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    From Larry Flynt to Preschool - WHAT Is Happening To Our Society? A Sign O' the Times

    By azpaull on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 2:16pm |

    It was less than three years ago that Larry Flynt opened up a Hustler Superstore in my neck o' the woods - an open, brightly-lit shop that agreed with the city's restriction of devoting less than 1/3 of its floor space to the "adult products" (so that it wouldn't have to be in an industrial zone).  It wasn't a bad place, but it couldn't compete with the other adult superstore chains in the Valley and closed its doors.  The free-standing building sat empty for a few months, and I couldn't help but think about the several ironies that a sign went up announcing the next tenant - a preschool chain! 

    (On the less serious side: let's see, if a couple purchased "romance" products there at the grand opening and that led to a birth... yep, the timing is right!)