Nip It, Nip It In The Bud.......

The Maven admits to being addicted to the work of the kids in the WOWO News room. While it is never their intention to be comedic, the end result is always a giggle, a laugh, a hoot, or a guffaw. 

Item One: The all-powerful mayor of the City of Decatur is going to put his foot down and will not stand for any summertime shenanigans in his town. He wants to "nip it in the bud"......really. 

The idea of Decatur being Mayberry, and the mayor as Barney Fife earns a "hoot" on the Maven's yard stick of comedy news writing. 

Item 2:  There are those words that no one ever uses in normal conversation. Sometimes it's 'cop speak', 'government speak', or in this case, 'fire department speak'. 

How many of you use the phrase "self-evacuated"? If your house were on fire, would you tell the 911 operator that you and your family "self-evacuated" or would you say "we got the hell outta the house"? 
It's one of the pitfalls of lazy journalists who merely cut and paste the media handout from police, fire or other government agency.

This earns a 'giggle' on the Maven's yard stick of comedy news writing.