Thursday, April 22, 2010

This Is A Pop Quiz

I know I am picky but I believe that words have meaning. At least they ought to mean something.

My local newspaper had an article that made me sit up and pay attention. You probably won’t get as agitated as I did but remember I am picky.

Allow me to set up the Pop Quiz…
  • Two years ago a murder was committed.
  • In return for the prosecution dropping pursuit of the death penalty, the murderer pleaded guilty to several charges including Carjacking Resulting in Death and Kidnapping.
  • The young female college student was shot five times, including once in the head with a 12-gauge shotgun.

The following statement was issued by a concerned party in the case…

“While we deplore the evil and negligence that led to Eve’s death, we agree with the U.S. attorney’s decision to accept the plea agreement”.

Here is the Pop Quiz Question…
What word jumps out at you? You passed the quiz, if you said the jumping word was “negligence”.

Here is the part of any Foolishness…Or Is It? where I say something silly or foolish or make a wise crack. In this case I am just plain speechless.

Would I kid u?