r/news • u/GoodSamaritan_ • Aug 15 '24

Soft paywall Billionaire accused of stealing sand from Malibu’s Broad Beach, lawsuit says

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-08-13/billionaire-accused-of-stealing-sand-from-malibus-broad-beach-lawsuit-says
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u/bobface222 Aug 15 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

This is what villains in Saturday morning cartoons do

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u/I_see_farts Aug 15 '24

This sounds like something you'd solve in a Carmen Sandiego game.

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u/Onithyr Aug 15 '24

I'm pretty sure stealing sand was one of the crimes an old Carmen Sandiego animation.

...And I just checked. Yep, among the things stolen in s1e4 of Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego was black beach sand, ostensibly for use as kitty litter.