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Girls and Guns: A Day in the Life Sunday/
Annie get your gun. I have mine. Annie Oakley shot a Winchester1873 .44-40 caliber factory-made rifle. I am shooting a Smith and Wesson 9mm.
I bought my LadySmith in 1990-something when the Army was switching from the .45 to the 9 mm. For the military, it meant standardizing NATO ammunition. For a female officer with something to prove, it meant frequent trips to the Rod and Gun Club to meet up with my favorite Vietnam Veterans and practice until I was spot on.
I haven't fired much since separating from the military but when a new indoor range recently opened in town, the husband and I headed out to get a few shots in.
I settled into a groove warming up with a .22. Shot by shot, it all came back - steady breathing, even pressure, and a clean trigger pull. Moving up to the 9mm, my shot groups were close to center and respectable.
I still got it.
This weekend I took a pistol class to refresh my foundational skills and I plan to take a permit to carry class. It was a thoughtful (non-political) decision to ensure that I am confident and able handle myself in a self defense situation. Self defense is important and it's not just for male homeowners anymore.
Men and women who haven't had a lot of exposure to shooting are often surprised to know that there is more to shooting than self defense.
Shooting in a safe, controlled environment is fun; shooting requires a focus that, coupled with precision and required ear-protection, is guaranteed to quiet an active mind. Nothing beats the confidence of learning a new skill and improving upon it.
People learn to shoot and sharpen their skills for many different reasons. When it comes down to it, I am because I can.
Girls and Guns, by Lisa Rosendahl, first appeared on lisarosendahl.com


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A Michigan man said his dog qualified for $360 of unemployment benefits per week from the state.
Michael Haddock told WZZM that he received a letter addressed to Michael Ryder -- his first name and his dog's name -- from the State of Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.
"Not sure what he is going to do with the money, but it should be interesting," Haddock said in a Facebook post. "I knew he was clever, but he surprised me this time."
Authorities said the letter is a result of fraud and was flagged as suspicious after being mailed to Haddock, WZZM reported. The UIA is creating a special investigative unit to handle a recent jump in fake claims.
The UIA sent another letter to Haddock denying the claim, WZZM reported.
"Unfortunately, Michael Ryder's claim will not be allowed. I know first-hand it is rare for 'man's best friend' to contribute financially to the household and that will continue in this instance," Tim Kolar, UIA's state administrator of investigations, told WZZM.
Ryder's claim was caught before any money was handed out, WZZM reported.
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Gail Harris
Boyd Gail Harris
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
- High School Abingdon High School
- Debut June 3, 1955
- Final Game May 3, 1960
- Born October 15, 1931 in Abingdon, VA USA
- Died November 14, 2012 in Gainesville, VA USA
Biographical Information[edit]
First baseman Gail Harris showed formidable power during his six-year big league career, split between the New York Giants and Detroit Tigers. Though not known as a slugger, Harris barely missed being one of the very few to completely hit a ball out of Briggs Stadium while with the Tigers - a herculean blow which caromed off the very top of the massive rightfield roof.
Harris was signed by the Giants began his pro career with the Lenoir Red Sox in 1950. With the Minneapolis Millers in 1954, he hit .309 with 34 home runs and 113 RBIs. After hitting 17 homers in 44 games for the Millers to start the next year, he was brought up to the majors in June. He was New York's regular first baseman for the remainder of the year and hit .232 with 12 home runs in 79 games. However, he lost his job to rookie Bill White in 1956, appearing in only a dozen big league games that year and spending most of the summer back with Minneapolis. With White missing 1957 while serving in the military, Harris again saw regular action in the majors, splitting time at first with Whitey Lockman. On September 21st of that season, he became the last man to hit a home run as a New York Giant.
Prior to the 1958 campaign, Harris was dealt to the Tigers. A regular for Detroit, he had his best big league season that year, hitting .273 while leading the club with 20 homers. His numbers dropped the following year to a .221 average and 9 home runs, and in 1960, he was unseated at first by young star Norm Cash (who kept the job for more than a decade). In May of that season, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Sandy Amoros. He played in their organization in 1960 and 1961 but never again reached the majors.
