Perhaps He Thought He Was Stealing Where No One Would Expect a Robber
Dan Devine tipped me that the police log of the Hollywood Independent said “a man was arrested after concealing $190 worth of items under his shirt at the police academy gift shop and attempting to leave without paying for them.” Seems like an odd place to be shoplifting, Devine observed.
Unclear on the concept: Connor Ferguson of Topanga and Brian Monahan of Venice had some cutting remarks about one store’s definition of “free” (see photo).
I know that City Hall moves slowly, but ... : A memo sent to City Hall East employees this week said that due to a generator test, there would be a momentary loss of power the morning of “March 5, 2002.”
Who says all dentists are down in the mouth? Terry Kirker of Whittier received an appointment card from a dentist with a sense of humor (see above).
What kind of a numbers game is this? Looks to me like the oil companies are trying to confuse motorists, as a shot by Bob McGinness of Santa Monica indicates (see photo).
Drive-away “oops!” mishaps (cont.): E-mailer LagunaKat said that “when my children were small, we drove up to the drive-thru at McDonald’s and ordered our food. Then, instead of stopping at the pickup window, we just sped on through and drove all the way home and got into the house before my son said, ‘Where’s the food?’ ” Added LagunaKat: “I had to go back by myself because everyone felt so stupid.”
Well, LagunaKat’s children were more, uh, restrained than my kids. No way could I have driven 10 feet past the window without the food because they’re in the habit of gulping it all down before we even get home.
From home plate to the dinner plate: The Monrovia-based Baseball Reliquary, an offbeat version of the Hall of Fame, is holding a “Culinary Baseball” exhibition at the Pomona Public Library through April 25. The show is exploring the “historical relationship between food and baseball,” offering such morsels as these:
* In 1989, the San Diego Padres became the first major league team to sell sushi at the ballpark.
* Former Cleveland outfielder Joe Charboneau’s “many unusual talents included the ability to open beer bottles with his eye socket.”
* After a candy bar was named for boastful Yankee and Angels star Reggie Jackson, pitcher Catfish Hunter said: “When you unwrap one, it tells you how good it is.”
Curious tail: The Laguna News-Post said “a resident called police when he became concerned about an injured rat. He said he saw the rat near the garage. He said he saw the rat get up, circle around and then pass out. Animal control was sent out but they could not locate the rat.”
Same thing happened to my roommate in college after a night of drinking. Animal control couldn’t find him, either.
miscelLAny: Did you see where Disneyland unveiled its own Visa credit card? A great idea but, with that park’s admission prices, I’d be afraid of exceeding my limit the first time I tried to take my family there.
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