Those inquiring minds . . . :After...
Those inquiring minds . . . :
After we mentioned that one of Heidi Fleiss’ pastimes in the Federal Metropolitan Detention Center is playing cards, Paul Ecker of Diamond Bar wrote, demanding more details. Sorry, Ecker--no, we didn’t ask her if her favorite game is “stud poker.”
ONLY IN L.A.’S SUPER BOWL PREVIEW ISSUE: Alas, since we received no free tickets, for the 31st year in a row, we’re limiting our pregame coverage to one classic photo of a Southland marquee, which inadvertently renamed the event in 1995.
A MOUTHFUL: Here are some of the strange comments from people seeking a dentist through Futuredontics, the Santa Monica company that operates the 1-800-DENTIST service:
* “It can’t be that expensive--I’ve only got four teeth.”
* “The FBI has implanted transmitters in my teeth so they can monitor my activities and I need a dentist to remove them.”
* “I’m a fisherman and I need a dentist who will do dental work in exchange for fish.”
* “My wife and I were on a cruise to Catalina Island and she was sick over the side of the boat and lost her dentures. There’s a fish out there with a nice smile, but my wife needs new plates.”
* “I’m looking for a dentist for my dog.”
* “My husband just passed away, but he wanted me to have his gold teeth. Can you find me a dentist to pull them?”
And then there was the woman who needed new dentures. Asked how long she’d had her current set, she replied: “Well, I remember exactly when I got them because it was right before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.” Asked if that wasn’t quite a while ago, she said: “Yes, it’s just that since Pearl Harbor, I’ve been really busy!”
ANOTHER REASON TO SKIP BREAKFAST: On Tuesday night, A&E;’s biography show presented a fascinating look at two brothers: Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, the health faddist who invented corn flakes, and W.K. Kellogg, who marketed the product and made millions.
But what the A&E; special didn’t mention was that Dr. Kellogg thought the flakes would rid breakfast eaters of all sexual urges. Kellogg asserted that the “unstimulating” grains in his formula would counterbalance “stimulating” foods such as coffee that “excite the sex organs.”
The program did point out that Dr. John, who thought sex was ruinous to health, proudly remarked that he and his wife of more than 40 years never consummated their marriage.
Dr. Kellogg’s Battle Creek, Mich., sanitarium inspired the comical recent novel “The Road to Wellville” by Santa Barbara novelist T. Coraghessan Boyle.
The Kellogg name, by the way, is sometimes taken in vain by commuters on the San Bernardino Freeway through no fault of the family’s. Kellogg Hill, named for brother W.K., who donated his farm to Cal Poly Pomona, is a traditional bottleneck point.
SNAIL MAIL BULLETIN: On Saturday, Patricia Zoll of Westwood received the November issue of Los Angeles Postal News, which announced that “sing-along video tapes featuring classic holiday songs” would be available Nov. 1. Zoll notes that the envelope said: “Postmaster--contents require immediate delivery.”
We almost told the Postal Service to wake up and smell the coffee but after what Dr. Kellogg said . . .
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A Hanukkah menorah was spotted in the rotunda of City Hall this week, raising a question: Is the city a month late in removing it or 11 months early in installing it?
