Earthquakes > hurricanes

San Diego Freeway < Harbor Freeway

Fried clams on the Redondo pier > whatever they're serving on the Manhattan pier

Dashiell Hammett > Ross MacDonald

Small > Tall

Medium > Grande

Large > Venti ®

Billboards < trees

Presidential debates < real debates

Manhattan Beach sand > Redondo Beach sand

Ballot initiatives < real leadership

A rejuvenated San Pedro waterfront > a rejuvenated Redondo Beach waterfront

Old beach volleyball rules > new beach volleyball rules

Red zone ticket > meter expired ticket

Stepping in tar < stepping on a jellyfish

Fiberglass surfboards > foam surfboards

Getting hit in the head with a fiberglass surfboard < getting hit with a foam surfboard

Boredom > ennui

Game Boy < crosswords

Corona < Pacifico

New Manhattan Mall > Old Manhattan Mall

10 minutes at the Hyperion Sewage Treatment Plant > 10 minutes with the Hyperion Outfall Serenaders

(Oct. 2, 2004)

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