Spring Break
Yeas & Nays
Issue date: 5/15/09 Section: Forum
Yea to the sunny day last Saturday. Yes, THE sunny day last Saturday. We hear there may be another sunny day this weekend, which will probably give us all a sunburn. Yippee.
Nay to Nazis. Need we say more?
Yea to the German man who knocked the head off a wax statue of Hitler in a newly-opened Berlin wax museum this week. The man was fined, but the chance to send the Hitler 'stache flying is worth it.
Nay to the drag queens and kings in tonight's drag show for probably being better looking than the rest of us. But we'll forgive them, because …
Yea to New Hampshire being on the brink of legalizing same-sex marriage.
Nay to going to the dentist, especially when dentists perform oral surgery to the wrong part of your mouth, like what happened in Rhode Island this week. We don't think anesthesia and the phrase, "Whoops" go hand in hand.
Yea to health insurance, especially when it covers hospital bills when you become ill after your coworkers clean out the office refrigerator full of rotten food, like what happened to seven people in San Jose, Calif., this week.
Nay to defending yourself from a gun-wielding neighbor with a sword. A St. Helens, Ore., man attempted this earlier this week after he and his neighbor got into an argument, and unfortunately was shot. Even though they're not very effective in the 21st century …
Yea to swords. Don't be ashamed of your nerdiness - we know you've always thought those stores in the mall with all the creepy Middle Ages knight garb are cool.
Nay to a suspected drug dealer stopping at an Indiana Taco Bell while on the run from the police. The lesson: pack a lunch next time you plan on leading police on a 90 mph chase.
Yea to Dip'n Dots creating a coffee version of their dot-sized ice cream. However, is it really necessary to turn our favorite liquid addiction into a pill-like form?
Nay to cigarettes. They're getting so dang expensive.
Yea to the so-called "Nicotine Ninja," who allegedly has stolen over $120,000 worth of cigarettes from liquor stores in the Golden, Colo. area. And yes, this Nicotine Ninja does dress like a ninja.
Nay to the elderly in possession of drugs, just like the 70-year-old and 65-year-old women who are working on a plea bargain with a prosecutor in a Pennsylvania county. Does your grandma have that in her medicine cabinet?
Yea to fire. It's inexpensive heat on the 40 degree mid-May evenings.
Nay to using fire to burn someone's groin. A Detroit teenager pled guilty to setting a man's pants on fire and causing him to have third-degree burns to his crotch. We don't want to think about pulling a Band-Aid off of that one.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
Nay to Nazis. Need we say more?
Yea to the German man who knocked the head off a wax statue of Hitler in a newly-opened Berlin wax museum this week. The man was fined, but the chance to send the Hitler 'stache flying is worth it.
Nay to the drag queens and kings in tonight's drag show for probably being better looking than the rest of us. But we'll forgive them, because …
Yea to New Hampshire being on the brink of legalizing same-sex marriage.
Nay to going to the dentist, especially when dentists perform oral surgery to the wrong part of your mouth, like what happened in Rhode Island this week. We don't think anesthesia and the phrase, "Whoops" go hand in hand.
Yea to health insurance, especially when it covers hospital bills when you become ill after your coworkers clean out the office refrigerator full of rotten food, like what happened to seven people in San Jose, Calif., this week.
Nay to defending yourself from a gun-wielding neighbor with a sword. A St. Helens, Ore., man attempted this earlier this week after he and his neighbor got into an argument, and unfortunately was shot. Even though they're not very effective in the 21st century …
Yea to swords. Don't be ashamed of your nerdiness - we know you've always thought those stores in the mall with all the creepy Middle Ages knight garb are cool.
Nay to a suspected drug dealer stopping at an Indiana Taco Bell while on the run from the police. The lesson: pack a lunch next time you plan on leading police on a 90 mph chase.
Yea to Dip'n Dots creating a coffee version of their dot-sized ice cream. However, is it really necessary to turn our favorite liquid addiction into a pill-like form?
Nay to cigarettes. They're getting so dang expensive.
Yea to the so-called "Nicotine Ninja," who allegedly has stolen over $120,000 worth of cigarettes from liquor stores in the Golden, Colo. area. And yes, this Nicotine Ninja does dress like a ninja.
Nay to the elderly in possession of drugs, just like the 70-year-old and 65-year-old women who are working on a plea bargain with a prosecutor in a Pennsylvania county. Does your grandma have that in her medicine cabinet?
Yea to fire. It's inexpensive heat on the 40 degree mid-May evenings.
Nay to using fire to burn someone's groin. A Detroit teenager pled guilty to setting a man's pants on fire and causing him to have third-degree burns to his crotch. We don't want to think about pulling a Band-Aid off of that one.
Editorials serve as a platform for Barometer editors to offer commentary and opinions on issues both global and local, grand in scale and diminutive. The views expressed here are a reflection of the editorial board majority. Disagree? E-mail a letter to the editor or guest column to editor@dailybarometer.com.
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