Disney Actress Lectures Teens

Be warned, citizens! Now when you call something “gay,” a celebrity (using the term loosely, Wanda Sykes Does the other PSA) will come out of nowhere and berate you for poor taste in word choice and clothing. From cutesy Salon trend story to PSA against in just eight years. Impressive.

Thanks, Chrissmari

Benjamin Franklin Ruins Sex For A Generation Of Teens

From what I know, the legendary Benjamin Franklin was quite a womanizer. (Do you think he yelled “Now that’s Benergy!” after the money shot? Erhm, y’know, best to pretend I didn’t write that and move on.)

Apparently, though, Franklin is concerned about too much sex, or at least unsafe sex, since he’s featured in a PSA about teenage pregnancy. (Kudos to Kate for noticing this.)

Yep, it’s Ben Franklin, talking, Monty Python-style, about teenage pregnancy.

Here’s the full text:

Hello there, I’m Benjamin Franklin, one of America’s founding fathers and inventor of numerous practical inventions, including the lightning rod, bifocals, spectacles and the stove. But I’m not here to talk about myself, I’m here to talk about teenage pregnancy. So you think it’ll never happen to you, eh? Well it does happen, to over 35 percent of girls in the U.S. every year. That’s over one-million girls. And two out of three teen mothers never even finish high school! So before you have sex, think of me, Benjamin Franklin.

Let me repeat that last line: So before you have sex, think of me, Benjamin Franklin.

A Message from Benjamin Franklin [teenpregnancy.org]
Ben Franklin Wants You to Think of Him Before You Have Sex [Starting A Landslide In My Ego]

Exposing While Intoxicated

I’m gonna give youse a little public service announcement this morning: I think you should not drink and drive. Not much of a big thing there; everyone who drinks and drives knows it’s a bad idea, but it does happen anyway.

That being said, if you do end up drinking and driving — and don’t, by the way, — I have another public service announcement for you. If you’re pulled over, don’t flash the cops:

• Ricardo McIntyre, 24, of West Telford Street, Telford, was arrested Feb. 16 for DUI, open lewdness and disorderly conduct, after police observed his vehicle spinning its tires on Route 113 near Bethlehem Pike, said Hilltown police. McIntyre displayed signs of intoxication and during field sobriety tests he exposed himself to officers in an attempt to show them a previous leg injury, said police. He was later released pending the results of a blood alcohol test, said police.

Err, better make it a little clearer: If you’re a guy, don’t flash the cops. Women might have a better chance of getting out of the charges if they expose themselves. Maybe.

DUI Charges 03.13.06 [Doylestown Intelligencer]