The most similar player to Harris, according to the similarity scores method, is Marv Throneberry, because they had similar batting averages and home run totals over the course of their careers.
Following his baseball days, Harris worked in insurance sales. His son, Mark Harris, was a minor league player and coach.
Notable Achievements[edit]
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 1 (1958)


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Brumby Hall and Gardens
Brumby Hall and gardens are located in Marietta, Georgia, constructed in 1851 by Colonel Arnoldus Brumby, the Greek revival home was fortunately spared from being destroyed by Sherman's March to the Sea because they were at West Point together. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated to care and maintain the house and grounds. Brumby was the first superintendent of the Georgia Military Institute, from 1851 to 1859; and as mentioned, he did attend West Point. The institute is no longer on the property located next door, as it is now the Marietta Conference Center and Resort, sitting high atop a knoll, overlooking the marvelous estate of Brumby. In the Civil War, he would command the 14th Georgia Regiment, and in 1864, the house was used as a military hospital. The buildings of the institute were burned by Sherman's troops, but the hall was never touched. It is now owned by the city, and is part of the special events facilities that are managed by the resort, used for parties, receptions, weddings and business conferences. Friends of Brumby Hall have furnished the rooms of the house with period antiques, as well as decorative arts, that were usually found in a house of a wealthy, or upper middle class family during the mid19th century. The artworks inside include new works from local artists and the antique paintings from that period. The grounds surrounding the house are filled with huge oak and magnolia trees, as well as boxwood, rose, knot perennial and topiary gardens; enhancing the looks, environment and attraction of that estate. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and inside are five fully furnished rooms with a solarium. Two acres of magnificently manicured lawns, spectacular gardens and grand stately trees make up the wonderful estate that has been part of Marietta for over a century and a half. After the Civil War, Brumby would sell the estate to Ellan M. Bradley, and while she owned the property it would be called the "Hedges". Mr. and Mrs. Howell Trezvant bought the house in 1926 and proceeded to rejuvenated the estate, with Hubert Bond Owens, founder of the University of Georgia School of Landscape Architecture came and designed the beautiful gardens that grace the grounds today. Howell's daughter, Tillie T. Moore Owenby, continued to live in the marvelous house before selling it to the city of Marietta; which has become a house museum and special events facility for the Hilton Atlanta-Marietta Hotel and conference center. The property is close to downtown Marietta, 20 miles from Atlanta, and 30 miles from the Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport. The Hilton owns 132 acres adjacent to the hall, and it includes an excellent 18 hole golf course. There are some trails that run through the property and into the large resort acreage, giving visitors a chance to relax and enjoy the wonderful warm Georgia weather and lovely gardens on Brumby Hall.
Gone With the Wind Museum
Rustling petticoats, light laughter and the smell of sweet magnolias invade your senses as you take a moment and go back to the 19th century, when the plantations of the south rang out with joy, parties, belles and balls, as Atlanta was becoming the center of the dark south. Just outside of Atlanta, in the city of Marietta today, you can envision some of the those strange moments with a visit to the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: Scarlett on the Square in downtown opened in 2003, in the old historic Thomas Warehouse building with a magnificent collection that belonged to Dr. Christopher Sullivan, plus the few other memorabilia pieces that have been donated and acquired in the years since its opening. The museum is full of the magnificence of that period, offering the people that fell in love with Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler over three quarters of a century ago; when the movie came out depicting a time that was just about as old to them as they are to us today. Some of the best features of the museum include; many of Margaret Mitchell's own volumes of that famous novel; the original Bengaline honeymoon gown that was worn by Vivien Leigh in the movie; foreign editions of the novel; a marvelous educational exhibit that has been dedicated to the African American cast members of the film; the personal script of Ona Munson, who played Belle Watling in the movie; rare press and publicity books, contracts and costumes; promotional pieces that include the foreign film posters, advertisements, conceptual artworks, collectibles, premiere programs and so much more. The museum is the perfect place for fans of the antebellum period, as well as the admirers of the Academy Award winning movie and the Pulitzer Prize winning novel. The museum's gift shop now has the 70th anniversary blu-ray edition of the fabulous movie that will allow you to enjoy the full flavor of the film as never before. It also has many wonderful other items in the shop that include porcelain figurines, unlikely to be found anywhere else in the world.
