More School Idiocy - Deaf Boy Not Allowed Sign Name, which "looks like a weapon"

I saw this article on The National Post website this morning and it made me burn something fierce:

Deaf toddler’s ‘name sign’ too offensive for school, so they’ve told him to change it

If you read the article, you see what the sign gesture for his name looks like.  I've shown it to several people today.  Nobody thought of a gun.  Not one.


How some stupid are some school board administrators these days?  Honestly?

A friend made a really great comment on this on my FB:

"Why do we, as a culture, have to bow to everyone else when everyone else finds something to be personally offensive. It's become a cheap tactic to hold power over other people -- and I find THAT to be offensive."

I totally agree with this. When idiotic crap like this happens, people NEED to stand up and say very loudly that they won't tolerate this garbage anymore. This was probably the decision of either one or a group of self-righteous pricks who think by doing this they are some how "protecting the kids" or some other nonsensical social engineering PC claptrap.  It has to stop!

Ryan Dunn - True Jackass and his Dogpiss Award!

Yesterday during a conversation thoughts turned to Ryan Dunn.  There hasn't been any real press that I've heard since his accident and subsequent death.  A quick websearch proved something - Ryan Dunn was a REAL jackass.  And he also deserves a Dogpiss Award.

For those unfamiliar with the reference, check out the closing pages of the Stephen King Novella "The Body" (AKA Stand By Me) in the book Different Seasons (page 447 of the original hardcover).  King quotes a phrase "If you go out alone you're a hero. Take somebody else with you and you're dogpiss."

In case readers are unaware, Ryan Dunn, one of the stars of TV and film's Jackass series, died in a spectacular car crash in his Porsche GT3 along with a production assistant from Jackass 2.  Dunn had also notoriously posted pictures of his night of drinking on the Internet.  The two died when the Porsche hit a tree in Pennsylvania.  Investigation revealed that Dunn had a blood alcohol level of 0.196%, twice the legal limit for that state.  Speed was also likely a factor as Dunn had been driving between 212-230 KMH (132-140 MPH).

I just don't understand this tendency, especially with famous people.  Here is a guy who had more than enough money to pay for a ride home, yet gets trashed and kills not only himself but another person as well.  Fortunately, this true Jackass move only killed the car's occupants, but could have been considerably worse.

Ryan Dunn, for driving while drunk and dying, you have not only proven you were a real Jackass, but a Dumbass too.  And for taking the life of a friend, you also earn a Dogpiss Award.