Class road warriors

Published 6:28 am Monday, June 1, 2015

Life in the fast lane: Critics have long called the express toll lane, which will replace the HOV lane on I-405 this fall, the “Lexus Lane.”. They say only drivers of means can afford to whiz by the proles creeping at 5 mph near the King-Snohomish county line.

State transportation officials say the toll lanes come in handy for lower-income people once in a while. Sounds like the “Lexus Lane” can also be called the “I’ll Be Fired If I’m Late for Work Again Today” lane.

Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1980, Cable News Network — CNN — made its debut.

Critics scoffed at the notion of people watching a 24-hour news broadcast, but CNN founder Ted Turner replied, “All we need is a kid down a well, a missing attractive blonde woman, and a reporter with great hair talking about Scud missiles. You’ll see.”

Surfing the vast cultural wasteland: In the new show “Whispers,” children’s imaginary friend turns out to be diabolical genius bent on world domination.

Wait a minute — if he’s a so smart, why’s he talking to kids? He should be talking to the GOP presidential candidates.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff