FLOOD MIRACLE: WATERS RECEDE, BIG EASY MAYOR FINDS SOMEONE'S ROLEX ON STREET, KEEPS IT FOR HIMSELF


"HOT DAMN!" SAYS MAYOR. "FINALLY SOMETHING POSITIVE COMES OUT OF THE FLOOD."

NEW ORLEANS - As the waters receded in New Orleans, Mayor Bradleys Roadhouse found a 34 mm Oyster Professional Air-King Rolex watch on Canal Street today. "Hot damn," said the Mayor, as he quickly etched away the name of the owner on the back and slipped it on his wrist. "A perfect fit." Since the Mayor evacuated the city yesterday he has been patrolling the streets alone. "I found part of a coin collection yesterday, and two perfectly good picture frames," he explained as he surveyed the trunk of his car filled with a hodgepodge of items. "I will keep the evacuation in force until I have patrolled all major city streets," he announced.