I was thinking back to one of my favorite local news broadcasts ever today. The story was dubbed "The Cussing Canoeist" by the press. It seems that a few years ago, a canoeist in a public park paddled over a large rock or something of that nature--whatever it was it caused him to loudly proclaim, "FUUUUCK!!" A startled family was within earshot, and after recovering, the parents marched said canoeist straight to court. Apparently, many states still have laws left over from the good old days that prohibit men from cursing in the prescence of women and children. (Learn somethin' new every day, dontcha?)
Now I don't have a problem with cussing. I do think that people need to curb their mouths in public, though. I'm not making a judgement as to whether I thought "Fuck" Boy needed to go to court or not. I just admitting to being secretly pleased, because as a result of the legal mayhem, the local news took it upon themselves to do their own digital reinactment of the incident.
A straight faced news anchor lady with severe hair explains the situation as, behind her, the scene plays out with a canoe to represent the "cussing canoeist, and little figures of the unsuspecting family around the river bend. Suddenly, the word "Expletive!" bursts from the canoe, and the news anchor solomnly indicates it as it driftes gently around the bend of the river into the ears of the innocents.
HA! Floating cussowrds! ha... Ahem. You may have had to be there. In fact, it's more than likely.
If I could kick Dan Brown in the knee for every book he sold....Well, actually, it wouldn't matter how many times I'd get to kick him, at least I'd feel better. Go to Amazon and read the reviews of people who give Angels and Demons one star. They appropriately explain what I mean. I'd like to gently drift some expletives at HIM.
Post Angels and Demons, I'm not certain if the next book I read is actually a really good book, or just a really good book in comparison to anything Brownian. Darn you, Dan Brown, for temporarily impairing my judgement!
I'd also like to take this opportunity to blame Dan Brown for the major zit I got on prom night in high school.
