NPR : Spelling Bee Hits Broadway

If you can listen to this NPR feature story on an idiotic musical about spelling bees, then look me straight in the eye and tell me that the musical is not the inherently stupidest form of narrative ever conceived, then you should get a job as a professional liar. I support legislation that would restrict media coverage of, and indeed even verbal discussion of, musicals to within the city bounds of New York City, the only place in the world where people actually care about this foolishness. (Except for “The South Park Movie,” of course.)

I know I’m a few days late on this one, but I’m using the beginning of May to begin a new year-long project: Ridiculous Dachshunds. At the beginning of each month I’ll be posting a picture of a stupid ceramic dachshund that coresponds to that month. Here’s May:

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