Top 12 Reader Stories of 2012

1) Take a Hikey, Mikey — Namesake radio-show host Mikey Esparza fired amidst flurry of speculation as to why.

2) Don't Embarrass the Hells Angels — No, they don’t use an apostrophe in the name, and if you don’t like the punctuation you can tell them yourself.

3) Afro Puffs — San Diego’s ethnic populations are segregated, for better and worse.

4) People Will Tell You That You're Late and You'll Hate Them for It — Wait a minute, Mr. Postman...

5) Stolen Corvette Surfaces from Morena Storage Unit 24 years Later — Cops okay eBay auction?

6) Traffic Cop Questioned in Encinitas — Bagel shop owner blocks traffic cop.

7) San Diego's Ten Best Movie Theaters — Where we go to get lost.

8) Pat & Oscar's Changes Name, Keeps Breadsticks — Remaining franchises now called O's American Kitchen.

9) Life's Been Good to Joe — Joe Walsh's rescheduled show at the Belly Up was well worth the wait.

10) Bunny v. Bunny — Flogging Molly bassist Nathen Maxwell sends cease-and-desist letter to Bunny Gang.

11) Ferrets Eat Babies. They Shred Human Tissue. They Drink Blood. — The hush-hush life of forbidden pet ownership.

12) Nudie Bar Opens Across Street from Chula Vista’s Bayfront — Councilmember Steve Castaneda "shocked"