The title of this post is a line that is—or was—in a Dodge Caliber commercial that has been hitting the airwaves for a couple of months. Apparently, the tiny but vocal “gay lobby” and their much more extensive knee-jerk contingent once again have been offended by “hateful words,” prompting at least one network to air a censored version of the commercial with the spoken line “silly little fairy” chopped out of it. While on the surface it might appear that they have a point, in context this phrase is innocuous. Let me describe the uncut commercial first, after which I’ll add some bombast about how it was chopped, why it was chopped, and how I feel about the butchery.
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Ben Breaks His Face—Lesson Learned?
This morning, Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger crashed his motorcyle into a car on the approach to the 10th Street Bridge in Dahntahn* Pittsburgh, smashing up his face pretty badly. At first, the reports indicated that he had badly hurt one or both knees, but later that story was changed. His head injuries, however, included a broken jaw and broken teeth. Seven hours of surgery was required to fix Ben’s face, and he is in serious but stable condition. ???? ????? ?????? Surgeons claim to have put Humpty together again. bwin ???? He was not wearing a helmet. Read the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story here.
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And So, It Begins
Now that hurricane season has begun and we have our first named storm, Alberto, how long will it be before we start seeing local television news reporters in slickers and sou’westers dragging camera crews to projected points of landfall? Too late! They’re already standing out there in the rain, reporting live to bring us the latest pictures of—stupid local news reporters standing in the rain.
Bless the beasts, the children, and the local news directors.
