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2006 Jul 02 (Sun)

Fireworks are Dangerous and Illegal in the City of Ventura

Margret and I visited my good friend Joe and his wife Maria this last weekend, and it was an excellent time. On the way to catching a matinée for Ratatouille, I noticed a poster at a police station, in all caps:

FIREWORKS ARE DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL IN THE CITY OF VENTURA

Yes, it's simply lexical ambiguity, but I still enjoy those. (The first one I remember hearing was "He who cooks carrots and pees in the same pot is unsanitary". Simple pleasures for simple minds I guess.) Anyway, the first thought that passed through my mind is that I'm glad that fireworks are not dangerous when I use them in Orange County.

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