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The Los Angeles Police Department recently invited a humor therapist to address the 250 officers who serve in its peer counseling program. The Los Angeles Police Department recently named his President and she won the huge playground in Florida. On Twitter, researchers said that when the military sees the mother in theіrland, do not call her the President. But she said that much pressure on speakers is an important source to the Shyaggun world. city. To loosen up business graduates, the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business has created a joint program with Second City, a joint program with Second City, I said, which allows first-year business grad students to take improv workshops for credit. At Scunk Camp, the intensive thousand-dollar-a-day business training put on by best-selling author Tom Peters, campers typically parade about an obnoxiously loud Scunk caps, complete

with Scunk heads and Scunk tails. That's funny. And state and national morticians' conventions have repeatedly hired stand-up comics and humor therapists. You know, ladies and gentlemen, I'm kind of at a crossroads in my life anyway, and this humor therapist thing sounds awfully lucrative. Have repeatedly hired stand-up comics and humor therapists to entertain at their meetings says Ron Hast, publisher of Mortuary Management magazine. More trades later, funeral directors' conventions are known by the hotel circuit to be some of the liveliest and most creative groups in terms of humor, he says. Hast suspects this may be because many funeral directors feel pressured by their communities to always present a dignified demeanor. Yeah, when you're selling people a pine box for $4,000, you at least give them some dignity. And thus, when they depart and gather together, some of their party interests seem to be

worked to their fullest measure. So, you see the premise here, it's just a way of eating up way too much newsprint, but the premise seems to be in these stressed-out 80s, we all need some humor, don't you think? Don't you know now. Meanwhile, from the actually valuable part of the Sunday paper, part that tells you stuff you really need to know, date line, somewhere on the west side of Los Angeles, Ed McMahon, Johnny Carson's TV sidekick put his Beverly Hills mansion on the market this week as part of his divorce settlement. McMahon moved out after filing for divorce last July from Victoria, his wife of 13 years. Since then, he's been renting a nearby home owned by actress Linda Evans. Because you know what happened to Linda Evans, she moved up to Washington State and got involved

in all that stuff she's been talking about. You know that stuff. The house the McMahon's are selling for those of you taking notes, six bedrooms, staff quarters, yes. Ed McMahon has flunkies. Living in dining rooms, a family projection room, a family slash projection room, and a library. Oh, those books could talk all in slightly more than 10,000 square feet. It was built on a 30 acre site, which has been subdivided several times today. It sits on three quarters of an acre with a swimming pool and what the listing broker describes as one of the oldest oak trees in town. Yes. 7.9 million, and it's yours, because you see, as the listing agent said, the McMahon's spent lavishly refurbishing the house. Had it just been originally furbished, probably just 7 million straight up. So, if you want to be a looky-loo today and you're in the area, that would be this program's particular

pick to click for looks. Now, on a less optimistic note, it made the news here in Southern California this week that several local school districts are taking a fairly innovative and revolutionary approach. No, not to do with education. Come on, don't get ahead of us now. No, they've decided that a junior high school and high school students should no longer have lockers. As one of the principals involved said, it's not a tradition. It's just, it's more, makes more sense to look at it as a fad that the steam is running out of, the whole locker fad. So now, kids have to carry all their books around with them all day, and maybe they're gym stuff too, and their knives, guns, and drugs, which is the reason given for doing

away with lockers. See, if they don't have lockers, they don't have any place to stash their knives, guns, and drugs. So, I'm trying to figure this out. I mean, aside from the fact that having a locker was sort of a big deal, as I recall, it was a, it pressaged a sense of arrival on the pseudo-adult scene of adolescence. And now, you can't have that anymore. It was a fad. So, I'm trying to figure it out. Is it mean that it's okay for adults? I mean, it obviously is okay for adults to have guns. It's not okay for kids, or does this mean that pretty soon? It's okay to have guns. It's just not okay to put them someplace. Is that mean that pretty soon they're going to be like taking away our cars and suitcases, but we'll still be able to have guns. That's my question. So,

help me with that if you can. There's also a great deal of controversy about f, in the wake of the baseball meetings. Somebody really, really, really should tell Red Barber that they play other sports this time of year. But anyway, another round of escalation in player salaries. And as we gaped with these guys, get paid for playing a sport where you can have a beer belly and be a success at the same time. That kind of sport. It's well to remember for perspective, not only that Tom Broca is getting over 2 million a year, but that for his next movie, Arnold Schwarzenegger is getting 11 million. Now, you know, he's a fine Arnold Schwarzenegger type, but I don't know. I think you could get a couple good outfielders for that, don't you think? Don't you think? Thank you very much.

