When in Rome

Published 12:01 am Saturday, August 13, 2011

Causing a bigus ruckus: Undercover police in Rome have dressed in togas and sandals to catch countrymen who are embroiled in an at-times violent turf battle among gladiator-clad actors posing for tourist photos in front of the Colosseum and oth

er Roman landmarks.

If problems continue, gladiators will be required to get a license and will have to successfully complete a gladiator test that requires proficiency in beast fighting, chariot maintenance and conjugation of Latin verbs.

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Veni, vidi, ingemuo: President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a three-day bus tour of Midwestern states next week, with the full expectation that he’ll get an earful of frustration from people on the left and the right about the conduct of the White House and Congress.

Or he could go easy on himself and take the gladiator test.

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Horse 54, where are you? Police on horseback patrols in Louisville, Ky., have a new piece of equipment: portable computers that are fastened to the horse’s breast collar. The computers give the officers quick access to the police department’s records.

The computers run on software called Giddy.App.

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