Tuesday, April 04, 2006
Eligibility
I heard on the news that one of the 9/11 conspirators, Zacharias Moussouhi (or something), was deemed "eligible" for the death penalty. That just struck me as a funny use of that word. I always connected "eligible" with something that was desirable.
"You are now eligible to recieve a free gift".
"He still has two years of NCAA eligibility".
"Eligible Bachelor".
"Congratulations. You are now eligible to be exposed to toxic gasses until you are dead... If you play your cards right". See? It doesn't quite sound right.
At any rate, I hope the dude doesn't squander his eligibility.
"You are now eligible to recieve a free gift".
"He still has two years of NCAA eligibility".
"Eligible Bachelor".
"Congratulations. You are now eligible to be exposed to toxic gasses until you are dead... If you play your cards right". See? It doesn't quite sound right.
At any rate, I hope the dude doesn't squander his eligibility.
