Quotables

“Lay hands on our media. Heal them. Put honesty in their hearts.”

New York City Mayor ERIC ADAMS, a Democrat, praying at an Aug. 5 reelection campaign event that featured endorsements from dozens of faith leaders. He declined to take media questions afterward.

“Charlie does what Charlie wants to do once we’re in the water.”

Dog owner JEFF NIEBOER, commenting on his 10-year-old yellow lab, who competed in the annual World Dog Surfing Championships in Pacifica, Calif., Aug. 2. Charlie took first place in the tandem category.¹

“I thought someone must’ve been stealing my mail.”

KEISHA BROWN of Northeast Baltimore after a local post office suspended some mail deliveries for weeks in July due to burrowing wasps in her Belair Edison neighborhood.²

“I can tell you personally, hot dogs are very slippery.”

Shrewsbury, Pa., Fire Chief BRAD DAUBERMAN after a truck carrying hot dogs spilled its load across Interstate 83 on Aug. 1.¹

“It tastes a little earthy, a little sweet, if you’re wondering.”

Massachusetts resident ERICA KAHN, recounting to reporters her battle with $20,000 in medical bills for rabies shots after a bat flew into her mouth while she vacationed in Arizona.³

¹Associated Press; ²The Baltimore Banner; ³12News