The following is an excerpt from OpinionJournal.com’s “Best of the Web” written by the editor, James Taranto.
Bottom Stories of the Day
- “Aretha Watches Obama Victory From Home”–headline, Detroit News, Nov. 7
- “For Brooklyn’s Orthodox, Election Passes Quietly”–headline, Jerusalem Post, Nov. 8
- “Forgetful NM Voters Leave Behind Items”–headline, Associated Press, Nov. 8
- “I thought very long and hard over whether or not National Underwriter LIfe & Health should endorse a candidate, but ultimately, I decided to keep the publication neutral.”–Bill Coffin, LifeHealthPro.com, Nov. 7
It’s All Greek to Us
“A failure to understand English at a Chinese restaurant has led to a botched robbery attempt,” reports CBS’s Tampa website from Orlando:
Orange County authorities are looking for three masked suspects who attempted to rob a local Chinese restaurant late Monday, but who left empty-handed after the restaurant workers who only spoke Cantonese couldn’t understand what the English-speaking suspects were saying.
A lucky break for the restaurant? We’re not so sure:
According to the Sentinel, one robber, wielding a gun, pointed the gun against the head of one male worker. From there, the robbers attempted to bang against the cash register to get it to open, but would accidentally set off the gun in the process, according to police. The men would leave the premises empty-handed.
Surely the meaning of the body language here is unmistakable. Sounds as if these guys were being deliberately obtuse.
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