Houstonians have long been aware of the class and dignity that comes in the package we know as Bud Adams.

Adams has demonstrated once again his nuanced understanding of the social mores of our time, and it has resulted in some pain to his pocketbook.

The NFL has fined Adams a quarter-million dollars for giving the middle finger to Buffalo Bills fans from his Nashville superbox during a game Sunday.

Boy: $250K is one expensive middle finger. We're talking Janet Jackson's nipple, in terms of expensive body parts.