L.A. 1986 : NOTABLE QUOTABLES

“Oh . . . this can’t be!� --Aeromexico pilot, on tape just before Cerritos crash

“We don’t have the staff to wait around for a dog to do and an owner to don’t.� --Dyer Huston, spokesman for Department of Animal Regulation on scarcity of citations for violations of the pooper-scooper law

“At one point in time, when he was either separated or divorced from his wife, (he) spent some time with a lady he later learned did it for money and not love.�--Donald Heller, defense attorney referring to accusation that former Assemblyman Bruce Young used a prostitute in the Moriarty political corruption scandal

“I would like to apologize for having you spend your time doing what essentially was trying to reform or decide a breach of contract between a whore and trick.� --Gilbert Alston, Pasadena Superior Court judge to jurors during a trial involving the alleged rape of a prostitute.

“If Tinseltown is successful, what next--Rome, Ga. versus Rome, N.Y.?� --Rep. Larry Smith (D-Fla.), vowing that Hollywood, Fla., would fight trademark status granted Hollywood (Calif.) Chamber of Commerce for the name Hollywood.

“Some members also had questions as to whether we could move delegates from all over Los Angeles at 4:30 or 5 in the afternoon.� --Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr., Republican National Committee chairman announcing rejection of L.A. as site of 1988 convention.

“I feel like Zsa Zsa Gabor’s eighth husband--I know what is expected of me, but I don’t know how to make it interesting.� --Bruce Gleason, San Fernando Valley lawyer during his unsuccessful attempt to unseat Atty. Gen. John Van de Kamp.

“I might go to Libya. I might go see the Ayatollah. I might go to France, catch somebody in France I’m upset with.� --Charles Manson, mass-killer’s response at parole hearing when asked his future plans.

“No, it’s too weird for me.�--David Cronenberg, science-fiction film director when asked if he would consider making a movie out of the Twilight Zone trial.