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Judges and Judiciary

Sep. 10, 2002

Splintered Meaning

In my last column, we talked briefly about Shaquille O'Neal's response to a question last season about what it would take for the Sacramento Kings to beat the Lakers. Shaq's enigmatic answer that it starts with "C" and ends with "T" caused much speculation. I refused to hypothesize about what Shaq meant, but I wrote that, for me, "Cheap Shot" seemed appropriate.

2nd Appellate District, Division 6

Arthur Gilbert

Presiding Justice 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6

UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963

Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.

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In my last column, we talked briefly about Shaquille O'Neal's response to a question last season about what it would take for the Sacramento Kings to beat the Lakers. Shaq's enigmatic answer that it starts with "C" and ends with "T" caused much speculation. I refused to hypothesize about what Shaq meant, but I wrote that, for me, "Cheap Shot" seemed appropriate.

I have been told that Shaq is "pissed." And what's mor...

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