A Legend in His Own Mind

“During Banned Books Week last month, you may have heard that some busybodies banned Green Eggs and Ham because they thought the story was kinda gay … None of these reports say where or when this purported prohibition took place, other than those vague references to California and the ’90s … I’m pretty sure I know where this began. It’s my fault. Sorry. My bad.” Jesse Walker in Reason: I think I accidentally started an urban legend. (This could explain about 90% of the Internet.)

+ When a joke goes well, there’s laughter. When it goes poorly, there’s silence. When it goes really bad, there’s this: “Here’s what it looks like after someone shouts ‘I have Ebola, you’re all screwed!’ on a plane