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Some people are uncomfortable out of uniform:

In the wake of the Menendez convictions, the L.A. County district attorney’s office has been receiving numerous congratulations--and some goodies--from the public. Two young delivery women, clad in skimpy shorts and T-shirts, dropped off a cake at the D.A.’s office Thursday.

The duo mentioned to a reporter that they don’t usually work in such clothes.

“How are you normally dressed?” they were asked.

“As French maids on skates,” one replied.

TALK ABOUT A DIRTY JOB: A reader relayed us this announcement, with the comment: “Having just had my dress dry-cleaned, I decided to pass!” Oh, that kooky Cucamonga.

STEVE FORBES NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM: Brad McFadden’s campaign signs ask the voters to “e-elect” him to a judgeship. But the West Covina city councilman has an explanation for the misspelling.

“The signs are recycled from my last campaign,” he said with a laugh. “They originally said ‘Re-elect Councilman McFadden.’ ” Alas, when he told the sign maker to remove the “Re,” the latter only removed the “R.” And McFadden hasn’t had time to have the posters fixed.

He looked at the bright side.

“At least people are noticing them,” he said.

A NON-HOLLYWOODISH ATTITUDE: Oscar-winning movies can mean big bucks for some people. But Rockey Spicer is rooting for “Apollo 13” only in the hope that it will inspire people to check out his Braille-print book from the library of the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in Tarzana.

The book, “Man Against Space,” is a compilation of articles Spicer wrote on the Apollo flights for Hotline for the Deaf-Blind, a weekly Braille newspaper that he edits.

Spicer, who is not blind, calls himself “the only editor who can’t read his own newspaper.” He took the nonpaying job with the understanding that “I’d only do it until they found a permanent editor.” That was 32 years ago.

REAL OLDIES: The ads for the new Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills proclaim: “75 years of radio, 50 years of television.” Actually, media buff Tom Bratter points out, radio station KQW in San Jose (now KCBS) was broadcasting 87 years ago. And TV station W6XAO (now KCBS, Channel 2) was broadcasting 65 years ago. “I guess those are prehistoric stations,” theorized Bratter, “and belong in the Museum of Natural History.”

WE’RE JUST GLAD THE ASSYRIANS AREN’T HERE TO SEE IT: Somehow, the kings and holy men carved into the walls of the 8th century B.C. Assyrian palace off the Santa Ana Freeway no longer exert a spell on us. They lost some of their magic when a shopping center opened inside. We can’t quite put our finger on the change. But perhaps it’s the new banner that hangs on the wall near the image of King Sargon II. The banner that says:

EAT HERE!

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Have you noticed those billboards that display a 1-800 number along with such messages as “You don’t have to shop on Rodeo Drive to get famous” and “You don’t have to be a movie star to get famous?” Well, you don’t have to phone to find out what they mean, unless you’re an Only in L.A. columnist who’s short of material. Mystery solved--the billboards advertise a shoe chain. And this item is a perfect fit.