PUBLIC FORUM.They don't give a hoot Verb 1. give a hoot - show no concern or interest; always used in the negative; "I don't give a hoot"; "She doesn't give a damn about her job" care a hang, give a damn, give a hang Re ``Prudish L.A. nixes `Hooters This article is about the two restaurant chains collectively using the shared Hooters brand. For other uses, see Hooters (disambiguation). Hooters is the trade name of two privately held American restaurant chains: Hooters of America, Inc based in Atlanta, Georgia, and for Neuters''' (June 28): I'm so glad that Laura Chick, Jack Weiss and Ed Boks can be outraged by women in skimpy costumes raising money for a much-needed cause. Where has their outrage been for the past 20 years as thousands of animals lived in substandard shelters and died needlessly at the hands of the city's antiquated animal policies? City officials are very good at pretending to care and extremely good at refusing help that might actually solve the problem. It is ludicrous for city officials to criticize Hooters, a legitimate business, at the same time it takes tax dollars from them. Their money is green and the animals could care less if a bikini contest helps them enjoy better quality of life. -- Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. Long Van Nuys Prigs and prudes Re ``Prudish L.A. nixes `Hooters for Neuters''' (June 28): Let's get this right -- the Puritans, prigs and prudes that run the city think it's OK to sell alcohol, lottery tickets, wear bikinis at the beach and have bikini-clad babes on billboards, but they won't accept money to save the lives of helpless animals from a bikini contest sponsored by Hooters? Next they'll demand 1920s bathing suits at the seashore and frilly frill n. 1. A ruffled, gathered, or pleated border or projection, such as a fabric edge used to trim clothing or a curled paper strip for decorating the end of the bone of a piece of meat. 2. panties pant·ie or pant·y n. pl. pant·ies Short underpants for women or children. Often used in the plural. [Diminutive of pant2. for pups. -- Sandy Sand West Hills Honest politics Re ``New LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) draft reduces schools' role'' (June 24): If the mayor cannot do the job he was elected to do for the people of Los Angeles as the mayor, why would anyone think he can run the Los Angeles Unified School District The Los Angeles Unified School District (the "LAUSD") is the largest (in terms of number of students) public school system in California and the second-largest in the United States. Only the New York City Department of Education has a larger student population. ? The problem is that too much money controls the way politics are run in this country. The superintendent's job should be an elected six-year term, which allows the people to decide who has the best plan to help educate the children of this city. Secondly, the board of education should be eliminated entirely because the people on this board are either bought and paid for by the Eli Broads or teachers union. Let the neighborhood community councils elect one representative to serve on the school board. The neighborhood community councils are the last hope to bring back honest politics in Los Angeles. -- Jeff Trovatten Encino Double standards Re ``Double standard for illegal immigrants'' (Their Opinions, June 23): The biggest double standard in question is the one Ed Morales is asking for -- that illegal people be allowed to circumvent the laws of the nation. We are a welcoming nation to the law-abiding immigrants who have graced our shores for the past 200-plus years. Illegals take USA citizens' Social Security numbers, fake our driver's licenses, overwhelm emergency-room medical services and do not pay anywhere near the appropriate taxes the lawful citizens do in this country. Morales' plea to grant special rights to illegal citizens is the biggest double standard I can think of. -- Richard Venn Oak Park Rapid bus line Re ``Mayor heralds new Rapid line in Valley'' (June 24): Manuel Criollo Criollo native Spanish-American light horse or riding pony. Includes a number of ethnic varieties, e.g. Argentine Criollo. Any color, 13.3 to 15 hands high. Originated from a mixture of Arab, Barb and Andalusian. of the Bus Riders Union is quoted as saying that Metro ``had no expansion plans for Rapid bus'' before they got involved. The reality is quite different. The first two Rapid bus lines -- on Wilshire and Ventura boulevards -- began operation in June of 2000, and in September of 2002 a plan was formulated to expand the network of Rapid lines systemwide. One such line operates on Van Nuys Boulevard and just celebrated its third anniversary in service by this week beginning operations with 60-foot articulated buses, to better handle the overwhelming ridership on the line. -- Kymberleigh Richards Chairwoman, Metro San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Governance Council No secret left