Poker, Death, and T.V.

Some stupid shit I saw on TV: CSI New York. A man is found sitting at a park bench, with a ring of blood around his neck. As the rookie photographs the scene, the grizzled veteran says, "Now don't quote me on this, but... Not everything's connected." He then dramatically lifts the head off the shoulders.

Now, is that a violation of procedures? I thought only the ME could touch the body? And the rookie isn't done photographing the scene? Oh yeah, by the way, how could someone cut off a head and then pose the body and balance the head back on the neck?

Also, I got out of a meeting (aka yelling match) at work. I had screwed some minor shit up but others had jacked themselves worse. A coworker commented to me that I acted pretty cool in the meeting during the yelling. I was able to talk calmly and easily.

"I play poker," I said. "When you play poker, you feel like you're going to die. This? This is playing with fake chips."