Topical Chat, June 25, 2007

Don’t blink, the month of June … and the whole summer for that matter … will be over before ya know it.

1. On the Rev. Al Sharpton yesterday demanding the black community make a stir over the disappearance of two young black women from Brooklyn, arguing anyone who ignores the cases is a "traitor:"
“What about all those traitors that ignored the outcome of the Duke lacrosse court verdict … oh wait, Sharpton was one of them …”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/06/24/2007-06-24_do_more_to_find_missing_says_rev_al-7.html

2. On a motorist has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after police say he struck about two dozen cars and two people during a wild ride:
“Ted Kennedy was unavailable for comment.”
http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_174150457.html

3. On a report that arents are feeling intense pressure to pick names that set their kids apart … and some are even hiring consultants:
“George Costanza was way ahead of his time with names like Soda and Seven.”
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB118247444843644288-lMyQjAxMDE3ODIyMzQyNzM0Wj.html

4. On an RV crashing into a house after high-speed chase:
“Cannonball Run 3, anybody?”
http://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=4959d28c-e707-42e6-8cac-8ed5d2d203eb

5. On a drunken student who broke his back after falling off scaffolding on a night out who is now suing the company that put it up, claiming it was "too accessible" and too easy to climb:
“If only he would’ve landed on his head … the lack of brain tissue probably would’ve cushioned the fall.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/news/tm_headline=scaffold-fall-man-sues-firm--&method=full&objectid=19343231&siteid=66633-name_page.html

6. On CNN being unable to show the exact location of Afghanistan:
“Looks like our educational system is really paying dividends now …”
http://www.bobharris.com/content/view/1419/

7. On a man who tried to hide his loaded gun from the police, by sticking it up his behind:
“Sadly, it was a shotgun …”
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007281073,00.html

8. On a lawyer who vandalized 11 cars during a drunken walk home from mom's 80th birthday party:
“Hey is now suing himself …”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/6230744.stm