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Marietta Museum of History
The museum is devoted to the preservation and enlightenment of the community of the history of Marietta and Cobb County by giving an educational and informative experience to those that wish to learn and know more about the special place in history of this wonderful region. The museum has been informing more than 50,000 visitors from every state in the country and around the world since 2000; as well as an educational curriculum that has helped more than 10,000 school children during field trips since that beginning. Their outreach program has let the staff visit libraries, schools, churches and assisted living institutions to bring the history of the area to those groups that have shown some interest. They have also helped many other museums begin their programs including those started by the Zion Church, the Marietta High School Foundation, Lockheed, Turner Chapel and the Marietta Fire and Police departments. The museum's Lecture series has been going on for six years now and have been a big help to many organizations; as well as hosting the Marietta Antique Street Festival in September, bringing in about 10,000 visitors and enthusiasts. This year the museum is having a great time with their special exhibits that include the textiles collection that just continues to grow, and is showcasing the fashions of the 20th century. Another excellent display is the century of adventure: Scouting in Cobb County that exhibit the Boy Scout and Girl Scout uniforms from 1910 to the 1980s; as well as some Campfire Girls examples. Their newest gallery is the military gallery, that contains the spirit of the museum with military exhibits from the Revolutionary War to the Gulf Wars, with marvelous stories of bravery and gallantry from Pearl Harbor to Sherman's march to the sea and German concentration camps. There are battlefield artifacts, an outstanding gun collection and the uniforms of the women and men that have proudly served their and our country. A couple of featured items include the boilerplate and story of a sailor actually aboard the USS Oklahoma that was sunk at Pearl, a quilt made from the clothing of Holocaust victims sewn to a soldier's blanket and pieces of the World Trade Center and Pentagon that honors the brave souls from 911. The homelife gallery contains a collection of vintage relics that were used in every day living in the 19th and 20th centuries, with numerous inventions that had been used for pleasure and entertainment; especially the music box collection with the earliest piece being dated to 1885. There is a marvelous 1940s era kitchen with rotary phone, ice box and canning information, as well as Victory Gardens. Another exhibit is the bedroom suite that belonged to Henry Greene Cole, a northern sympathizer that owned the Marietta Hotel during the war, who was the son-in-law of Dix and Louisa Fletcher, owners of the Kennesaw House, which was the reason it still stands after the march to the sea, when Union troops were burning everything in their path. There is so much more that it would be a great place to visit and learn more about the south and the region that has grown so much since its early days.
Marietta Square
Marietta, Georgia is a turn-of-the-century town with a marvelous town square that is filled with many wonderful shops, boutiques, unusual restaurants, theaters, museums and events that continue the whole year through. There are marvelous bed and breakfast inns set in old historic homes as well as a 4 diamond resort, with all the friendliness and southern hospitality that is known throughout the United States. It is an All-America City, with concerts in the park, Saturday morning farmer's market and even a ghostly tour that just might scare the socks off you. The Marietta Welcome Center is located in the old train depot, full of volunteers that will help you decide what you want to see and some places that might be of interest to you and your family; as well as being able to buy a Heritage Passport that will get you into three museums for the price of two. Start here and you'll have the necessary information to get you around the square and off to your next destination. The Marietta Museum of History is next door to that and it is certainly one of the places that you will want to go to learn more about this quaint town and the history surrounding the county. Then, next to that is Gone With the Wind museum that may or may not be what you would be interested in, especially if you have small children with you, although they could get interested in all the wonderful items related to the movie depicting the south during the Civil War years and the start of reconstruction. Then you will come to the Root Museum that is located in the oldest frame house still surviving, home to a middle class family in the 1850s. If it is getting close to lunch or dinner, you have over 25 restaurants in the square that offer international cuisine to low country cooking that will fill your tummy with that stick to your ribs food that will carry you through the rest of your tour of the square. At the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art, sitting in the old post office built in 1909, you will have some time to muse over the wonderful art exhibits and artworks that make this wonderful place one you'll enjoy visiting. In the evening, you can have an early dinner and go to a performance at the theater in the square or one of the marvelous musical given at the Atlanta Lyric theater in the Earl Smith Strand theater. Glover Park is located in the center of the square and is one of those serene casual places to sit and watch the locals go by, while sipping coffee or soda, just taking it easy as you decide where to head today. There is the Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park or the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History, and later head to the National Cemetery and the Confederate Cemetery and see if any of your ancestors are there that you didn't know about.
