Because I couldn't choose among the many possibilities.
I was scrolling down through Bitter's posts. Lots of nanny-state shit going on today, go there and scroll.
But I just had to post on this one, and I'm having a devil of a time choosing just the right title. Bruce has a good one, and has lots more in his post. So since all the good titles and commentary have already been taken, I'll make this a poll:
What Should Be the Title of This Post?
3) Massholes (or a variation, such as Critical Massholes)
4) Government: Protecting Your Clothing So You Don’t Have to Think About It
5) Mandatory sippy-cups for grown-ups.
6) Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go out in my backyard and do the "Thank God I Don't Live Down There Anymore" Dance.
7) I’m just shocked Mayor Bloomberg didn’t think of this before Massachusetts did.
8) Hmmm, condoms for cups.
9) Never Underestimate the Ability of Massachusetts Politicians to Come Up With Ideas Immeasurably More Ass-Reamingly Stupid Than They Did the Week Before
10) Nothing says YUM like beer through a straw.
11) Blame the frickin' Kennedy's again
12) Ken is absolutely right, we need to publicly execute, preferably by hanging, at least one politician per year, pour encourager les autres.
Posted by Ken S at June 23, 2007 02:35 PM | TrackBack (0) |I like Don Henley's version (from "Get Over It"):
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers, kill 'em tonight
That sound you just heard was my head exploding when I read that story.
Good lord, one thing every woman from Gen X onward has had pounded into her brain is: DO NOT LEAVE YOUR FRICKING DRINK UNATTENDED. And even better: don't go to a bar without some buddies you can trust.
Massachusetts: making it safe to be unaware of your surroundings since 2007.
It must be nice for those folks to live somewhere where problems of illegal immigration, potential terrorist attacks, tainted shit from China, carjackings, child abuse, and pollution have been solved, so they can move onto smaller things.
Posted by: ricki at June 24, 2007 06:48 AMIn my opinion, there is one episode of "NYPD Blue" that should be required viewing for all women.
It shows an undercover female police officer eating in a restaurant. The man she is trying to convict enters, sits down opposite her in the booth. They start to talk, and he asks her what she's drinking. She says "Ginger Ale." He asks for a sip. He picks up her glass, takes a sip, hands it back.
Five minutes later she can barely stand.
In the simple action of picking up her glass, he slips GHB into her drink. It's that easy to be victimized.
www.girlsfightback.org has a good article on their "resources" page titled "The 411 on Date Rape Drugs".
As I added in the comments on my post:
"If you really feel you need a sippy cup to prevent guys from spiking your drink, you really need to find a new bar/neighborhood to hang out in."
Posted by: Bruce at June 24, 2007 06:04 PM