Who’s Having the Last Laugh Over Prank?
After a jokester plastered a Pacific Palisades resident’s Hummer with “Kucinich for President” stickers, the victim angrily wrote the Palisadian-Post: “At least my vehicle will still be running a month from now.” The letter was unsigned, so it isn’t clear whether the Hummer owner could have been a famous actor/politician who commutes between here and Sacramento.
Speaking of politicos: Considering the names involved, it’s difficult to imagine any mud-slinging between two of the candidates in Carson’s mayoral election (see photo). By the way, Brian Monahan of Venice snapped the shot here. And despite what the billboards seem to imply, these candidates aren’t seeking the mayoralty in a Nevada city.
Guide to Dining Adventurously: The other day I mentioned a salad that was accompanied by a “souse.”
Now, Jim Fox of Hollywood reports he bought some chicken that came with an undesirable guest, possibly a political candidate (see accompanying).
Such a deal: Carole Galizio of Glendora spotted an offer that seemed to be directed toward serious recyclers (see accompanying).
Growing concerns: Dave Renner noticed two seemingly different businesses sharing the same space and observed that they do have something in common:
“Both work with roots.”
Unusual street layouts: E-mailer LagunaKat notes that she can’t help but name drop when giving someone directions to her house in Rancho Mirage:
“10 East, Bob Hope exit, left on Bob Hope, past Dinah Shore, past Ginger Rogers, right on Gerald Ford.”
And she said she reminds visitors: “You’ve gone too far on Bob Hope if you hit Frank Sinatra.”
Referring to Grand Avenue’s former name in L.A., LagunaKat added: “We don’t live on Charity, but we do live off Gerald Ford.”
Ready for the blinking red lights: Dick Warwick of Van Nuys saw a Ford sports car with a vanity plate he couldn’t translate. “The owner was idling the engine, which sounded powerful and throbbed like an old V8,” Warwick said. He noticed the license plate frame bore two messages, “I know, I know” on top, and “License and Registration” on the bottom.
“That’s when it hit me what the license plate meant,” Warwick added.
The plate said: YSOFICR.
As in traffic OFICR.
Super subjects: Some Super Bowl viewers are debating whether the losing Carolina team should have attempted a couple of two-point conversions. Other viewers are debating the strategy of the half-time show, including comic Tom Dreesen, who made this comment before the Southern California Sports Broadcasters luncheon: “The worst call of the game was when Justin Timberlake didn’t go for two.”
miscelLAny: In today’s edition of the Name Game, my colleague Maureen McConaghy points out that the book “The Imperial Animal” was written by scientists Lionel Tiger and Robin Fox.
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