I am sure Sexy Rexy Grossman would love to come to Washington when he gets run out of Chicago when (and not if) he chokes in the playoffs…

I was catching up on some reading, and found an article on Deadspin about how a Snohomish High School student in nearby Snohomish County, Washington was struck in the leg by the cannon that is fired before every home football game. I remembered seeing something about this on the news when it happened, but since then I had forgotten.

As part of the article, the Deadspin people directed readers to the Wikipedia entry for Snohomish High School, which among other things has a seal clubbing club:

Clubbing Club - Inexplicably, a number of Snohomopotamians are vigorous supporters of the practice of culling seals, often spending lavish amounts of money to import and subsequently club baby harp seals in bizarre, drawn-out rituals

Other fun facts about the school:

They say that the tradition of a united city gives Snohomish a powerful and successful athletics program, and they question whether this can continue if the students are divided. It should be noted however, that these are largely speculation based, and it remains to be seen how large, if any, the effect of stopping the inbreeding program will be.

A new tradition was started on October 6th 2006, deemed “ROTC target practice.” The school’s ceremonial cannon lets loose a volley at a random ROTC student’s leg. Afterwards, the town’s fine citizens spread cheer and wish him the gift of symmetry, threatening to blow off his other leg too if he raises a fuss about it. This new tradition has been met with the community’s full support.

The Target Practice Parade is in the process of being planned to commemorate the October 6th incident. This parade will feature burning effigies of the student, his leg, and his family. The parade will throw out KY jelly to the children, and incorporate a hundred goat processional. It is yet to be announced when the parade will take place.

I just love all the fun things you can learn on Wikipedia, don’t you?