Topical Chat, March 26, 2007

I’m still sore from helping the Reverend move this weekend … and, I need to take my car to an Auto Body place, thanks to the 1970 Chevelle that scraped the side of it and took off the back bumper … good times all around!

1. On a man pushing a baby in a carriage along a highway during a rainstorm at 3:40am looking for crack:
“Is there anything that can stop Marion Barry when he’s looking for a fix?”
http://nydailynews.com/news/2007/03/25/2007-03-25_out_in_rain_with_baby_lookin_for_crack.html

2. On a dad who was home from Iraq on vacation - but his kids weren’t excused from school to see him:
“Warning lights should’ve gone up with the name ‘Hitler Elementary School.’”
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/174948

3. On two women in their 70s facing trial on charges that they insured the lives of two homeless men and ran them over with a car in hit-and-run murders to collect millions of dollars in death benefits:
“I smell a sequel to Thelma and Louise!”
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-22-hit-and-run_N.htm?csp=1

4. On a cancer victim accusing his sister of condemning him to death by refusing to donate bone marrow for an operation:
“Maybe his sister stands to collect millions in death benefits if this guy dies ... conspiracy theories, anyone?”
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,21441790-663,00.html

5. On a judge ordering a man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide to display a large picture of the victim in his home after serving two years in prison:
“Wow, what a great conversation piece that’ll be … “
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110AP_Picture_Sentence.html

6. On Taiwan cordoning off part of a highway to create a safe passage for a massive seasonal butterfly migration:
“Sometimes you gotta know when to draw the line …”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070324/ap_on_sc/taiwan_butterfly_migration;_ylt=AlfKQkbAILwDMArHnx7t3cjMWM0F

7. On a new study that shows chocolate can improve blood vessel function:
“Was the study done by Hershey’s?”
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,207149,00.html?sPage=fnc.health/yourhealth

8. On the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority wanting a state judge to seal documents in the wrongful death suit filed after the Big Dig tunnel collapse – claiming that if the documents were released it could affect the nation's transportation security:
“Right, it has nothing to do with trying to hide the shoddy work.”
http://www.abc6.com/onset?id=25117&template=article.html