On Sunday, the Province newspaper took a break from its regular scheduled front page programming of fear, tragedy and the daily minutia of the Vancouver Canucks to inform its readers that Surrey mayor and keeper of the feathered 1980s hairdo Dianne Watts will not run in this year’s municipal election, prompting speculation that she might take stab at a federal seat. And because Watts has such a pun-friendly name, the headline writers wisely took the linguistic gift that was bestowed upon them and ran with the headline “Watts next?” Well played, Province. Well played.
We can only imagine the heated discussion that took place in the Province’s editorial dojo and led them to eventually go with “Watts next?” over “Watts happening?’ or “Watts up?” or our personal favourite “Say Watts?”
Needless to say, it must have been an excruciating decision, which we wouldn’t wish upon our worst enemy. Here’s hoping the Canucks don’t hire some dude named Dick Butts or Bourne Loser as their next General Manager. Talk about a Sophie’s Choice.
