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The District Weekly: PORT OF LONG BEACH SPINS TO THE TOP OF FORTUNA’S WHEEL | The District Weekly

  • Dwight K Snider · 1 year ago
    What's up with this stupid headline -- Fortuna's Wheel. Is this some type of play-on-words that only hip headline writers can understand.
  • Paul Brennan · 1 year ago
    Nice try at minimizing the pro-terrorist wickedness of your story, Rachel. But you did something more than just explain “(1) what a bomb does, (2) what a port is, and (3) how they could cause some problems by getting one in close proximity to the other.” You also wrote about wandering around the port with your wee son Isaac in tow. Thanks to you, terrorists have learned they can attack the port, even if they can’t find a babysitter!

    And now you’re trying to get the head of port security liquored up? Is there no end to your perfidy? (If the word “perfidy” confuses the guy who is confused by the title of this post, I apologize in advance.)
  • Rachel Powers · 1 year ago
    Dwight--

    Fortuna's Wheel, aka Wheel of Fortune.

    See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wheel_of_Fortune

    I knew that a humanities education would render me irrelevant, but I didn't think that I would become incomprehensible. And as for your question: I am so, so far from hip. I swear, you'd never be able to pick me out of a headline writers' lineup.
  • Dwight K Snider · 1 year ago
    Dear Rachel,
    I'm so sorry I snapped at you this morning. My only excuse is I wokeup in a bad mood, probably alcohol related. It was only after half-a-pot of coffee and ten cigarettes that I could think clearly and googled FORTUNA'S WHEEL. Boy, those Roman goddesses were really something else. Can I buy you a makeup drink before work at the V-Room tommorrow morning. Again, I'm sorry.
  • Dave Wielenga · 1 year ago
    I was a little confused, too, but now I understand everything -- except Pat Sajak.
  • D. Kelson · 1 year ago
    Dwight et al: you will learn far more about Fortuna's Wheel from Ignatius J. Reilly than from the Google from any other information delivered by tubes. Go to thy master: he wears a funny green cap.
  • wswaim · 1 year ago
    Dwight Snider calls Rachel a snob for her use of the phrase "Fortuna's Wheel," (and then apologizes--what a gentleman!),Paul Brennan defends her, D. Kelson writes to say that you have to know Ignatius Reilly to fully appreciate Fortuna--and I know Ignatius only because it was Paul Brennan who, years ago, first recommended that I read "Confederacy of Dunces," the John Kennedy Toole novel in which Ignatius is the main character.

    Is D. Snider the lead singer of Twisted Sister?
  • D. Kelson · 1 year ago
    And I'll bet Mr. Snider wrote "We're Not Gonna Take It" on Big Chief paper.
  • jesus · 1 year ago
    Speaking of Pat Sajak- Jesus prefers Vanna White. Jesus wanted to discuss this with Merv Griffin when he came to heaven. Unfortunately for Merv my Dad hated his talk show. Now Merv's interviewing Joe Stalin and Ken Lay. Jesus likes Rachael.
  • Rachel Powers · 1 year ago
    Dwight, you're a prince. Certainly no need to apologize.

    Jesus, you are the son of God. And I like you, too.