"In the fight between you and the world, back the world." -- Franz Kafka

For Saying "Bushwacked," You Get 15 to Life: Richard Humphreys is spending 37 months in jail for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. I grant you that Mr. Humphreys isn't necessarily firing on all cylinders, but this seems ridiculous. Are we in America, or is this some weird parallel universe where Mr. Kafka writes the script?

The French Have a Word For It: Yes, the French finally have an officially approved word for the ampersand -- the "arrobase." They also approved words for webring ("anneau de site") , website (not surprisingly, "site") and portal ("portail"). Next up: a word for the symbol for Prince's former glyph.

Only in America: Would you believe it if I told you a 21-year-old man was married to a 31-year-old woman? That they had 4 kids, ages 10 months to 10 years (I assume they're not all his)? That they lived in a trailer park in Vermont? That they had another couple living with them? And that she shot him in the shoulder because he had a pornographic video hidden under their bed? Why do I find this story funny? It is also quite sad.