Gator Caught in Headlights
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The crime log of the Seal Beach Sun reported a sighting of “what appeared to be an alligator or a large iguana in the slow lane going northbound on the 405 Freeway.”
Gives new meaning to the term “tailgater.”
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The traffic crawl (cont.): I wondered if it could be Reggie the alligator, the celebrated inhabitant of Machado Lake in Harbor City?
Perhaps the creature had made a side trip south (Sea World?) and was now returning. Alas, no.
The Sun said that there was indeed an alligator on the 405, but it was a stuffed toy.
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Speaking of animal magnetism: During the NCAA basketball tournament, Leslie K. Siegel-Hauser noticed that officials tried to give the Bradley-Pittsburgh game a touch of Hollywood glamour (see photo).
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Covering all sorts of emergencies: Those in desperate need of a gambling fix share a parking area with other sufferers in one lot, William and Gloria Franklin of Newport Beach discovered (see photo).
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Ooh L.A. L.A.: The Franklins also read about a for-rent cottage that promises an interesting experience in the bathroom (see accompanying).
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Planning a June wedding?: Jim Hansen of Lake Forest found a spot that specializes in walks down the, uh, aisle (see accompanying).
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School Daze (Part II): More wacky student writings collected by high school teacher Juel Goldstock of Long Beach:
* I’m worried abut global worming.
* Verbose: adj. talk a lot. I don’t verbose much.
* I really liked “To Kill a Mockingbird.” It taught me how to take care of mockingbirds.
* I love you and dream of the day you walk into my bedroom door.
* I read “The Old Man and the Sea.” It was about an old man who caught a fish and the fish gave him 3 wishes.
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miscelLAny: Occasionally verbose William Shatner recently sold one of his kidney stones to an online gambling site for $25,000, then donated the money to Habitat for Humanity. It was a big stone, the actor said.
“This would be the first Habitat for Humanity house built out of stone,” joked Darren Julien, president of L.A.-based Julien’s Auctions, which handled the sale.
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