What’s a Guy Gotta Do to Get Arrested in This Town?

It’s not always easy to get thrown in jail; sometimes you need persistence.

Take the Pomona College student who was refused admittance to a nightspot by bouncers because he had no ID. When he became agitated, employees called 911, reported columnist David Allen of the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.

The arriving cops explained the joint’s position to the student and left. But the student remained and kicked up another fuss. And, in a not-especially-clever move, he phoned 911 himself to ask police to force the place to let him in.

When officers arrived a second time, they took a better look at him and arrested him on suspicion of drunkenness.

“On the bright side,” Allen wrote, “when he got to jail, he was ushered right in.”

This one’s on the house: John Rabe found a liquor store in Glendale with an eye-catching name (see photo). I phoned the store, thinking maybe it was the name of the owner. But when I asked an employee what the “hammered” meant, he responded: “Like, you drink and you’re happy.”

A commentary on the candidates?: George Lissauer of Mar Vista spotted a polling place in an area where they weren’t expecting a crowd (see photo).

Heavenly signs: Jeff Bliss pointed out that on Tuesday -- 6-6-06 -- the Angels had a spooky matchup against the Devil Rays (of Tampa Bay), and the Angels prevailed. Which reminded me of the time that Dodger pitcher Jim Gott came face to face with Tim Teufel of the New York Mets. Gott is God in German, while Teufel is devil. Gott got Teufel out, reinforcing Tommy Lasorda’s belief that God is a Dodger.

Speaking of 6-6-06: In a New Zealand town, Dan Figueroa of La Puente noticed a pizza parlor with devilish connections 365 days a year (see photo).

Turning to the weather: The discussion here about imagining meteorological terms as people -- Coastal Eddy, June Gloom, Patchy Fog, etc. -- brought this note from Gary Cooper:

“You missed a good one created by Uncle Dick Haines, the late disc jockey. He would say: ‘It’s Indian summer -- a little Apache fog here and there along the coast.’ ”

miscelLAny: After Tampa Bay picked Long Beach State star Evan Longoria in the major league baseball draft, “Desperate Housewives” fan Ted Sobel of KFWB cracked: “I would have chosen Eva Longoria.”