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Williamson Brothers BBQ
When you want great southern style food, then you need to head to Williamson Brothers BBQ, serving the freshest ingredients in the region and cooked just right, with a southern flavor all its own. Appetizers offer; buffalo wings, BBQ potato skins, chicken tenders, cheese quesadillas, fried dill pickles, fried okra, house salad, potato salad, BBQ beans, garlic toast, mashed potatoes, nachos, buffalo chicken tenders, quesadillas, homemade mushrooms, fried green tomatoes, homemade onion rings, Brunswick stew, French fries, Cole slaw, green beans, corn on the cob, Mac & cheese, chips, smoked tuna dip, hush puppies basket, onion straws basket. Just about every kind of sandwich you can think of is offered here also. Platters come with choice of two, onion rings, FF, corn on the cob, tossed salad, Brunswick stew, BBQ beans, slaw potato salad, okra, green beans, Mac-n-cheese, mashed potatoes; slab of ribs; combo platter; platter by choice - two meats; baby back ribs full slab; half BBQ chicken; BBQ pork; BBQ chicken white meat; chicken platter chopped; chargrilled chicken; catfish platter; Polish sausage; buffalo chicken tender platter; open face pork, beef, chicken; BBQ ribs; baby back ribs half slab; BBQ beef; hamburger steak 100% chuck; BBQ chicken dark; chicken tender platter; salmon platter; quesadillas. Specialties; slab of ribs; baby back ribs slab; half slab ribs; baby back ribs half slab; pound of pork; pound of beef; BBQ chicken whole; Polish sausage; BBQ chicken half.
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Appetizers & soups; Maine lobster bisque, crabmeat fritter; Ajax onion rings, gorgonzola sauce; PEI mussels in white sauce, shallots, garlic herb butter; spicy salt & pepper fried calamari with lime remoulade; bleu cheese risotto fritters with crushed tomatoes, marinated olives & fresh parmesan; beef tenderloin bruschetta with goat cheese, roasted red pepper, green onion on focaccia; ahi tuna 2 ways, seared tataki & tartare, avocado, radish, red onions, sesame vinaigrette, crisp potato, smoked salt & cracked pepper; blue lump crab cake with cracked mustard sauce, apple-fennel slaw; jumbo shrimp cocktail with two sauces; oyster on the half shell with cilantro-lime hogwash. Salads; classic Caesar; buttermilk iceberg wedge, gorgonzola, tomato, crispy bacon; aspens caprese salad with hand pulled mozzarella, vine ripe tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinaigrette, smoked salt & cracked pepper; aspens house salad is baby greens, tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, croutons, parmesan, choice dressing; aspens chopped salad with romaine, chick peas, heart of palm, peppers, eggs, tomato, avocado, gorgonzola, red onions & basil vinaigrette; pear salad with cana de cabra goat cheese, mixed greens, spiced walnuts cherry vinaigrette; spinach & hot in-house smoked salmon salad with warm bacon vinaigrette. Signature entrees & steaks; flat iron steak, with melted gorgonzola, balsamic glaze, herbed bacon potato hash; grilled Atlantic salmon, green onion potato cake, sautéed spinach, balsamic corn & chive butter; shaved sirloin au poivre with four pepper crust, Dijon brandy glaze, caramelized onions & smoked mushrooms choice of side; anchor pork loin with smoked chorizo scalloped potatoes, scallion salsa Verde; chicken scaloppine, sautéed chicken breast, lemon, capers, kalamata olives, tomatoes, artichokes, linguine; beef tenderloin meatloaf, buttermilk mashed potatoes, thin beans, veal demi glace; seafood linguine, scallops, shrimp, tomatoes, scallions, basil, lemon, white wine Provencal; sautéed mountain trout with cheddar cheese grits, sautéed spinach, lemon caper butter; 5 spice braised short rib with candied bacon, skillet potatoes, caramelized onions, sherry veal jus.
