Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:51:17 -0700, sf > fired up
> random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:23:35 -0700, Terry Pulliam Burd
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> And my original post referenced the LA city council contemplating
>>> mandatory locks on recycling bins
>>
>> Hmmm. There's another clue for you that it's stealing.
>
> LA city council records indicate the measure was to keep the homeless
> out of residential neighborhoods. One of my chores at work is to
> monitor city council actions (long and very boring story here) and I
> am often amazed at the idiocy the city council spends their time and
> energy on. They recently passed a measure to "show solidarity" with
> "our ******* and *** brothers and sisters in Iraq," another one to
> "show support for Iranian freedom seekers" and the one that *really*
> had me scratching my head: was to declare as illegal candy flavored
> illegal drugs.


Jeez, and I thought the Chicawgo City Council was being overly - silly when
they bowed to animal rightists by banning foie gras a coupla years ago (the
ban was eventually lifted)...


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Best
Greg