decline of civilization (part III)

["Devine, James" <jdevine@xxxxxxx>]

1. Due to the decline and fall of public education and medical care funding (and therefore quality) in California, both Santa Monica college and the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are using advertising on Public Radio to cite this collapse -- in order to brag about how _they're_ getting better. Will Pacifica Radio start advertising that at least _they're_ not kicking Bob Edwards upstairs?

 

2. Meanwhile, here in Los Angeles county, the sheriff is releasing those in jail for misdemeanors (theft, etc.) because of budgetary problems arising from the recession and California's state government's problems. How long will it be before a faith-based yet cost-effective solution is found, i.e., cutting off the thief's hands?

 

3. It used to be that the Culver City Meat Company, whose slogan is "You Can't Beat Out Meat," used to drive its trucks all the way to Hermosa Beach (at great expense), so that they could be washed at the "Hand Job" carwash. But now they don't do it any more, since the latter has changed its name to "Hands On."

 

[Only the third story is fictional. None of the names or slogans have been changed, however.]

 

Jim Devine