Cover Story

Everyone whose ever considered getting a tattoo has been told not to get a person's name on their body. Of course you won't get told this by a tattoo artist because they'll double up on you when you inevitably come in to get the name covered up. And most people who get the cover ups go with a rose or dragon or some tribal bullsh*t. But sometimes the girl on your chest deserves not to be hidden but to be called out for the rest of the world to see. For that, I salute these two gentlest of gentlemen who dared to show that the only thing better than a love tattoo is a revenge tattoo.

I weep for our future

Via...I Read Banned Books

An educator friend of mine forwarded me this gem via email.

How would you pronounce this student’s name: “Le-a”?

Leah? NO
Lee – A? NOPE
Lay – a? NO WAY
Lei? Guess Again.

It’s pronounced “Ledasha.” Oh, yes, you read it right. This child attends a school in Livingston Parish, LA. Her mother is irate because everyone is getting her name wrong. If you see something come across your desk like this, please remember to pronounce it correctly.

When the mother was asked about the pronunciation of the name, she said, “The dash don’t be silent.”

(Do you think someone should tell her that's a hyphen, not a dash? Her name should actually be Lehyphena?)