Taking it out on the TV

Via one of Drudge's throw-away links: man shoots TV because he can't get the new digital signal. There is an obscure and uncelebrated tradition in American of shooting one's television. I first encountered this as a child, hearing of a guy up the street shooting his television in frustration at the news (he was in law enforcement, to make the story even better). One of the reasons I oppose gun control is to preserve this wonderful folkway.

The Gun Gene

Yeah, the gun gene. It's found in human males and its expression in the phenotype begins at around 18-30 months of age. The anti-gun gene is found in human females and kicks in post-partum. These opposite genetic imperatives can result in conflict. Sometimes, however, there is a happy ending.