Quotables

“We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government.”

Arnie Wensinger, the chief legal and business officer for the California burger chain In-N-Out, on the company’s refusal to comply with a San Francisco city mandate that restaurants check customers’ COVID-19 vaccination status before allowing them to dine indoors.

“I think you have a meteorite in your bed.”

A 911 dispatcher in Golden, British Columbia, responding to Ruth Hamilton on Oct. 3. She called saying she heard an explosion, saw a hole in her ceiling, and found a large, gray, charcoal-like object between her pillows.

“Her Majesty believes you are as old as you feel, as such The Queen does not believe she meets the relevant criteria to be able to accept, and hopes you will find a more worthy recipient.”

Tom Laing-Baker, Queen Elizabeth II’s assistant private secretary, responding to a British magazine that wanted to name the queen “Oldie of the Year.” Britain’s longest-reigning monarch is 95 years young.

“The fact is, it’s like whack-a-mole. On any given day, something is out of stock in the store.”

Vivek Sankaran, chief executive of the supermarket chain Albertsons Cos., commenting on a conference call about the effects of the supply chain issues.

“I never thought that the longest queue in Disneyland would be for a nucleic acid test.”

A visitor to Shanghai Disneyland writing on social media after authorities tested all 34,000 visitors on Halloween after one person who had visited the park the day before tested positive for COVID-19.