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Author Topic: Remember Alice's restaurant?  (Read 5842 times)

tsaint

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Remember Alice's restaurant?
« on: July 02, 2014, 10:21 PM »
Browsing the City of Oakland's website, as one often does in moments of boredom, I came across this chappie.
Most peculiar assortment of crimes.... could anyone from California shed some light on the last listed crime please?
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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2014, 11:10 PM »
I think by "recycling" they're referring to 'chopping' a car for parts. That would tie in with the grand theft (stealing the car) and conspiracy (most car thefts are handled by professional gangs of car thieves) charges.
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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2014, 12:06 AM »

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2014, 06:38 AM »
Heh.  For the clueless:

https://en.wikipedia...Alice%27s_Restaurant



Okay, that's where I went when I saw the thread title. I just don't quite get how a crime spree ties back into the song.

...With circles and arrows and diagrams on the back perhaps??

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2014, 11:44 AM »
...With circles and arrows and diagrams on the back perhaps??

Naturally. The beginning of the song has the narrator cleaning out Alice's Restaurant, and because the landfill is closed, they just dump it down a hill. So there you have the recycling reference from the OP.

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2014, 12:49 PM »
...With circles and arrows and diagrams on the back perhaps??

Naturally. The beginning of the song has the narrator cleaning out Alice's Restaurant, and because the landfill is closed, they just dump it down a hill. So there you have the recycling reference from the OP.

Ah! Okay, that works. I haven't actually heard the song in years and didn't want to cheat with the video because I'm at work.

As the admin I have to set an example...bla bla bla... :D

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2014, 05:21 PM »
"Work" sounds suspiciously like it may be manned by denizens of The Group W Bench


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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2014, 05:51 PM »
As the admin I have to set an example...

Ironic as it may seem, when all factors are taken into account - yes...we do, don't we? :-\ ;D :P

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #8 on: July 03, 2014, 05:52 PM »
"Work" sounds suspiciously like it may be manned by denizens of The Group W Bench



LOL! You betcha!  ;)

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Re: Remember Alice's restaurant?
« Reply #9 on: July 03, 2014, 06:35 PM »
I can never get the YouTube tags figured out so I'll just post a link to this Group W Video
https://www.youtube....HSWbA&feature=kp

...I think I've been in that jail. :-\