Some of you may have thought that “Crazy Larry” was hyperbole

No. He is actually completely and totally insane.

Birmingham mayor details plans for pentagon-shaped municipal center- al.com

A new city jail, police and fire headquarters, police academy and public works offices would be housed in one pentagon-shaped building under Mayor Larry Langford’s plan to build a municipal center in Titusville.

Holding an aerial photo of the Pentagon building in Washington to show the design, Langford detailed his plan Monday during a City Council committee meeting.

Yes, he wants to build a scale replica of the Pentagon in Titusville. (The link there is actually a default; the Birmingon would actually be a little east of there on 6th Ave, I think.) Apparently, the only reason to make it pentagonal is that the Pentagon is pentagonal. I, personally, think that he should try to go one better and make it a Hexagon.

You know, like Monopoly or chess

Gaming considered to help solve Jefferson County debt crisis- al.com

Sorry, apparently “gaming” is industryspeak for “gambling”. So, I guess that the county is going to put down some wagers at the track to get some money that way. Seems unlikely.

Sorry, apparently the county would legalize gambling and tax it. That makes more sense. I guess. If you’re looking for a way to shift the burden to the poorest and most desperate.