21.   Let me get this straight, last week featured Cowboys owner Jerry Jones being late to the podium and Mavs owner Mark Cuban being early to practice?

22.   Let us get this straight.

23.   Listen carefully because we want to be sure you get this straight.

24.   Now let me get this straight.

25.   OK, let me get this straight.

26.   So let me get this straight.

27.   Sooner or later, the guard will get it straight.

28.   Sounds harmless enough, but let the practical man get this straight.

29.   The hard part was getting anywhere straight and getting anything straight.

30.   The story behind the story of what happened there has been so hushed up that not even the business magazines could get it straight.