Not Burying the Lede

http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/06/hey_could_you_get_a_littl.php

So many possible Patsy Cline songs

Persian, Dilorom told me, had only one word for crying, whereas Old Uzbek had one hundred. Old Uzbek had words for wanting to cry and not being able to, for being caused to sob by something, for loudly crying like thunder in the clouds, for crying in gasps, for weeping inwardly or secretly, for crying ceaselessly in a high voice, for crying while uttering the sound hay hay. Old Uzbek had special verbs for being unable to sleep, for speaking while feeding animals, for being a hypocrite, for gazing imploringly into a lover's face, for dispersing a crowd. . . . What did you know about Uzbekistan once you learned that Old Uzbek had a hundred different words for crying? I wasn't sure, but it didn't seem to bide well for my summer vacation.

from "The Possessed" by Elif Batuman.

Baseball recap

Rick Monday reporting on the evening's games (I may have the teams wrong):

"Cleveland was shut out by the Yankees 9-2."

"The As could only muster one run in losing 10-8."

Overheard at College Baseball playoff game

Some guys are discussing the World Cup about to begin in South Africa:

Guy #1:   My ex is in Africa.

Guy #2:   Who's your ex?

Guy #3:    Some white girl.