And I know you, you love the very girl. He walks up on, one day she'll pop a toilet and things will look in down. And they fight for everything they own that left this little job. Each tear I tried for you close through our ice cream. I felt it love and it's true. And you say you love me too, but then you're wondering, look at my wondering, how can I make you love me? A little more than you love him, we'll be a wondering.

Look at my wondering, how can I make you love me? A little more than you love him, O.B. The day you see his face, so I can not hear his voice. I don't want to be a loser. So listen to him. I've been to a street, but you go on a dutch And I know I'd be in trouble, if he came and took you back I feel so insecure, in my mind I get a big shot Losing you for sure, at the pin I can't, it don't be a wonderin' Look out on a wonderin' How can I make you love me? I look more than you love to hear me a wonderin' Showin' a wonderin' How can I make you love me? I look more than you love to hear me a wonderin' I can't stop loving you, baby I can't stop loving you, no I can't stop loving you, baby

I feel so insecure, in my mind I can't, big shot Losing you for sure, at the pin I can't, it don't be a wonderin' Really, really, really, I don't want to bet you happy But it's really happy, baby, baby, I'm wonderin' Who's got a wonderin' How can I make you love me? I look more than you love to hear me a wonderin' Oh wonderin' One of my favorite stories of this week, though, was right here, again, in Southern California, we kind of you know, are at the cutting edge of, at least the paper cutting edge of the country and this one sort of takes both the frosting and the cake,

a married couple in suburban Los Angeles are is married couple suing the Nissan Auto folks, the fine Nissan Auto Company they took a Japanese visitor into their home the couple claims and they didn't realize that he was here in the United States of America for the purpose of studying Americans habits in the area of car usage and they have now sued for invasion of privacy, unfair business practices, and some third saying that a lawyer thought up just because, you know, suing for three things is hipper than suing for two, and the Nissan people have reacted with shock, which looks good on them saying, well, these people knew what this guy was doing, they knew he was here for this,

he made no secret, he made no bones about his presence in their home in hearth for the purpose of studying their their automotive habits, and the Nissan people went on to say, you know, we do this all the time and this is a good thing, helps to suit our products to consumers wants and needs, you know, I take as you know, no position on controversial issues, so I'm certainly not going to pre-judge the lawsuit, all I know is that in nearby Hollywood, dog on it, the network television people are constantly looking for new and interesting unusual living combinations, aren't they? We can work it out, getting it together now, sharing the wacky home, we can show you how we're going to do it your way, got to find out all about your way, your way

Meet Mr. Motel, starring Steve Collins and Pam Dober as the Gundersons and Pat Marita Jr. as Mr. Motel. Jason, you're staying late again at school today? Yeah, I'm on, we just got to get the just say no collage, mural finished before the drug czar's visit. If he's the drug czar, Hackemi doesn't visit schools in Russia. Oh, Dad. Morning, honey. Any old brand left for me or should I give myself a real taste thrill and just eat the linoleum? Here you go dear, don't give me some late, I have to get dressed for work. Jason? Yeah, Dad. Let me give you a little advice, son. Never let your wife so real estate. How come? Mom makes a good living? Yes, she does. It's just, well, can we talk man to man?

Sure. It's just a little difficult sometimes to get aroused by someone in a yellow blazer. Yeah, say, Dad. Yes, Jason? Where's Mr. Motel? He never sleeps this late. Oh, he's not sleeping. He's in the garage. Oh, yeah? He met her stay away from my skateboard. Well, last I saw, he was checking to see if there's an oil stain under the station wagon. Oh, Steve, Jason. Konnichiwa. Find anything under the station wagon, Mr. M? Oh, no. No oil stains, Jason. Oh, that's good. But I did find about two pounds of old brand. I'm here another second, I'm late for work. Jason, tell your mother I'll kiss her good

