Have the recent earthquakes caused more displacement...

Have the recent earthquakes caused more displacement than was first thought?

Jack Biggs of L.A. wonders, after picking up an RTD map of the always-mysterious San Fernando Valley, which places Universal Studios in Canoga Park, Topanga Plaza in Studio City and Warner Center in La Canada Flintridge.

Biggs points out that at least 20 of the 42 listings appear to be incorrect. (Travelers will be relieved to learn that Burbank Airport is in the right spot.)

It’s too soon to tell whether it’s the work of the same saboteur who recently inserted an apocalyptic message into the RTD’s emergency phone system. That taped message, you may recall, told RTD employees after the Sierra Madre earthquake that “We are all doomed” and advised them to drop their pants and “kiss” part of their anatomy “goodby.”

Luckily, in the case of the disoriented map, the RTD left itself some leeway in case someone should point out, for instance, that the Panorama City Shopping Center is in Panorama City, not Lakeview Terrace.

“The information presented in this brochure,” says the brochure, “is subject to change without notice.”

Only in L.A. Menu Item of the Week:

Just when you thought a cease-fire had been called in the commercialization of the Persian Gulf War, a Van Nuys restaurant unveils:

“Prime Rib Schwarzkopf . . . ($9.95) . . . thru Veterans Day 1991.”

After one bite, you surrender, right?

List of the Day:

What, you’ve probably never asked yourself, would go into a 1975 time capsule?

A wax manufacturer, citing its decision to stop using ozone-destroying substances in its products that year, is trying to hype the anniversary by sending the media containers filled with such 1975 memorabilia as:

1--A mood ring.

2--An Elton John T-shirt.

3--A psychedelic, square-shaped Peter Max balloon.

4--A pair of men’s platform shoes.

5--An eight-track stereo tape.

6--A Nov. 1-7, 1975, TV Guide that lists, among other shows, “Matt Helm,” “Kojak” and “Police Woman.”

Ah, memories. We’re burying ours immediately.

Susan Warren of Santa Monica hopes the house she saw listed in the Rodeo Realty Collection isn’t close to a nervous breakdown.

It’s described as “an emotional and important home of 10,000 s.f. sitting on a huge flat lot. . . .”

Just call me Sarge:

The LAPD has promoted its first Thai officer to the rank of sergeant. Our congrats to Wovarth Iddhibhakdibongse.

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For the benefit of tourists who might get their Breas mixed up, the Brea Chamber of Commerce in Orange County states in its publication: “The La Brea Tar Pits are not in Brea. They are located in Hancock Park in L.A.”