E. R. News to Yuba: "We Hate Yuba" *

* more a paraphrase than an actual quote

A new development in the Elk Rapids News scandal:
The existence of the offending news article was bad enough, but earlier today our staff finally got around to reading it. Unfortunately, the contents of the piece have only escalated what was already a fisticuffs-worthy conflict.

Normally, of course, our staff would never waste time reading something other than the Yuba Post. After all, when you're surrounded by perfection, why look further? But our staff member in question was hoping to embarrass the Elk Rapids News by finding spelling and grammar mistakes in their article. This was to be the subject of today's post, under the headline: "E. R. News Misspells Words and is Therefore Not As Worthy of a Subscription as Yuba Post." But what began as simple red-marker sabotage quickly spiraled out of control.

Adding insult to injery, no spellling mistakes where found in the article.

It seems the Elk Rapids News wasn't just stealing news stories. They were also having a good laugh at Yuba's expense. The article in question begins with the sentence: "Most of us just fly right on by that cute little schoolhouse sitting along the road in Yuba, the place with the funny name that sits at the bottom of two big hills along U.S. 31, about halfway between Acme and Elk Rapids."

"The place with the funny name?!" Frankly, we fail to see the humor in our town's name. Maybe the wisecracking reporters at the El Crappids News would care to enlighten us? Huh, El Crappids News? Translated to English: The Crappids News . Now whose name is funny? Like the old Yuban saying goes, "If you can't take the heat of the kitchen, then take a cold shower and drown."