Colorfully nicknamed bike messengers may file suit against Lincoln for allegedly using their (street) names and photos in an ad for the bike-crushing Lincoln Navigator. What remains unclear is why Lincoln thought skinny geeks in Bono glasses would help sell giant cars. Former messenger Bucky Turco says: "Messengers hate cars. It's like using vegetarians to sell furs, it don't work." We think he could've taken that further. It's like using Priests to sell condoms! It's like using bloggers to sell personal grooming products! It's like using Huey Newton to sell DVDs of "Blue Collar Comedy"! It's like using FDR to sell Social Security privatization! You get the idea.

And Motley Crue is suing NBC for banning them. Not putting someone on television is now apparently a violation of one's first amendment rights. Which would explain most of VH1's programming. -AP

Lincoln Goes For Bike Messenger Street Cred Without Permission [AdRants]
Motley Crue Sues NBC [Billboard]