Tuesday, November 13, 2007

On a Serious Note: What the hell is going on in Memphis?

As a former Memphibian, I was terribly alarmed to read this article about infant mortality in Memphis. I'm sure this has been in the local news there extensively, but this is the first I've heard of it. As a New Orleanian, I was used to bad news being emphasized and blown out of proportion, but this is worrying. Any feedback fellas?

6 comments:

Jay said...

I would point to a an alarmingly dense concentration of the following:

1) Rampant teen pregnancy

2) Poverty

3) Ignorance

4) Indifference

Dave said...

And how many of these rampant teen pregnancies are you personally responsible for??

Jay said...

Five.

Dave said...

That means Lurker must be responsible for at least 40.

Jay said...

Double that number and you're there.

Mike said...

I'm certain that I'm responsible for more poverty, ignorance and indifference than teen knock uppage. Alas, would that it were otherwise.