Eric Scheske

BYCU A fun piece at Fox last week: 5 of the world's most dangerous cocktails [http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/10/07/5-world-most-dangerous-cocktails/]. 1. The Hurl Hurl 2. The Zombie 3. The Vaportini 4. The Tequila Blue Blazer 5. Corpse Reviver #2 There

A new poll shows that only a slim majority of Americans think the country is prepared for an Ebola outbreak. But I think we deal with outbreaks pretty well. It only took us a couple of months to completely eradicate Gangnam Style.

H.I.F. How many layers of "wrongness" can you count in these few passages from this story out of Oklahoma [http://eagnews.org/students-photo-of-skimpy-michelle-o-school-lunch-sparks-outrage/] ? I spot six: Lunch meat, a couple of crackers, a slice of cheese and

Scar someone for life this Halloween. Just $2,240. Link [http://i.imgur.com/ym9Cdzm.gif].

A Random Passage Bill Kauffman, writing in his charming Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette (2002), writes about the uncharming new sport: "[B]aseball has lost its hold on the younger generation, who are being led into the tedious hell that is soccer. Once the leathery symbol of British imperialism,

Regular TDE readers know I'm not a big Rush Limbaugh fan. I don't dislike him, but I disagree with him frequently (especially in 2012, on the issue of Ron Paul). But he asks a legitimate question here, comparing Katrine to Ebola: "Ask yourself which is

Brad Pitt said in an interview this week that he doesn't feel safe in his own home without a gun. Said Pitt, "I don't even know half these kids." On this day in 1912, President Teddy Roosevelt was shot, declined to go to the

> The world's 50 best bars: http://t.co/pQwdbY4gQk pic.twitter.com/75qMqMVqxi [http://t.co/75qMqMVqxi] > — Forbes (@Forbes) October 11, 2014 [https://twitter.com/Forbes/status/520850577606324225]

Background: When I was the editor of Gilbert Magazine [http://www.chesterton.org/explore-the-acs/gilbertmagazine/], I was responsible for the "Tremendous Trifles" column. It was occasionally hard to find a sufficient amount of interesting GKC material to fill the page, so John Peterson sent me a

Gwyneth Paltrow told the president he was so handsome that she couldn't speak properly. I wish Obama would get a little bit more handsome so she would shut up forever.