Tuesday, May 6, 2008

fill-in-the-blanks

bat-wielding ______(noun) ______(verb) pit bull attack

i bet your first thoughts were something alongs the lines of:
bat-wielding maniac instigates pit bull attack
i mean, how can the phrase "bat-wielding" be followed by anything other than the word "maniac"? that just makes sense. "bat-wielding maniac" - it just rolls off the end of your tongue!
but english is a funny language...

"Bat-wielding hero thwarts pit bull attack"

i know he saved the kid from a vicious attack and everything but i think animal rights people are going to jump all over this... i mean, bashing the dog over the head with a bat? it was probably "appropriate force" at the time but it just comes out sounding rather extreme...

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