# In California, rock beats scissors, paper, and firetruck

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 24, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755 "2005-02-24T19:52:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755/1 "2005-02-24T19:52:49Z")

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Wall, badly damaged, calls it a draw. Next up, explosives! :eek: [A 2M pound boulder has been loosened by recent rain and threatens to go medieval on homes nearby.](http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4511412) Click the audio link for complete story.

I’m sure the surroundings are beautiful, yet seem kinda hostile.

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**Author:** ![Anita\_Vacation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Anita\_Vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anita_Vacation)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755/2 "2005-02-24T20:12:27Z")

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I heard that story on the air this morning. They want to make this boulder fall so that it won’t fall, right?

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755/3 "2005-02-24T20:18:51Z")

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The mangled wall has it kinda stopped, but they wanted to move it further in a controlled manner. Rock didn’t cooperate, so they’re in explo-mode.

Where’s Mighty Mouse when you need him? 😛

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**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755/4 "2005-02-24T20:26:30Z")

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Ain’t it wonderful? I’m in Malibu and I have a flight from LAX tomorrow at eight in the morning. If, because I can’t take PCH, I have to drive west to Point Dume, north to the 101, and _then_ finally head east toward LA, well…I won’t be getting much sleep tonight.

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**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-california-rock-beats-scissors-paper-and-firetruck/291755/5 "2005-02-24T20:39:01Z")

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Maybe they should consult the [Oregon highway dept](http://perp.com/whale/) (sic)