Hot Diggety Dog! A Shout Out?

Today's Herald News features an awesome column by Natalie Ruffato regarding Hooters. The gist is that basically people shouldn't be complaining about Hooters being offensive when there are so many other things that could be considered more offensive. My favorite line: "From my view, there are a lot of places and things that I find more offensive than Hooters. Take festivals, for example, jammed with people who smell like yesterday's corn dog sporting dirty T-shirts while spewing four-letter words at their children who appear as if they have not seen a bathtub since school let out." Yesterday's corn dog? I have a feeling that aroma is similar to Hot Dog Burp. In other Herald News news, yesterday's blotter featured quite an unusual battle between two brothers:

Battery charge


JOLIET — A family fight ended with one brother bashing another with a tiki torch early Tuesday, police said.

Mark Kucinskas, 22, of 2304 Red Hawk Drive was booked into the county jail on a charge of domestic battery in connection with the 2 a.m. tiki torch tiff.

Kucinskas' 29-year-old brother reportedly told police that Kucinskas struck him in the back with a tiki torch, then attempted to hit him again. The brother said he thwarted this attempt by punching Kucinskas, police said.

I take it we're assuming these torches weren't lit. Heading to Ribfest in Naperville tonight, and rumor has it that Mr. Blotto, the Deadhead band we saw at Dreams last year, will be performing. Here's hoping for more candles in shells!