haha silly language gap

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/languagelog/archives/004967.html

the road

ever since The Morning News picked The Road, by Cormac McCarthy, as the winner for their 2007 Tournament of Books, I’ve been intending to read it. Just finished it a few days ago. first book I’ve finished in an embarrassingly long time, but it was incredible.
I always thought Stephen King’s The Stand would stand [...]

Pit Bulls Kill Miniature Horse Donated To Cancer-Stricken Child

seriously, I couldn’t make this up…
“A miniature horse given to a boy with brain cancer by the Make-A-Wish Foundation was killed by a pair of pit bulls who were found roaming in his yard, authorities said.”
He had it for less than a week!
only in texas