Star-struck landlord:Mark Winitsky of L.A. overheard a...

Star-struck landlord:

Mark Winitsky of L.A. overheard a friend who was on the phone, trying to find a house to lease. Winitsky could only catch her end of the conversation as she answered questions from a potential landlord:

“Well, we’re going to need it for six months.”

(Pause)

“Two kids.”

(Pause)

“We have a dog, but she could stay with my parents.”

(Pause)

“Libra.”

Winitsky adds that his friend must have been born under the correct sign, because she was invited to come see the house.

WE’RE SURE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG HIT: Mary Veselich came upon a calendar in the La Crescenta Flintridge area that seemed to have set June 14 as the day to celebrate the recently rejected paddling proposal of Assemblyman Mickey Conroy (R-Orange).

LIFE ON A FAULT--THE GOOD NEWS: Granada Hills High’s home page on the World Wide Web says the school “is fortunate to be located in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley, on an active continental margin. Our location provides unique opportunities for our students to study plate tectonics and the seismic [activity] of the Los Angeles area. In fact, our school is located within a couple of miles of the epicenter of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.”

Now, let’s not brag.

DARING CONCEPT: Kurt Oldenburg of Signal Hill wonders if he found a first in a Long Beach mall--unisex elevators.

PETE MAKES FUNNY: “Gov. Wilson has been accused of being as animated as the great stone figures on Easter Island, without the mystery,” writes columnist Bud Lembke in the political newsletter Political Pulse.

But, Lembke points out, His Honor drew big laughs in a speech to the Sacramento Press Club when he speculated on how newspapers would react to the Big One hitting California.

Wilson foresaw these headlines:

* The Sacramento Bee: “California Tumbles Into Sea; CTA Blames Lack of School Funding.”

* The San Francisco Chronicle: “California Tumbles Into Sea; Mayor Sees Opportunity for Coastal Casino.”

* The Fresno Bee: “California Tumbles Into Sea; End of Drought in Sight.”

* And, the L.A. Times: “California Tumbles Into Sea; First of an 11-Part Series.”

PLUGGED IN: Chester Collins of North Hollywood writes that in the 1960s, while working “for the electric company in Hawaii . . . we tested an experimental electric car and I became one of the first to qualify for test-driving it. Since the electric car finally appears close to realization, we should have names ready. Here are some of the ones I recollect recommending: Cordillac, Chevrelay, Amperial, Ohmsmobile, Switchubishi, Circuitroen and Voltswagen. Why not ask the readers to send in their suggestions?”

Rev up those imaginations.

miscelLAny For the bachelor looking for the perfect setting to propose marriage, the Hotel Nikko in Beverly Hills is offering a Valentine’s Day overnighter. It includes a butler, limousine, dinner with a jazz ensemble at the table, cashmere robes and a two-carat diamond ring. The cost is $35,000, which might seem a bit high, except . . . you not only get to keep the ring, but the robes as well!

Calendar favoring corporal punishment?