At 88, Laguna Beach Armpit Noise Artist Even More Impressive

When I mentioned folks with oddball stunts listed in the 2001 Guinness World Records book, this column was headlined: “Very Impressive, But Can They Make Noises With Their Armpits?”

Well, I received a call from Grayce Webster of Laguna Beach, who declared: “I can make noises with my armpits.” She said she may have learned how from her six brothers, though she can’t be certain because it’s been a while since she was a girl. She’s 88 but has lost none of her skill at this rare art.

Breaking a rule of journalism, I took Webster at her word, requesting no demonstration.

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SOME PUMP WEIGHTS; SOME BRAKES: You know who’s really in shape at the L.A. Fitness Sports Club in La Habra? The guys parking cars. Yes, the fitness club offers valet parking for visitors. Hey, who wants to make that walk from the back of the parking lot to the gym, anyway?

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DECISIONS, DECISIONS: Life is a series of choices, as the accompanying snapshot from Budapest (courtesy J.A. Rasson) shows. It poses the age-old question for worn-out vacationers: When’s the best time for that caffeine therapy?

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DRINK TOO MANY OF THESE AND YOU GO INTO A SPIN CYCLE: Customers at Nic’s Restaurant in Beverly Hills sometimes sound as if they’re ordering a handyman rather than a drink.

That’s because the eatery offers the Maytag Repairman: Belvedere vodka served with olives stuffed with Maytag bleu cheese.

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OR, IF YOUR INSIDES NEED CLEANING . . . Nic’s also serves a drink consisting of Malibu rum, blue curacao and pineapple juice. It’s called Windex.

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