behind Welcome to the Republican ``Excuse of the Month Club.'' Why can't the Bushies keep secret things secret? Couldn't keep a certain CIA CIA: see Central Intelligence Agency. (1) (Confidentiality Integrity Authentication) The three important concerns with regards to information security. Encryption is used to provide confidentiality (privacy, secrecy). employee's identity secret, couldn't keep secret wiretapping A form of eavesdropping involving physical connection to the communications channels to breach the confidentiality of communications. For example, many poorly-secured buildings have unprotected telephone wiring closets where intruders may connect unauthorized wires to listen in on phone secret, couldn't keep secret e-mail mining secret and now can't keep secret banking information secret. When a secret love affair is exposed because the participants kept the shade open, why blame the big-mouth neighbor who tells everyone? Isn't that what W. and the Snowman are doing? -- Joel Gossman Los Angeles Occupied lands Re ``Uncivilized war'' (Your Opinions, June 27): Hey, Dolly. ``The land belongs to Israel.'' What nonsense. Germany, Italy and Japan ``won'' many lands in many battles they fought. The world did not allow them to occupy these lands. Just why should Israel be treated any different? -- Hubert C. Bachtel North Hills Don't read it Re ``Not a comic strip'' (Your Opinions, June 27): Please, take Madelyne's advice and remove ``Mallard Fillmore.'' Then let's move onward and demand that bookstores stop carrying tomes by Rush Limbaugh and Al Franken, and that video rental stores no longer accept ``docuganda'' films from Michael Moore. Once we have established the beachhead, we can start burning anything else that does not meet our individual guidelines -- then petition Congress to repeal the First Amendment. Madelyne might note that it is pretty easy not to read something one does not care for. -- Michael Opela Chatsworth Need our gnats Re ``Not a comic strip'' (Your Opinions, June 27): OK, if you want to put ``Mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. Fillmore'' on the opinion page, then ``Doonesbury'' should be transferred there, also. I don't believe either strip should be canceled. Society needs its gnats lest we become too complacent and self-satisfied. -- Leonard E. McGinnis Granada Hills It's a big joke Re ``Not a comic strip'' (Your Opinions, June 27): Madelyne Barnett was totally correct when she wrote that Mallard Fillmore is not a comic strip. The funny thing is, the artist (and I use that term loosely) Tinsley doesn't consider his creation a comic strip either and is laughing all the way to the bank. He is ecstatic that he is paid huge gobs of money by papers like The Daily News to spew his O'Reilly-esque, right wing neoconservative ne·o·con·ser·va·tism also ne·o-con·ser·va·tism n. An intellectual and political movement in favor of political, economic, and social conservatism that arose in opposition to the perceived liberalism of the 1960s: blather. Another Karl Rove crony has succeeded in duping Duping refers to the practice of exploiting a bug in a video game to illegitimately create duplicates of unique items or currency in a persistent online game, such as an MMOG. America. Move Mallard Fillmore to the opinions page where it belongs. Better yet, arrange for Mallard Fillmore to go hunting with Dick Cheney. -- Ted Calvert Burbank Living in a bubble Re ``Not a comic strip'' (Your Opinions, June 27): ``Mallard Fillmore'' is my favorite. ``Rose is Rose'' is great treacle treacle: see molasses. for those who live in a bubble. She best skip: Drabble drab·ble tr. & intr.v. drab·bled, drab·bling, drab·bles To make or become wet and soiled by dragging; draggle. [Middle English drabelen.] , Frank & Ernest, Pearls Before Swine pearls before swine Jesus adjures one not to waste best efforts. [N.T.: Matthew 7:6] See : Futility , Get Fuzzy, Dick Tracy, Mother Goose & Grimm, Rhymes With Orange Rhymes with Orange is an American comic strip written and drawn by Hilary B. Price and distributed by King Features Syndicate. The strip was first syndicated in 1995. , Zippy, Six Chix and sometimes Ziggy! -- Janet Fisher North Hollywood Funny standard Did anyone actually read that N.Y. Times headline? ``U.S. examines bank records in secret to track terror'' (June 23). Wow! I examine my bank records in secret, too. And here I had no idea I was supposed to go out into the middle of the street to balance my checkbook, and call the neighbors over to watch. -- Charles K. Sergis Calabasas World circus After watching the Italian soccer team perform (theatrically, not athletically) I decided that this is the last time I will ever waste my time watching the World Cup. Between the Italians doing their things and some of the referees doing theirs, this event turned into a circus full of performing clowns. -- Dante F. Rochetti West Hills |
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