Remember the scene in The Simpsons where Kirk Van Houten attempted to draw “dignity” in a game of Pictionary?

That’s who I think of when I hear about how many times owner of the Atlanta Falcons Arthur Blank is bent over and lied to.

First, Michael Vick, a superstar athlete Blank regarded as a surrogate son (for some reason) lied to Blank when asked if he was involved in dog fighting. A couple of zapped dogs later, yada, yada, yada, Vick is in prison career in tatters while Blank is left with a bad case of the scorned breach of trust.

Then came one Bobby Petrino who vowed loyalty to the Falcons only to quit and bolt on them to go to Arkansas with three games left in the season.

What’s that saying? Never two without three? Three times a charm?

Well, Arthur Blank was under the impression that he had a gentleman’s agreement with Bill “Fixer Upper” Parcells. Next thing he knows, Parcells is swimming (or is sleeping?) with the fishes in Miami.

I can just hear Arthur telling the media in a Napoleon Dynamite tone, “I am not naïve!”

It’s unfair to compare Blank to Milhouse’s father – after all he’s a loser. However, it comes across as though he has faith in people (which is not necessarily a bad thing) to the point reminding us of another Simpsons character: Ned Flanders. Without the Christianity of course given Blank is Jewish.

Whatever.

Being lied to sucks in any language or religion.

Who will save the Atlanta Falcons? More importantly, who (or what) will find Blank’s dignity?