Tiger's skeletons
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="skeleton">skeleton</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> (<span word="How">How</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="Woods">Woods</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rehabilitate">rehabilitate</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Busbee">Busbee</span>, <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span>! <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="December">December</span> 2, 2009):</p><p><span word="Hopefully">Hopefully</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="this">this</span> -- <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="revelation">revelation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infidelity">infidelity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span>, <span word="far">far</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> -- <span word="so">so</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tumbled">tumbled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="haul">haul</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="there">there</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p>“<span word="The">The</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shameful">shameful</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="trysts">trysts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>.</p><p><span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> “<span word="first">first</span> <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="article">article</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="such">such</span> “<span word="transgressions">transgressions</span>” – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apology">apology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> – <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pointless">pointless</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="salivating">salivating</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>.</p><p><span word="Ah">Ah</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Tiger">Tiger</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="woes">woes</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="skeletons">skeletons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cupboard">cupboard</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wardrobe">wardrobe</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="skeleton">skeleton</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closet">closet</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="anticipated">anticipated</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="award">award</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Dante">Dante</span> <span word="Lam">Lam</span>, <span word="Richie">Richie</span> <span word="Jen">Jen</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="renowned">renowned</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="shooter">shooter</span>, <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Hartman">Hartman</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Fang">Fang</span> <span word="Ke">Ke</span>-<span word="ming">ming</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HK">HK</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="force">force</span>.</p>
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