couldn't the stingray have just squirted out a cloud of motor oil and swum off?

On the contrary, Stingray denies all liability.

That bit was written by MeFite tsarfan, who put a listing in MetaJobs for volunteer writers for the LAist blog. I'm beginning to suspect he had some sinister involvement in the whole thing; who kows, he may be the Osama Bin Laden of ocean wildlife 'accidents', an Aquatic Terrorsit, an Atlantis Fascist.

Bummer it has to be writing about El Lay. I wonder if he'd consider a column by someone who visits L.A. and writes from the perspective of an outsider. El Alien.

eekcat,

all are welcome

just like the church of scientology

wendell,

you promised to keep my Aquatic Terrosit membership a secret.

Did I write "Terrorsit"? I think I like that word... like a terrorist, but less active.