Dan Bernstein’s nearly 30-year tenure at Chicago sports radio station 670 The Score ended last week following a controversial social media exchange. Craig comments on the whirlwind and Dan’s tweet that got away from him…
In classic American Midwestern tradition, the big fish tale is almost an art form. Generations of fishermen, seated around campfires, diners, or taverns, have proudly recounted improbable adventures of monster catches that mysteriously escaped at the last moment. Family members, particularly wives and children, typically roll their eyes, well accustomed to the ritual exaggeration. These harmless fibs about enormous bass or pike serve as playful boasts meant to enhance status or evoke camaraderie, with everyone implicitly understanding the storyteller is stretching the truth.