Fox Sports NFL analyst Mark Schlereth said he pees on the floor of airplane bathrooms to punish fellow passengers who wear just socks into the loo. (Watch the video below.)
How Schlereth’s stream-of-consciousness rant landed on this yucky tidbit is a bit of a story in itself.
The three-time Super Bowl-winning lineman, who also hosts a podcast called “The Stinkin’ Truth” in a nod to his nickname, “Stink”, was a guest on the “You Better You Bet” podcast this week when host Nick Kostos said:
“Non-football related. Out of all of the things happening in your life right now, Stink, what makes you the most annoyed? What pisses you off the most? Something non-football in your life.”
“I’m the happiest-go-luckiest guy you’ll ever meet in your entire life,” Schlereth answered. “I will say one thing that irritates me is — see, now I’m telling on myself — people that don’t know how to travel. Like, nobody wants to see your feet in flip-flops on a plane. Not one person. Nobody wants to see you in a tank top with your armpits hanging out. Like, that drives me insane. Have some couth about you and, you know, dress appropriately. Put on a pair of shoes.”
Some travel do’s and don’ts from a man who’s flown to countless games sounds reasonable, right?
Not where this is headed.
“Should the people in flip-flops on airplanes, should they be executed?” Kostos joked.
“Well, I don’t know about that,” Schlereth answered with a laugh. “But I always pee on the floor to make sure. I’ve seen people walk in socks in the bathroom. I always pee on the floor to make sure if you walk in in socks, you’re getting urine on your feet.”
“Awesome stuff, Stink. We’ll talk to you next week,” Kostos said.
Some outlets ran with the former Denver and Washington star’s tinkle-toes claim.
The former NFL star has not replied to HuffPost’s request for confirmation that he was on the level. But his anecdote seemed a little too specific not to be, didn’t it?
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