My Two Favorite People of the Day

These guys


Quotes from the story:

"[They] said they were taking questions only about 1970s hairstyles."

"When a reporter accused them of not taking the situation seriously, Stevens responded, 'We're taking it very seriously.' Asked another question about the case, Stevens reiterated they were answering questions only about hair and accused the reporter of not taking him and Berdovsky seriously."

And the best, "Reporters did not relent and as they continued, Berdovsky disregarded their queries, saying, 'That's not a hair question. I'm sorry.' "

I would have had one more suggestion: "We are taking this situation seriously; we're just not taking this news conference seriously."

Without going on at length, here is a summary of my opinion of the whole thing (because you care):
1) The city was right to take the objects seriously and take action as they did.
2) The city was wrong to then overreact, especially with the benefit of more time, by pressing charges against the two. Those two did not cause a panic, the city caused a panic (and how much "panic" was there, really?)
3) The judge seems to be the only one in the system that is thinking rationally: "Judge Paul K. Leary told Grossman that, according to law, the suspects must intend to create a panic to be charged with placing hoax devices.... It appears the suspects had no such intent, the judge said." This bodes well for the near future for our mischievous friends.
4) I have never seen this show. Is it worth watching?