Telling It Like It Is

I stumbled across a great pair of old (well, 36 years) letters today. The first one is an asinine complaint by a football fan who feared being injured by paper airplanes:

That letter is hilarious on its own. When paired with the Cleveland Browns response, the combination is utterly delightful:

Come on, admit it: aren't there days you wish you could respond that bluntly to a critic without losing your job?

Merry Christmas!

Here's a little something to help you enjoy the holidays.

We're Number ... Umm - Nowhere Close to 1

Promoters of the doctrine of American exceptionalism suffered a sharp blow to the head yesterday. An international test of 15-year-olds from 65 countries revealed that Americans are solidly in the middle of the pack in science, reading and mathematical achievement. Canadians can take heart, as their students placed in the top 10 in all 3 categories.

Given the amount of time and energy Americans waste arguing over teaching evolution, revisionist history and other similar nonsense in our public schools, I suppose one could find it heartening that our youth still managed to claw their way to the middle. Perhaps it's time to stop squandering our money on foreign military adventures and start investing it in our human capital.