Bad Signs: Members of the deaf community say that an interpreter who's worked with the Seattle Men's Chorus for over 30 years is terrible at his job.

No More Pot Shots: The state liquor board has made it illegal to smoke legal marijuana in bars.

Let It Snow: A winter storm watch has been issued for Puget Sound, meaning we could see snow tonight or tomorrow.

Let's Go to Prison: Governor Jay Inslee's supplemental budget proposal includes money for more prison beds, a raise for family home child care workers, and no COLA raises for teachers. (Better luck next year, teachers!)

"The Post-9/11 Equivalent of Pulling a Fire Alarm": A lawyer for Eldo Kim, the 20-year-old former Mukilteo student accused of making bomb threats at Harvard to get out of his final, says he was under a great deal of pressure.

He's in a Better Place: Baby Jesus goes missing in Olympia.

Way to Pick Your Battles: Men's rights activists are now filling out false rape reports online for Occidental College because it's their right or something.

Everyone's a Suspect: A Connecticut officer accidentally shot himself and blew "a bowling ball-sized hole through a nearby window" in a crowded restaurant on Tuesday.

You've Been Targeted: "Target confirmed Thursday morning that it was investigating a security breach involving stolen credit card and debit card information for 40 million of its retail customers," the NYTimes reports.

How's Your Vertical? Dennis Rodman is now a basketball coach in North Korea.

Pardons, Pardons, Everywhere! Russia is now reportedly set to free former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who's been in jail for a decade after being convicted of stealing oil and laundering money. (For his part, Khodorkovsky contends that he's a political prisoner and never asked for a pardon.)

No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: A Georgia representative proposes that poor kids earn their lunches by sweeping the halls of their schools.

Do as We Say: Oh, look, Catholic hospitals aren't very charitable when it comes to giving care to the poor.

And finally, here is how you taxidermy a fighting elephant: