Slaves to stupidity

Teachers in Norcross Georgia assigned math homework for elementary school children that had them figuring out how many oranges slaves could pick and how many beatings Frederick Douglas would receive.

Some of the children were assigned the work as homework instead of doing it in class.

Parents were very upset (duh!) when they read the assignment and complained to the school.
The schools response?
“We’ve been working with human resources to determine what staff development is needed for the teachers and what actions may be warranted,”


Maybe a procedure that removes the cranium from the rectum would be in order?

Fishing I can support banning

I think that Paul Watson is a grandstanding ass and a thug.
He is an over-the-top ham when the cameras are on and he surrounds himself with zealous acolytes bent on violent confrontation rather than civilized change.
I cannot fathom why anyone would watch more than a few minute of "Whale Wars" without changing channels, but it is still on the air (proof of idiocy in the viewing public).
Having said that, he and his group are (at least in part) trying stop true abuses and prevent overfishing.
I hope they focus their energies on the emerging issue of illegal fishing where not only are fishing stocks being depleted illegally, but crewmen are being treated as virtual slaves.