Raise a glass to Oktoberfest

It’s not October yet, but Oktoberfest got off to a rousing start Saturday in Germany. In between steins, visitors at the annual beer festival can tour vendors’ booths or hit the carnival rides.

Of course, after you have a few festival-size beers, going on a ride that spins in circles becomes a little redundant.

A 28-year-old adventurer from Australia makes Indiana Jones look like just another guy with a fedora and a bullwhip.

Tim Cope arrived in Hungary on Saturday after a 6,200-mile trek on horseback. Along the way, he was abducted by unemployed gold miners, trapped in a mine shaft, and nursed back to health by his rescuers with vodka and raw eggs.

If anyone in this country were to suggest that remedy, it would probably cause the FDA to emit a gasp of horror that could blow over outhouses in Oklahoma.

The Cougars might need a potent remedy to recover from the 47-14 pounding that USC gave them Saturday.

Washington State tried its best, but playing USC these days is a lot like trying to fight the Borg — resistance is futile.