You get what you pay for
13 July 2005. Inspired by .
"Unable to actually prove this complex theory scientifically, and frustrated by the cruel conspiracy of the so-called "scientific community" working against his efforts, he ultimately stuck his head in a heated gas oven with a golden delicious apple propped in his mouth. Miraculously, the apple was saved for the evening dessert. Calvin was not."
Back on one of my more-favoured themes, the States has a robust tradition of paid-for obituaries. Usually that means badly written good intentions from a grieving relative with journalistic pretensions. But not always. This particular effort provoked comment in the newspaper's Reader's Editor column the following week.