Open Mouth, Insert Foot

(Frederick, Maryland) Two Gov. Thomas Johnson High School girls were quoted in the local newspaper, The Frederick News-Post, as saying they were going drinking after this year's prom. Their principal saw the article and barred them from attending the prom. The girls say the newspaper misquoted them, but the newspaper stands by its story.

Consequently, Shawnda Lawson and Nicole Taylor, both 18, will be able to get an earlier start on tossing down the prom night liquor than originally anticipated. Interestingly, according to another report, Shawnda doesn't believe that she did anything inappropriate and that she's just being treated unfairly.

The saddest part of this story is the simple realization that Shawnda is old enough to vote.