A public service announcement: Sprung

According to dictionary.com, one of the many definitions of "sprung" is a material (like wood, for example) that has become warped, bent, or cracked.

Ironically, for all intents and purposes the definition of sprung I'm accustomed to is the same, except the warped, cracked thing is human. Rapdict.org says to be "sprung" is to be obsessed with something or to get sexually arroused. I'd submit that it's both of those things combined.

And now for a more practical example: Astronaut Lisa Nowak, who drove 900 miles yesterday from Houston, Tex., to Orlando, Fla., wearing adult diapers so that she wouldn't have to stop for pee breaks, in order to confront (with weapons) Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman, a fellow astronaut, over Shipman's alleged relationship with a third astronaut, U.S. Navy Cmdr. William Oefelein. Both women were hooking up with Oefelein, apparently. And Nowak seemed to be out to eliminate her competition for the commander's affections.

Here's the rub in this triangle: Nowak is married and has three children, and she allegedly told investigators that her relationship with Oefelein was more than a friendship but less than romantic. Let's be blunt. That means it was sexual.

So, my friends, you understand that Nowak was sprung. Not to be crass, but Oefelein apparently put the voodoo on her, so much so that she lost her mind...which, by the way, is what I'd argue if I was her defense attorney. Attempted murder charges are no joke. Write this one in your notebooks. And if you weren't already using "sprung" in this context, feel free to do so. It's on the house. Remember, no physical interaction is so good that you should get sprung over it. And if you do, the person who sprung ya should be bottling and selling it.

If you're interested in a more complete version of this story here's one.