Wrong Assumption About Guy in White Suit Could Sting

Dan Fink of L.A. was in Little Tokyo when he encountered a parking lot bordered by yellow crime-scene tape. There were “at least three police cars with their officers, including a sergeant, directing pedestrians away,” Fink said. And there was “a firetruck and a fellow wearing a funny white uniform with a bizarre helmet. Was it a bomb scare, I wondered?”

No, a bee scare.

“On a sign pole in the parking lot, there was a large swarm of bees,” he continued. “The person in the funny white suit was a beekeeper.”

And the cops were probably a swat team.

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The couple that screams together ... : Just in time for Valentine’s Day, BestBuy announced a sale on “movies your sweetheart will love.” Dave Fisher of La Canada Flintridge noticed that, along with titles along the lines of “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” there were some surprises. “Who knows?” Fisher said. “Maybe there are more than a few couples who like to snuggle up to watch ‘Seed of Chucky’ or ‘The Thing’ or ‘Shaun of the Dead.’ ”

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Speaking of zombies: Danny Sanchez of Westminster read about some movement in an Orange County cemetery (see accompanying).

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Discordant notes: Patricia Mooney of Ventura wondered why anyone would be against music in the schools (unless perhaps it was the neighbors) (see accompanying).

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Unclear on the concept: A sign at an ice-cream shop mystified Hank Rosenfeld of Santa Monica, who wrote, “How does one pay before ORDERING? You know, if you don’t know what you want to order, how do you know what it costs, etc.?” (see accompanying).

It was explained to him this way: “We have so many ices, people have a hard time choosing. It’s better if you pay and then take your time deciding.”

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Nothing on the black market is cheap: Barry Nackos of L.A. found a store that evidently refuses to reduce its prices for unlawful items (see accompanying).

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Stupid criminal tricks: The Thin Blue Line, an L.A. Police League newspaper, recounted the arrest of a gang member who was bicycling somewhat awkwardly down a street. What caught the attention of the cops was the rifle he was attempting to hide in his pants.

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miscelLAny: A guy walked up to a waiter at an Anaheim Hills restaurant and said, “Could you give me $7 for the toll road?” Guess that would qualify as a reverse tip.

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