For those that need a giggle

To lighten the mood in the wake, I offer this New York Times article on the 24 Hours of LeMons.

Not LeMans, LeMons. A team is not permitted to spend more than $500 on its entry into the race. That includes buying the car. (Safety equipment is exempt.)

From the archives

Dredged up from the dust-bin of the news magazine Whiskey Tango Foxtrot:

"Even if he is mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they, and a little chance?"

- Senator Roman Hruska, defending Judge G. Harold Carswell, nominated by Richard Nixon to the United States Supreme Court in 1970