He said he launched an investigation into the matter the next day, and he concluded that it was not a "fire-able offense, " just a bad joke that has stained the Pac-12's official program.

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But it's not that great a joke, especially when it gets repeated for the third or fourth -- or fifth or sixth -- time.

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He said he launched an investigation into the matter the next day, and he concluded that it was not a "fireable offense, " just a bad joke that has stained the Pac-12's official program.

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It will do something about carbon in our atmosphere -- and that is not a joke.

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Although it's not a joke, it's more of a - here's what I'm going to do, Neal.

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Sure you have Messenger and e-mails popping up from friends, but it is not quite like hanging out, sharing a joke with a mate about something you have seen ... or is it?

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