Bad omen?Michael McKee of Altadena points out...

Bad omen?

Michael McKee of Altadena points out that the Republican Party headquarters on Lake Avenue in Pasadena was formerly occupied by Republic Federal, a now-defunct savings and loan.

The 32nd flavor: We reported that Glendale-based Baskin-Robbins asked customers to nominate ice cream flavors for George Bush and Bill Clinton--with the disturbing result that “Rocky Road” received the most votes for each.

Only in L.A. then demanded an equal scoop for Ross Perot. Our winner was Barry Glassner of Silver Lake, who suggested a Perot flavor of “Nut ‘n Money.”

But on to presidential pumpkins. St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena is holding a carving contest for its employees and their families next week to see who can fashion the best pumpkin likeness of the three candidates. We dare anyone to try to duplicate Perot’s ears.

Honey, the dog did what?As a school project, 9-year-old Alexandra Magnuson of Whittier sculpted an impressive map of the United States out of Play-Doh. However, 9-month-old Samantha, a dog, mistook it for dinner and consumed most of New England. “My dog ate my homework,” Alexandra explained to her teacher, only to be told: “That’s the oldest trick in the world.”

Perhaps she could refashion it into a bust of Perot.

Speaking of the pumpkin-heads: L.A.’s Downtown News, obviously determined to see that no issue goes overlooked in the campaign, asked passersby the other day: “Which of the presidential candidates would win in a fistfight?”

One woman on the street asserted that the match would be unfair because Clinton has such an obvious weight advantage.

She also said to the reporter: “Are you embarrassed to be asking this question?”

Still, it would be a refreshingly different debate format.

Safe harbor: John Genette has found he can dock his car at will between 2-hour parking signs that point north and south on Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills. “No tickets in four years,” he claims.

Decline of civilization (cont.): Byron Paul of Santa Monica sent along an ad that appeared in Drama-Logue about an audition earlier this week for a “Stud of the Year” contest to publicize a comedy movie about frozen sperm.

Finalists will be dispatched to Westwood to “the California Cryobank, one of the nation’s largest sperm banks, where a sperm sample will be collected. The man with the highest sperm count wins!” And we say: Hooray for Hollywood!

MiscelLAny:

Plastic surgeon Robert Kotler of Beverly Hills believes he’s come up with a first: His business cards contain photos, but not of himself. They’re before and after shots of selected clients.