Objection! How Can the Jurors Get Their 15 Minutes of Fame, Your Honor?

I don’t know about you, but I thought that Judge Elden S. Fox’s sentencing in the Winona Ryder case was surprisingly harsh. I mean his sentencing of the jurors. He told them they couldn’t discuss the trial for compensation for 90 days, adding, “Essentially, Jerry Springer and Oprah Winfrey are off limits....”

I wonder if Larry King’s feelings were hurt that he wasn’t included in the judge’s admonition.

Highs and lows: I see where KCBS weatherman Byron Miranda is introducing a feature in which he’ll give a thermometer to a different child each week and have the kid call in the neighborhood temperature for five days. Cute. But it would be more fun if the youngsters competed against Miranda at weather casting.

Some years ago, a student named Jennifer Strona entered a science fair with a project titled, “Can I Forecast the Weather as Accurately as TV’s Weatherman Fritz Coleman?” Coleman won, barely. He came closer to guessing the correct barometric pressure, temperature and air quality on six days, while Jennifer was victorious on five. They tied on three other occasions.

Of course, Coleman was stuck with KNBC’s existing equipment. Jennifer had the benefit of a brand new do-it-yourself meteorological kit (cost: $25).

Unreal estate: Today’s curious properties (see accompanying) include:

* A house that has been deprived of its vigor, unless the agent meant to say “immaculate” (Steve Brandman).

* A million-plus-dollars joint that should have better views at that price (from Phil Gutierrez).

Fish story: “I guess El Segundo is getting a bit more cosmopolitan,” wrote Tom Russ. He was referring to a police report in the El Segundo Herald about a car being pelted with sushi.

Speaking of strange food crimes: The Huntington Beach Independent said that a resident “ran outside and saw beans and food containers in his yard that may have been blown up by fireworks.”

Back to vehicular offenses: Bob Bartley of Arcadia came upon a headline indicating that a couple of unfortunate souls had been roped to a car (see accompanying). Luckily, it was referring to the Buick Open golf tournament.

Translation, please: Jim, Laurel and Andrew Howat of Long Beach bought a model plane that was made overseas and were intrigued to find out that it had a sense of humor (see accompanying).

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miscelLAny: During a discussion of TV/radio gaffes on the ronfineman.com media Web site, Russell Kishi recalled the time an announcer meant to remind fans to listen to an Angel game being broadcast by Buddy Blattner and Don Wells. Only he said Buddy Blattner and “Orson Welles.”