Yellow Rose Carriage Service
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Ghosts of Marietta
The Ghosts of Marietta is a lantern led tour into the haunts of Marietta, Georgia, where history has shaped up tales and legends that go back as far as the Civil War and may include many of those poor soldiers that never left. The city is one of those southern towns that has a long and interesting past that is steeped in tradition, quality of life and history, which might explain why some of these ghosts are still here, not wanting to leave their wonderful town, friends and families that have survived them. There are many stories and ghosts to go with them that have excited and thrilled people for years and on the 90 minute tour you can find out all about them and maybe, just maybe catch a glimpse of an apparition or hint of a ghostly visitor that has attached itself to your group or perhaps you. The company has a variety of tours available for your enjoyment, all taking about 90 minutes and walking less than a mile altogether. The original tour is the longest walk, but if you prefer, they do have one with you riding on the trolley. But which ever one you decide to take, the stories will all be the same unless there have been some newer ghosts joining them wondering what happened in their lives to bring them to such a strange ending. There is a spirits and spirits tour that begins at the Marietta Wine Market, where you can enjoy a marvelous glass of wine to fortify your senses before starting on the tour. The tour company has partnered with the Historic Ghost Watch investigators so that when and if anything unusual happens, they can help discover the stories surrounding the apparition or EVP that you or your group may have captured. But whatever your beliefs, there are certainly unexplainable things that happen to people, places and things in this world that can never be discovered or believed except by the people that have experienced them. The photo to the right is a perfect example of what a ghost would look like, although because of its size, small, it might be difficult to see, but it was taken in the Kennesaw House in Marietta, Georgia. If you look very close, you will notice a small red circle drawn around a reflection in the mirror, if you have Photoshop or another image software program, you could enlarge it and get a better idea of what it being talked about. Inside that red circle is the reflection of a face, difficult to see yes, but definitely there. Magnify it and you will see for certain that there is a reflection and if you wish to prove one way or the other, take a trip to Marietta, a great little city outside of Atlanta, Georgia and stay at the house, and perhaps even in the very room that is shown.
Root House Museum
The Root House was constructed in 1845, at the corner of Church and Lemon Streets, by Hannah and William Root, who were some of the earliest settlers in the town of Marietta, Georgia. William was one of the town's first merchants, as a druggist, being the first merchant to get his goods on the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Their Greek revival style home is now two blocks from its original location and is one of the oldest surviving frame houses in the town. It will give you a good idea of the life and home of the average middle class family, with the house being quite typical of the type and style of home owned by people during that period; and quite different from the huge and stately mansions that are usually displayed historically. Volunteers relate the story of the house and the Root family, and what life was like for them in that era, furnished with the period antiques and styles of the 1850s, with every room correctly set up like it was just cleaned yesterday, in 1850. The museum caretakers have made every effort to make the house look and feel as it did in that period, with an outside walk to the kitchen and cookstove that cooked their meals in the 1850s. While outside, take some time to look over the flower beds and vegetable gardens that most families had back then since it was easier and less costly, not to mention more tasteful to grow your own foods. The Root House garden has been researched to be able to showcase the food and variety of herbs, plants and vegetables that were prevalent during the 1850s and 1860s. The plants were chosen to be used as medicinal, ornamental or edible, or even a combination of any. It is a marvelous opportunity to see what was grown and what was available back then in comparison to what is today. The museum has a replicated store like the one that Mr. Root had back then and offers historical books and gifts that would be sold in Cobb County during that time. There are numerous landmark publications here that are; A Short History of Cobb County, in Georgia; Cobb County Georgia; Historic Highlights in Cobb County; A Twentieth-Century History and Origins of the Suburban South. The gift shop has some excellent replicas of ornaments, plates and brooches that also might interest you.
