I was taken aback when Mr. Fancy Schmancy shouted "A pox on both your houses!" as I was unaware that he knew of my summer home. Founding member of the Hogtown Irregulars, and former indentured short order cook still on the run. Professional Zamboni racer and bronze medal recipient in the 2010 All-Miami Outdoor Zamboni Championships.
Monday, November 07, 2005
Mayor: Sever Thumbs of Graffiti Artists
RENO, Nev. (AP) - "Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman has suggested that those who deface freeways with graffiti should have their thumbs cut off on television. Goodman, appearing Wednesday on the "Nevada Newsmakers" television show, said, "In the old days in France, they had beheading of people who..."
There's a bio of old Oscar on the official Las Vegas website, and here's some of what's in it:
"The 19th mayor of the city of Las Vegas, Oscar B. Goodman was re-elected for a second four-year term in April 2003. His trademark no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is style helped him capture 86 percent of the vote during his re-election efforts."
Seems that Oscar is something of a local character, and I'm sure his constiuents agreed with him regarding just punishment for grafitti vandals.
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