by tonight when I get back. So, Jason, when you go out to skid boarding? Yeah. Do you take her to the car? Well, sometimes. Unless, of course, it's a date. Hey, honey, I, oh, did I miss him? Oh, yes, I'm right, I'm honey. Aren't you cute? Say, Mr. Shouldn't you be heading off to school? Yeah, I wouldn't want to miss gun check. See you. So, Mr. Motel, any plans for today? Well, I must confess, I'm getting very hooked on you. How do you say, so paparazzi? Really? Oh, yes. But, people around these are operas who look so clean cut. Look at the use too much salt. Well, if you get hungry, there's food in the fridge or knowing you in the

goldfish bowl. Just kidding. I've got to go. Got some condos to unload. Mom, thank God you're still here. What's the matter? He looked like you've seen a ghost. Oh, nothing that serious. Oh, besides, that would require a special effect. No, I just left my part of the collage and my other jeans. Hey. Mr. Motel, do you have any children back home? Oh, no, Mrs. Elk Anderson, my wife and I are taking things one step at a time. Oh, that's smart. Mm-hmm. All right now, we're saving up to buy a spick. Boy, that was close. You were right, mom. I was? Yeah, I shouldn't have ripped the knees in both pairs of jeans. Now I can't tell them apart.

Well, darling, you'll never make it to school on time now if you take the bus. I know. So, you use a car or a photo-go to school? Mr. Motel, could you excuse us for a minute? Of course. I'll go take a picture of the garage of four. Jason, I know you'd like to take the car, but see, Mr. Motel is studying us for the Nusseldo car company. I know. So, we don't normally let you use the car to go to school? Well, I'm usually not late. I know, but these could throw off his whole study. So, well, sometimes kiddo, you have to make sacrifices for the good of other people like your neighbors or even your country. I may get some swats from the VP if I'm tardy. Jason, could you take some swats for me?

I guess so, Mom. Is that okay if I help my chances and take the skateboard to school? I'm not sure. I guess that... I'm second thought. Maybe I'll take the bus. Meet Mr. Motel, was recorded before a live audience, sent over from Nagoya. The day is nine thousand, will it be fine?

It will be fine, if it's for you. The day is nine thousand, will it be fine? If it's fine, if it's for me, if it's for me, if it's for me, if it's for me. And if it's for me, I'll accept it, and make it better. Meit diferente de hoje em dia E nasceu cagregada, pulando pro alto ligando em dia Sempo partia Sempo partia Meit diferente de hoje em dia

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Meit diferente de hoje em dia That's the spirit But wait there's more from the corn belt edition of the furrow From the column farm facts and fancies

Bar codes for bees Tagging technology for tracking bees is reaching new heights of sophistication United States Department of Agriculture scientists have developed what may be the world's tiniest bar codes To help monitor the activity of honey bees Only a tenth of an inch long these miniature versions of the codes found on most grocery store items are glued to the hairs On the backs of the bees Lasers scanners at high ventrances Read the codes and record the bees coming and goings Researchers hope this information can be used to help select bees for breeding Can we be far behind really? I'm not being an alarmist These thoughts just occur to me when I read the trades for you

It comes the sun sun The light stands the moon And the light when my work is done You will borrow your father's carriage We will drink every bear for marriage So my darling Should I go to the moon and milk the bird?

Should I go to the moon and wait for keeping how can we be the world's tiniest bar codes? We will drink every bear for marriage We will drink every bear for marriage So my darling Should I go to the moon and wait for keeping how can we be the world's tiniest bar codes?

We will drink every bear for marriage On the phone and it's breaking my back We will borrow your father's carriage We will drink every bear for marriage

So my darling Should I go to the moon and wait for keeping how can we be the world's tiniest bar codes? We will drink every bear for marriage We will drink every bear for marriage

So play it once and then once more We will drink every bear for marriage We will drink every bear for marriage

We will take it up a half a tone And overdub electric valve trombone It's well produced with no apparent faults But what's the use? It's still a useless wall suit Is it getting to you yet? Christmas shopping, trips to dozens of stores, traffic parking It can all be a big pain in Santa's sack Hi Tom Clay with the answer America's newest one shopping stop for the finest in discount luxury gift ideas Hanukkah might Now for the first time under Woodroof A priceless collection of fabulous gift items The exact same luxury items barely used sometimes Still in the original factory carton But for the leadership of the East German government here Top of the line tub tile and fixtures for those special rooms of the home of anyone on your list

