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It was suggested here that if an international airport is opened in El Toro, it should be called Dumbo International--because the cartoon character has star appeal and aviation experience. But Dan Mayer phoned to say “a much more natural name would be El Torito Airport. And they could get some money for a corporate sponsorship.”

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NO FOOLIN’: Bill Thompson of Green Valley Lake swears it happened: “While driving late on the 405, I was passed by a van towing a small children’s carousel, doing about 80 mph. The rig was whipping back and forth, very close to jackknifing. I decided to catch up with the van and try to alert this clown to the danger. As I carefully pulled alongside and was about to tap the horn, the driver looked my way with a huge smile and a crazy wave. He wore a huge orange wig, a giant yellow bow tie, oversize white gloves and a huge painted-on-smile.”

Thompson’s message: Think twice about endangering your own life to let a clown know he’s acting like a clown.

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NEW SPORTS EVENT? A lot of retirees spend great portions of their time swinging a golf club. It was only a matter of time before the authorities tried to get them to do something constructive with the clubs. Moss Warren found one such suggestion on a men’s room towel dispenser at Leisure World in Laguna Hills (see accompanying).

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