Topical Chat, April 2, 2007

In honor of April Fools Day, leave a message for one of your friends, saying it’s Mr. Lyon, and give them the number of the local zoo … you’re welcome.

1. On designers wanting to give NYC taxis an extreme makeover:
“So, do they want the drivers to actually take driving lessons?”
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04012007/news/regionalnews/glitz_eyed_for_citys_pretty_ugly_taxis_regionalnews_jeremy_olshan.htm

2. On a 33-year-old woman who faced arraignment Sunday on charges alleging she offered to let an undercover investigator take pornographic photos of her 7-year-old daughter and have sex with the girl:
“Move over Mother Theresa, I think we have another saint-in-the-making…”
http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/base/national-83/1175439241130320.xml&storylist=national

3. On the city of Philadelphia on par to hit a new milestone - 400 murders in one year:
“Well, at least we’re getting better at something, right?”
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20070331_Phila_s_grim_milestone__100th_homicide.html

4. On some amusement park visitors getting kicked off a ride called the Screamer for screaming:
“Legislation is being submitted to change the name of the ride to ‘Please Shut the F*ck Up!’”
http://cbs13.com/watercooler/local_story_091123053.html

5. On Mexico cracking down on porn films in taxis:
“Maybe this is just the makeover the NYC taxis need …”
http://chron.com/disp/story.mpl/bizarre/4677483.html

6. On six Muslim men who were removed from a plane last fall after being accused of suspicious behavior, now suing the airline and threatening to sue the passengers who complained:
“I just can’t figure out why Muslims are getting such a bad rap …”
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/P/PASSENGERS_REMOVED_LAWSUIT?SITE=RIPRJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

7. On Ohio State and Florida playing for the National title in college basketball … just months after they played each other for the National title in college football:
“It really is amazing what lax education standards and booster money can do for a college program, isn’t it?”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2007/03/31/ucla.florida.ap/index.html

8. On Amsterdam's red-light district holding an open house:
“This may trump Playboy’s free previews …”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17887227/