Friday, February 8, 2008

I've Got Your Back, Brown Street

You'd think a story with the lede, "[a] Westbrook man is being held on charges of grabbing another man's walking stick and beating him with it," would alone be worth the price of admission. That is until you read the comments associated with the story (which can be read here, by the way.)

Dan of Rensselaer, NY wrote: "'Stay classy (sic) Westbrook' - Ron Burgandy"
PTSanchez of Scarborough wrote: "The Brook is a craphole. Brown street (sic) is the epicenter."
j p of Portland wrote: "brown (sic) street (sic) should be turned into a giant parking lot."

We'll keep you posted on any further degradations of the English language. As for Brown Street, I personally love it and appreciate its, um, character.

- John C.L. Morgan

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