Bird brains

Apparently there is a tradition at K State of throwing live chickens on the court whenever the Kansas Jayhawks come to town. Students smuggle the birds in, and then throw them out during player introductions to mock Kansas' avian mascot.

Not for long, according to this article.

PETA has complained to the K State administration, which issued a letter this week threatening that anyone caught throwing an object onto the floor will be ejected from the game, and could possibly face criminal prosecution.

The PETA complaint "described chickens as 'very intelligent and inquisitive animals' that appeared to have been subjected to 'deafening noise, bright lights, terror, abusive handling and likely death for the sake of amusement.'"

PETH (People for the Ethical Treatment of Humans) has filed a similar complaint, describing students at K State as "not terribly intelligent, but very inquisitive humans" that appear to have been subjected to "deafening noise, bright lights, terror, abusive handling and likely death every time their football team plays the Nebraska Cornhuskers."

And when you pray…

I love Japan. I love the people. I love the culture. I love the natural beauty. I love their endless stream of new and occasionally useful technological gadgets. I also love their innocent attempts at translating Japanese signs directly into English.

It has been nearly 5 years since I've been to Japan, so to stay sharp on my Engrish translation, I will occasionally visit engrish.com to keep up on the latest lost-in-translation finds. Below are a couple of my recent faves, as the Japanese give us some input on where to pray, and what we should be praying for:

I kid because I love…