Extra, Extra: Potent Quotables Edition

By Margaret Lyons in News on Apr 9, 2008 11:25PM

"'China is totally not the right country, not the right place, because Olympics is not just about a game, it's about free spirit.'" [ABC 7]

"Once police were inside, the woman allegedly refused a command to drop a 3-foot-long sword she was holding...and deputies attempted to subdue her with a Taser. When she continued moving toward them, police shot and wounded her in the collar-bone area and buttocks." [Trib]

"Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers." [National Weather Service]

"Police say Arriaga walked into 2-year-old Nova Mack's home at about 3 a.m. Friday and picked her up. He says he cannot remember any of the incident, and blames it on vodka shots." [CBS 2]

"Lawyers for Weigel called the incidents 'minor and fleeting,' adding that glimpses of Pikachu 'could not have significantly harmed a child viewer.'" [S-T]

"'I told the guys when we got to the altar they could say a prayer, but we still had to find the fire.'" [Trib

"'Why would I need to masturbate?" he told police. 'This is how I chill, ma'am.'" [Penn State's Daily Collegian. Not really related to anything, but too good to resist.]