Fighting Airport From the Beyond
How emotional is the issue of the proposed El Toro Airport? When Barney Deasy of Laguna Woods died recently, his obituary said that donations could be sent to “the American Heart Assn. or Taxpayers for Responsible Planning (Stop the Airport in El Toro).”
THE LOWEST FORM OF HUNTING: Gerald Silsbee of Newport Beach sent me the welcome announcement that vehicles threatening game birds are finally being taken off the road (see accompanying).
WORD IMPERFECT: Wolfgang Schmid of Colton saw an ad for math and public speaking books that shows some weaknesses in another area: spelling (see accompanying).
JUST SPELL THE NAME RIGHT: When the Jenny Craig diet folks contracted to shoot a photo of Randy’s Donuts off the 405 Freeway in Inglewood, co-owner Larry Weintraub said, “I knew it wasn’t going to be flattering.”
And, he was correct about the resulting Craig ad, which I saw in US magazine (see accompanying). But Weintraub wasn’t angry.
“It gives us more exposure,” he said, and he was confident that real doughnut lovers would not be discouraged. He added that several customers had brought in copies of the ad--and purchased the calorie-rich specialties of the house.
Weintraub had previously signed off on a Pepto Bismol ad that linked Randy’s with upset stomachs.
“I thought it was funny but my wife said, ‘How can you do that to your own business?’ ” Weintraub disclosed. He said that she’s come around to his way of thinking. “She thought the [Craig] ad was funny,” Weintraub said.
STUPID DRIVER TRICKS: Fran of Northridge saw a young woman who was applying makeup in her car but was reluctant to do so while in motion. So, “Her strategy was to stop at every light,” said Fran. “She would put on part of the face, then drive slowly so that the green light ahead would turn red. Then she would make the short, slow drive to the next red light.”
miscelLAny:
During jury selection in Compton, one candidate was asked if she knew any police officers.
“Real or fictional?” asked the candidate, Wendy Hornsby, the author of “Midnight Baby” and six other mystery novels.
She was not selected for the jury.
