Insert Tongue In Cheek

LA has a particular sense of humor that I never seemed to find on the East Coast. It's equal parts arrogance and self-deprecation. To see it, you don't have to look any further than the signs around town. On Melrose alone, one clothing store runs the slogan "Broke Is The New Black" and a consignment shop's motto is "Pawnbroker to The Stars." Is there any better way to say that we're ridiculous and we know it and we're gonna keep indulging that ridiculousness? In other words, there's no place like home.