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    Good day, bad day: July 9, 2012

    By The Week's Editorial Staff | The Week – Mon, Jul 9, 2012

    A kayaker narrowly escapes a shark attack, while vegetarians have fewer dating prospects — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

    GOOD DAY FOR:

    Protesting protests
    Hundreds of Texas A&M graduates form a human wall to prevent the Westboro Baptist Church from picketing the funeral of their fellow Aggie Lieutenant Colonel Roy Tisdale. [The Daily Dot]

    SEE ALSO: Weekend talking points: 7 top stories - July 13, 2012

    Narrowly avoiding the jaws of fate
    A Massachusetts kayaker has a close call with a great white shark off the shores of Cape Cod. [BuzzFeed]

    Messy eaters
    A blogger creates the "tacone," an ingenious marriage of the taco shell and waffle ice-cream cone that allows one to eat a taco without spilling a drop. [Death & Taxes] 

    SEE ALSO: Good day, bad day: July 12, 2012

    BAD DAY FOR:

    Herbivores
    A new survey finds that 30 percent of meat-eating singles say they wouldn't date a vegetarian or vegan, while only 4 percent of non-meat-eaters said they wouldn't consider dating a carnivore. [Newser]

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    Life imitating Footloose
    A New York City couple is arrested for allegedly impeding pedestrian traffic by dancing the Charleston on a subway platform. [Business Insider]

    Political correctness
    A "pro skinny" website called Skinny Gossip fat-shames Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton by calling her "thunder thighs" and "fatty." [Gothamist]

    SEE ALSO: Luxuriously marooned

    For more winners and losers see: Good day bad day: July 6, 2012

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