A Canadian woman recently had a hard time remembering the lyrics to the American national anthem at the beginning of a Canadian-American hockey game. When she stumbled on the words, the crowd began to boo, and this further exacerbated the problem: She forgot more of the words. Take note here that this was in Quebec, and this woman's first language is French. She left the ice in tears.

This drives me fucking crazy. What is it about human beings that we have the need to shit upon our own? (Like what I'm doing right now, ironically enough) Is it really so bad that she forgot the words? Did she do it intentionally? I don't believe so. Should I feel insulted? I don't. What about you? If you find this inexcusable, let me ask you... Do YOU know the lyrics to the Canadian national anthem? OK, maybe you do. Can you sing it in fucking French? I thought not.

As of this night, 61% of AMERICANS don't know the lyrics to their own anthem, according to one study. When asked, "What line follows '...Whose broad stripes and bright stars...?'" more than a third couldn't come up with the words. How'd YOU do with that question? I'll bet you bombed.

Imagine being this woman at that time. True, she was hired as a professional and was expected to be prepared. But given that the accident happened, how easy...how cowardly... is it for the people in the stands to boo her? Could any one of them have done any better?