Take my advice

he writers of M*A*S*H gave the psychiatrist Sidney Freeman what has come to be one of their most famous lines:

Ladies and gents, take my advice:

When things get tough,

Just pull down your pants

And slide on the ice.

I have no doubt that such an interesting tack in a tough situation would bring more than an adequate amount of reality.

In our umpiring world, this tough situation is more than familiar:

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