Thanks to the investigative reporters at the New York Daily News, we now know how Kevin Garnett set Carmelo Anthony off:
"Your... wife tastes like Honey Nut Cheerios," Garnett exclaimed to Anthony on the court, rhe News reports.
OK, I must be getting old. I get the part about taunting him about breaking up with his wife, alright, but Honey Nut Cheerios?
What kind of insult is that? Is there some hidden sexual connotation to the bee I don't get (like, is he the Nasonex Bee's secret lover) that would set a presumably mature adult off?
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On a wild guess
By Brian Riccio
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:15am
I'd say it might have something to do with the fact that the character Omar Little on The Wire (who was gay) had a noted affinity for Honey Nut Cheerios. So it may have been Garnett calling Anthony gay without the usual offensive term.
Or maybe it's the Grape Ape talking.
Omar from "The Wire" is
By anon wd
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:16am
Omar from "The Wire" is probably the biggest pop-culture figure I can think of in any type of Honey Nut Cheerios reference
While I would love the
By anon
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:57am
While I would love the possibility of this being some sort of insult that requires knowledge of The Wire, I'm pretty sure Garnett's intent was more straightforward, the implication being he's had sexual relations with Anthony's wife.
dig on La La?
By John-W
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 7:38am
Makes sense, but then it seems like a bit if a Moe Howard-patented double slap to Anthony ("well I slept with your wife!" ~G. Costanza) and then to the lovely La La -- she tastes like honey - ok that's fine - but she's nutty and ...oaty?
Well, I guess that's better than Wheatabix and cod-liver oil.
uh...how old is KG? Either hire some decent insult writers (maybe Robert Smigel) or just shut up and play basketball.
That sounds like
By Kathode
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 7:17am
A compliment.
It's a honey of an "O" ...
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:02pm
... or so the ad says.
Heh.
Urban Dictionary
By bostonkid_316
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:40pm
Urban Dictionary has some interesting definitions for Honey Nut Cheerios, most of which are NSFW...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hon...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hon...
Not to mention ...
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 01/10/2013 - 12:48pm
... likely to have been made up by not terribly imaginitive or anatomically savvy middle schoolers.
Sweet Tee
By Justin Miller
Thu, 02/28/2013 - 12:01am
Get your Cheerios on for the next game hahaha...go Geltics
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