FOUR FOR FRIDAY

Q1 - Back Seat Driver: When sitting in the back seat of a car, do you have a preference of which side–passenger or driver–you sit on? What if you were the only passenger sitting in the back… would you have a preference then? Related question: As the driver, do you have a preference of which side a lone back seat passenger sits?

I don’t drive, but if I did I wouldn’t want a lone passenger sitting behind me.  Perhaps that’s the result of too many scary movies. 

When I ride in cabs I never sit directly behind the driver, I sit in the seat directly behind the passenger seat.  This way we can see each other clearly.

Q2 - Lawsuits: A member of the Rutgers women’s basketball team sued Don Imus and CBS on Tuesday, claiming the radio personality’s sexist and racist comments about the team damaged her reputation. Kia Vaughn’s lawsuit says Imus and his former co-host Bernard McGuirk, along with CBS Corp. and CBS Radio, are legally responsible for damage done to her character and reputation. Do you agree that Vaughn’s character and reputation were damaged by Imus’ remarks and that she has legitimate cause for action against the caustic radio host?

I think that the whole Imus-Rutgers debacle is a warning  that something needs to be done about the language used in entertainment today.

Here in New York kids ride around in cars blasting music with lyrics I can’t rewrite here.

And all around town I hear kids greeting each other with derogatory terms.

Imus was definitely guilty of poor judgement, but I do not believe he meant any harm against any one player or the team in general.

I also do not believe that any sane person would hold what Imus said against this person.

Q3 - Recall: Toy maker Mattel announced this week that they are voluntarily recalling millions of units of toys because of “impermissible use of lead paint and risks associated with small, high-powered magnets.” Have you been affected by Mattel’s recall? If not, when was the last time you were directly impacted by a mandatory or voluntary product recall?

I was having a hard time with my first ever laptop.  The technician said he thought the machine might be overheating, and sure enough within a month there was a battery recall.

I ended up paying the tech, and having to buy a new laptop.

Q4 - Impressions: If you could get away with it and do it extremely well, whose voice would you impersonate for an entire workday?

Wilma Flintstone.

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