next game. And I am kind of superstitious -- just a little bit to people who know me -- but we won that game and I said I am just going to keep it going until we lose and we kept it going.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Michigan; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: lynnswann; nfl; seahawks; steelers; superbowl; swann; tothechatroom
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1 posted on 02/07/2006 4:44:41 AM PST by serendepitylives
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I bet he sends Christmas hams to the refs for the next five years.


2 posted on 02/07/2006 4:47:24 AM PST by kentj
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To: serendepitylives

He looks very nice without that beard.


3 posted on 02/07/2006 4:48:39 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: serendepitylives
"I was so mad that we lost the game," Roethlisberger told Letterman. "I kind of went into a depression and didn't shave and we ended up winning the next game. And I am kind of superstitious -- just a little bit to people who know me -- but we won that game and I said I am just going to keep it going until we lose and we kept it going.

Heres to future depressions for Ben.


4 posted on 02/07/2006 4:52:03 AM PST by smith288 (The older I get, the dumber I become as im wise enough to acknowledge how much more there is to know)
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5 posted on 02/07/2006 4:56:08 AM PST by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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6 posted on 02/07/2006 4:56:18 AM PST by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: serendepitylives

so while the steelers and media go on about who did what and how they won the game, it was really because of a beard


7 posted on 02/07/2006 5:00:58 AM PST by InvisibleChurch (But even if he does not...)
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To: serendepitylives

They played better than the Seahawks but they did have a "lucky" draw with the referrees too.


8 posted on 02/07/2006 5:01:54 AM PST by sgtbono2002
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****Sets out a cheese tray to go with all the whine that this thread will soon have in abundance****


9 posted on 02/07/2006 5:04:39 AM PST by commish (Freedom Tastes Sweetest to Those Who Have Fought to Preserve It)
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To: serendepitylives

The season is over, Ben. Please go away until August.


10 posted on 02/07/2006 5:13:22 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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To: Jaxter

What a relief - Letterman used an electric rig. I wouldn't want that nut case near me with a razor!

Let me say once again: To heck with the refs and the 'controversy' over calls and such. The Steelers went on the road for four consecutive games and beat everyone in front of them. They are the deserving champions.


11 posted on 02/07/2006 5:27:36 AM PST by Rummyfan
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Why has the press been so hesitant to criticize the worst officiating I have ever seen in an important game? And I am a big fan of the Bus.


12 posted on 02/07/2006 5:30:07 AM PST by ardara
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Because they make huge money off the NFL, especially ESPN hosting "Monday Night Football" next year. ref calls like the league had this year, hurts the reputation of the NFL.


13 posted on 02/07/2006 5:33:57 AM PST by Soul Seeker (Mr. President: It is now time to turn over the money changers' tables.)
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" To heck with the refs and the 'controversy' over calls and such."

Some of these people that are whining about the Steelers winning remind me of the liberals that call into CSPAN's Republican line and say they are switching parties because of George Bush. I don't believe them when they say: "I'm a Steelers fan but I think Seattle got robbed". That being said, I was raised in Ohio and have always rooted against the Steelers and the Pirates. I was rooting for the Bengals..the Steelers beat them. I was rooting for the Colts..the Steelers beat them. I was rooting for the Broncos..the Steelers beat them. Sunday was the first time in my life I ever rooted for the Steelers. Primarily because my wife is a diehard fan. And the fact that they had shown more grit than any other team in the league.

Were there bad calls? Of course there were. There are in every game I have ever seen. I'd say the bad calls were maybe 60-40 in favor of the Steelers. Not, IMHO, enough to change the outcome by the amount of points for the Seahawks to win. And, I haven't heard anybody mention the obvious Seattle fumble that was called an incomplete pass. The whiners need to congratulate the Steelers and get on with their lives.

14 posted on 02/07/2006 6:27:15 AM PST by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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The season is over, Ben. Please go away until August.

Just because you asked.


15 posted on 02/07/2006 6:30:56 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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To: ardara

What are you talking about? The press has been doing nothing but whining about the officiating. Listen to ESPN or read non-Pittsburgh papers, and tell me they are "hesitant" to criticize the refs.


16 posted on 02/07/2006 6:56:05 AM PST by mbird139
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You're quite wrong, FRiend. I happen to be really pleased that the AFC won the Stupor Bowl.


17 posted on 02/07/2006 7:03:39 AM PST by metesky ("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
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I'd say the bad calls were maybe 60-40 in favor of the Steelers.

Too bad you weren't watching the same game as everyone else. More like 90-10 against the Seahawks!

18 posted on 02/07/2006 7:16:46 AM PST by Bommer (Ted Kennedy - Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life!)
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19 posted on 02/07/2006 8:19:56 AM PST by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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I watched him on Dave's show, and even Roethlisberger thought it was not a touchdown - right from the horse's mouth.


20 posted on 02/07/2006 10:18:53 AM PST by clawrence3
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