Good week, Bad week

Good week for:

Personal reinvention, after Sen. John McCain of Arizona fought off a primary challenge by spending a record $20 million, denying he ever thought of himself as “a maverick,” and demanding that the government shut down the Mexican border and keep gays out of the military. “We had to do what it takes,” McCain said.

Cardiologists, after a concession stand at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto began selling deep-fried butter, which is exactly what it sounds like.

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The vuvuzela, the plastic horn that became infamous during this year’s World Cup, after it earned its place in the latest edition of the Oxford Dictionary. Other new words include “overleveraged,” “defriend,” and “bromance,” a close friendship between two men.

Bad week for:

Thinking outside the box, after an Australian high school teacher assigned students to plan a terrorist attack. “Your goal is to kill the MOST innocent civilians to get your message across,” the assignment read.

Overreacting, after reports of a 12-foot crocodile off the beach of Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, prompted officials to ban swimming. The “croc” turned out to be a large chunk of driftwood.

Double entendres, after a Colorado man was banned from a Safeway supermarket for one year for offending a buxom female employee while ordering chicken breasts. “I like the large ones,” 62-year-old Al Stults Jr. said, as he pointed. He swears he was referring to the chicken, not the employee.