"Giant dead eel tossing contest canceled." When I first read this, I though for sure they were joking.  But no, they've cancelled the tournament I've been training for all year.  Bastards! Money quote:

But the boat dock fender that participants used paled in comparison to being struck by a dead eel, Bailey said.

"Giant dead eel tossing contest canceled." When I first read this, I though for sure they were joking.  But no, they've cancelled the tournament I've been training all year for.  Bastards! Money quote:

But the boat dock fender that participants used paled in comparison to being struck by a dead eel, Bailey said.

Christopher Hitchens weighs in on the efficacy and morality of "area bombing" in time of war, especially questioning the Dresden bombings of WWII.  While I appreciate his arguments, and mostly agree with him, I remain unswayed, and still wish that we were pursuing our current wars with more vigor.

Christopher Hitchens weighs in on the efficacy and morality of "area bombing" in time of war, especially questioning the Dresden bombings of WWII.  While I appreciate his arguments, and mostly agree with him, I remain unswayed, and still wish that we were pursuing our current wars with more vigor.

Wow.  I once again feel like a slacker.

Ok, I know this might sound trite, but aren't reporters supposed to be able to speak English?  I mean, when selecting people to represent a national news network on live television, shouldn't decent grammar be a basic prerequisite? So, I'm watching Fox News recently, and Dan Luois (who I'm sure is a fine, stand-up guy) utters the following two phrases in the span of no more than two minutes:

Things are going good. There's not enough beds.

Now, I know that he's reporting from the middle of a war zone, and that he's not reading from a prepared report, but c'mon, this is basic shit!  You're job, Dan, is to fly out there, look at what's going on, and tell us about it.  If you can't master basic grammar, go home.