Stupid Is As Stupid Does

One of my favorite maxims that I came across long ago is, "The only reason that Man tops the evolutionary list is because he wrote the list." Surely if all the other animals could read and write, we would be somewhere near the bottom.

An excellent example of how lame and clueless our species is can be found in what is referred to as the "9-9-9," a ballpark tradition for the last decade. It entails eating nine hot dogs and drinking nine beers during the course of a 9-inning baseball game. Sad but true, many people opt for this revolting activity which has no reward other than saying you did it. One person who thought it was a good idea wrote an article that appears in today's Wall Street Journal, in which he mentions it is "against the advice of every cardiologist ever." 

Inherent in the challenge is avoiding vomiting on anyone sitting near you. Also, it helps if you are brain-dead.