Here’s an all-American story. A baby has been caught ” tebowing ” in the womb, reports a Denver station:

I see two possible readings of young Champ’s actions. He is either a hero sent to confound and dismay blue America by doing the most wildly red-state things possible, or a budding ironist who will soon be planking , owling , and hunkering . Any other theories?
Via @MZHemingway .
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