ESPN X GAMES = DRUNK “BEAST” THAT FORGETS TO FLUSH: The ASPEN TIMES has an article on the prospect of the city continuing to host the ESPN-sponsored X Games, calling the week-long event a “disaster … on a schedule“:

The primary focus of local officials, or as County Commissioner Jack Hatfield puts it, “getting a handle on what a beast this is,” is stemming the hordes of underaged drinkers who treat the event as *shock* “pretty much one big tailgate party“(many sneak in booze with CamelBak carriers or put vodka in water bottles, nice!).

Stifling the sleepy Colorado resort town with nearly 100,000 hammered Colorado coeds outdoor sports fans is a major concern, and according to Aspen Police Chief Loren Ryerson everything from bus ridership to the number of “flushes” in town is a major cause for concern.

I empathize with Aspenites, and much like Chief Ryerson, every time I flip past watch the X Games, the word “flush” also comes to mind (but after seeing those crazed cuties, I think I’m softening my stance on the concept - damn that looks like fun).