Not 40, not 30 But 10 cents on the dollar at Hanukkah mart And we pay the small currency exchange fee We couldn't spit it if we didn't steal it Or how about this? Great ones of the world! What about said to that special someone? And because I've already been paid for the German Democratic Republic Your price just represents the small cost of getting it out of a villa northwest of Berlin and into the giant Hanukkah mart warehouse You couldn't get a cheaper if you were running a communist government Whatever you're looking for for that luxury loving someone on your list Household objects from lava lamps to hot dubs Paintings and carpets The largest collection of level art binds each of the owner nice of line Home electronics kitchen appliances And a separate warehouse full of extras by Z videos It's all here Behind the big Berlin Wall of Savings at Hanukkah mart And wherever you are You read the freeway close to Hanukkah mart by the 605 to the 10 or off the 2.10 of the 5 or 25 for the 10 or via our nationwide toll free order phone, 1-800 workers Let our 40 years of worldwide buying prowess pay off for you This Christmas gift champagne gift and paint near beer prices

Where the state withers away the competition Throw my ticket in the water hole Throw my ticket through it down Cause my baby let me down Lay my body in the wind and grass Lay my body lay it down Say goodbye to this old town Throw my body in the cold heart ground Throw my body through it down Say goodbye to this old town Say goodbye to this old town Say goodbye to this old town

Say goodbye to this old town. Well what else is in the paper today? Report predicts worldwide water shortage is in the 1990s. We'll get out of here.

Come on, never happen. Besides they're working in the trees dried water aren't they? So the big debate on the Sunday interview shows this week. Was Dan Quayle sending a separate message? Who would have thought it would be able to send any message? Ladies and gentlemen, next week a tradition is old as last year's paper.

The annual list show Christmas. I guess it would be how it would be denominated. It'll be here for your listening pressure next week. And a reminder, a final reminder before Christmas time, you know those list show cassettes make such good stocky stuffers. They're available for $10 per show, just specify the date of the show you want. And send a check for $10 made out to Century of Progress Productions and send it to list show, 1900 Pico PICO Boulevard, Santa Monica, California, 90405. By the way, in that competition to embody the 80s, there's still time for some mall to have a burn the homeless competition. But time is so, so very, very short, isn't it? Thank you for listening. Have an exquisite week, won't you?

The show comes to you from Century of Progress Productions and originates through the facilities of SAS, a satellite service of KCRW Santa Monica. Oh, a fast fade. Is better than none, eh? What? Stay tuned now, ladies and gentlemen, for Joe Frank, work in Progress. Even he didn't name my show. There's one of his favorites in that promo. Did anybody? Ooh. And then Roberto Lestengi with a cafe Brazil at noon to o'clock the reggae beat, it goes on and on. Here on KCRW Santa Monica, a community service of Santa Monica College at 89.9 FM, National Public Radio for most of Southern California. It's Lily Singer. I produce and host the Garden Show, but I listen to other programs on KCRW as well. Two of my favorites are Music of the Spheres and Arts LA.

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And it begins with a boxing match that took place in the early 1960s between Luis Rodriguez and Ruben Hurricane Carter. Those of you who are fight fans are perhaps familiar with that fight that took place about 15 years ago. But in order to tell you about the Luis Rodriguez Ruben Hurricane Carter fight, which is an integral part, as I said, of the story of my infamous 80-yard run, and therefore must be told, it is necessary for me also to describe Emil Griffith, who was the well-to-weight champion of the world when Luis Rodriguez was fighting before he fought Ruben Hurricane Carter. And now, not only are you confused, but I am confused as well. But we will both hang in there, and we will see whether I will be able to pull myself out of this and make giant strides for clarity. So, let me begin first with Emil Griffith.

Emil Griffith was the well-to-weight champion of the world in the early 1960s. He was a strong savage fighter who had enormous stamina, a lean muscular body, extremely broad shoulders for a well-to-weight. He was very black in color. He had slits for eyes, and he looked like a panther. He was also extremely fast, extremely vicious in his punching, and a real phenomenon, a great well-to-weight champion. Now, Griffith disposed of all his challenges in the early 1960s, and...