Juxtapositions

Interesting mix of stories the other night on the local news (Fox 5 New York). An early piece dealt with the arrest of a subway rider accused of groping a fellow passenger. The guy had 30 (that’s 30) prior arrests for such lewd behavior. A few stories later, a local small business was the focus of a piece on a hot new trend — cuddle parties, where complete strangers pay $40 a session to “cuddle” with about 20 other “customers,” including gentle rubbing and fondling — above the clothing of course. I’m wondering if the aforementioned subway rider may find his way to these “approved fondling gatherings.”

A week earlier, WFAN’s morning show (Boomer and Carton) included a discussion of a woman who was cited for making repeated 911 calls because her local McDonald’s was out of certain menu items. That discussion was followed by a long-running radio commercial created by the marketing geniuses at White Castle — where a man calls 911 emergency about being followed by a suspicious-looking White Castle box, who then reverses the chase in pursuit of the box and those oh-so-healthy burgers.

You can’t make this stuff up.