Before we get to the Most Clicked On stories of 2006, here are some personal favorites that don't fit anywhere else.

Most interesting car wreck in years: Take an Enzo Ferrari, a Swedish con man, Homeland Security and a quipping deputy and you've got a running story with twist, after twist, after twist, after twist, after twist, after twist....after twist.

Mrs. Clean: KCBS/KCAL news director Nancy Bauer Gonzales warns the staff about wearing scents at the office and orders everybody to clean up their desks.

You're a cop, right?: Mickey Rourke meets Chief Bratton, walks away.

Intersection of time and space: My editor and I have an L.A. driving moment at Wilshire and Vermont.

Acting is hard: The BBC's man in Los Angeles tries to go Hollywood, finds that it's not that easy.

Tradition corralled: UCLA officials tame the Undie Run and bring it on campus.

They just get slower: A pickup softball game in West L.A. has been going for 30 years.

Da bomb: The Times' newsbox promo for Mission: Impossible III keeps bomb squads busy all over town.

Wolfgang Pucked: A certain editor of Bon Appétit gets dissed at Spago.

Men and their flip-flops: A New York Times story begets a trend piece and a blog entry.

Unmistakable: The aroma of Los Angeles in November.