Latest menace to internet economy: Gators EATING all the PUSSIES Forget Norks, hacktivists and global cyber criminals, a far more clear and present danger is now threatening the future of the internet: a giant cat-eating alligator. As any student of the digital era will know, the sole reason that Tim Berners-Lee invented the web was in the first place was so people could eventually share …
No, the writer of the article isn't implying that there are several cities called Los Angeles, but that there are several 'suburban Los Angeleses', whatever that might be.
Take another example of media-speak: "a young Sherlock Holmes". This refers not to one of several putative Sherlock Holmeses, but to one of several YOUNG Sherlock Holmeses. It is an established fact that there were several young Sherlock Holmeses, but only one of them survived to become THE famous Sherlock Holmes who had all those renowned criminal and scientific adventures, culminating in the discovery of DNA with Watson several decades after his death.
There are at least three Los Angeleses just in California. Los Angeles City, Los Angeles County and Los Angeles metropolitan area, each containing the former. There are Los Angeleses in other states and countries as well. I'm not quite sure how to judge which of these are suburban though.
"Mr. Alligator, I'm here to serve this eviction order."
"It'll cost you an arm and a leg to get me out of here!"
"Umm… I'll bring a lawyer."
And the lawyer has not been seen since…
<pedant mode> Surely keeping the alligator there was the offence; the alligator is not a person that can be prosecuted.
"<pedant mode> Surely keeping the alligator there was the offence; the alligator is not a person that can be prosecuted."
What you mean that Alligator is not a recognized gender in L.A.
Won't anyone think of the Alligatoridae.
Sadly it is entirely possible. The US has routinely brought legal actions against sums of money so I don't see any reason why they couldn't press charges against an alligator or the cat carcasses for that matter. Of course, they want the money but probably not the alligator unless someone in Justice has a hankering for new luggage perhaps with matching shoes.
"<pedant mode> Surely keeping the alligator there was the offence; the alligator is not a person that can be prosecuted."
Oddly enough, due to the much-abused law allowing the seizure of assets purported to be used in a crime, there are quite a few cases in the US that have names along the lines of US Government v a huge pile of cash.
Of course beer has a future once drunk. Why do you think there's a pipe coming out of the bottom of the urinals? That leads into the bar through the wall, to the Fosters tap? It's no coincidence you know.
That's also what those weird blue or yellow urinal cakes are for. They're not actually disinfectant, but washing up liquid to give the lager its bubbly head.
My brother's pub has 2 pub cats. I must suggest to him how much more of an attraction a pub alligator would be...
The question is whether or not there is any IP infringement in this case. Was the alligator from LA copying this snake from Bristol?
for all the lizards and small grass snakes that evil animal tortured to death over its lifetime. I say that we vote a special award to the python, and to the gator, for riding the world of some dangerous predators. And turn 'em loose to continue the good work.
Snakes of Bristol, crawl to glory,
Victory is hov'ring o'er ye,
Bright-eyed freedom stands before ye,
Hear ye not her call?
At your sloth she seems to wonder;
Rend the sluggish bonds asunder,
Let the war-cry's deaf'ning thunder
Every cat appall.
Echoes loudly waking,
Hill and valley shaking;
'Till the sound spreads wide around,
The cat's courage breaking;
Your foes on every side assailing,
Forward press with heart unfailing,
'Till felines learn with quailing,
Reptilians ne'er can yield!
I'll get me coat, it's the Tortoiseshell one over there.
"Oddly enough, due to the much-abused law allowing the seizure of assets purported to be used in a crime, there are quite a few cases in the US that have names along the lines of US Government v a huge pile of cash."
Dangerous precedent.
Suppose the pile of cash should win?
(Some might suppose this has already happened)
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