Photo of the Week

A Southern Illinois cheerleader, Kristi Yamaoka, fell fifteen feet at a basketball game the other night and fractured her neck. It might seem horrible to make fun of this, so rest assured, she's going to be OK. ASWOBA has its limits -- they're pretty far out there, but they exist.

The reason this is hilarious is because Yamaoka, while strapped to a stretcher, completed the cheer to a roar from the crowd. If this doesn't prove cheerleader pep, I don't know what does. It also has, I have to believe, some relationship to my optimism post below.