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art sits inside a magnificently restored historic classical revival building that was opened as the Cobb County United States Post Office in March of 1910. In 1963, the main branch of the Cobb County Marietta Public Library moved in and in 1989, it was moved into a new building, leaving this marvelous structure to be empty until 1990 when it was taken over by the museum. In the early 1950s, the Marietta Women's Club became the Fine Arts Club of Marietta and during the 1970s it was able to get the use of the Clarke Library building on Church Street. In 1983, the club changed its name to the Marietta/Cobb Fine Arts Center and became a nonprofit in 1986, with the development of a museum started. In 1989, just before the library vacated the post office building, the center changed its name once more to the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art and then moved into the vacant post office in 1990. Started by visionary art patrons, the top visual arts center is the sole metropolitan Atlanta fine arts museum that concentrates on American art and still continues to acquire artworks for its permanent collections. During the year, they have many wonderful special exhibitions with lectures, art camp, tours, classes and various social, cultural and educational chances offered to the community at large. It has become a favorite feature in the city housing its most beloved cultural treasures, that showcase outstanding works of sculptures, paintings and decorative arts that can be enjoyed in a fantastic environment full of beautiful architecture and exceptional works of art. The museum is a marvelous forum for art classes, presently offering pottery, at all levels of expertise, photography from beginning to intermediate, landscape and Plein air/oil painting from beginning to intermediate, beginning to intermediate painting and open figure drawing; all wonderful opportunities to develop and showcase your hidden talents. Past exhibitions have included; Winslow Homer, Athos Menaboni, Paul Jones Collection, Treasures from the Hunter Museum of American Art and Robert Indiana.
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Silver Comet Trail
The Silver Comet Trail is just outside of Marietta, Georgia, about 13 miles northwest of Atlanta, and is a marvelous non-motorized trail built on the top of old railroad tracks that travels 61 miles. It is a natural and scenic trail, for bicyclists, walkers, joggers, rollerbladers, runners, dog walkers, horses, hikers and is wheel chair accessible. The Silver Comet begins near Mavell Road in Smyrna, Georgia and goes to the Georgia/Alabama state line, ending near Cedartown and Esom. Once there, it connects to the Chief Ladiga trail offering participants another 33 miles of uninterrupted beauty that is only broken by the paved road that allows are non-motorized users the perfect venue to let off steam, exercise, partake of the great outdoors or just those wanting to get out of the hustle and bustle of the fast lane. The trail was constructed over an abandoned rail line in northwest Georgia, where the famous Silver Comet used to travel. The line was built back in 1897, and there is still the original brick tunnel underneath Brushy Mt. Road, and is a constant reminder of the glory days of the Silver Comet passenger service that ran through here from 1947 until 1969. The CSX Railroad discontinued using the track of 37 miles along Polk, Paulding and Cobb counties back in 1989 and in 1992, the Georgia DOT bought the abandoned track line and then leased it to Cobb County for use as a non-motorized trail. The trail was started in 1998, in Smyrna, with the first section becoming so popular that it went further along; although that first section still is the most popular out of it all. The Silver Comet passenger service had sleeper, dining cars and observation cars that were enjoyed by many folks during that time, when the railroad was the best way to travel around the United States. The luxurious accommodations, outstanding service and scenic routes have now become part of the history of our nation, but the memories of those that used its services will always be remembered. Some of the exciting sights along the trail include the 500 foot trestle that sits over a gorgeous river below, the north Georgia countryside, rock cliffs that rise from both sides of the trail and large lovely pine trees and so much more. It is a wonderful way to enjoy the outdoors with your family as you cruise along on your bikes, not having to worry about cars or trucks, with marvelous scenes along the route, and the occasional animal that sits in the woods and just stares at the people that pass by his home in the forest. A great way to enjoy exercising, whatever way you choose to do that, without the sounds and noises of the city, and no worries about your children getting hurt.
The Big Chicken
The Big Chicken is a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant located in Marietta, Georgia, that has a huge 56 foot chicken made of steel rising from the top of the restaurant. It sits on the side of the road, at the city's biggest intersection and has become one of the most well known icons in the region. Used as a landmark to help people find their way around these parts, many people living in Marietta will ask people passing by or coming into their city if they did see the lofty chicken sign. The restaurant was constructed in 1956, along the newly built divided highway that had just opened on the new Cobb Parkway. Taking great advantage of the location, along the faster Rt. 41, new restaurant owner S. R. "Tubby" Davis, had a 56 foot structure built over his new Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake restaurant in 1963 to advertise. The unique sign/structure was designed by Hubert Puckett, a Georgia Tech student of architecture, and then created by the Atlantic Steel company in Atlanta. Eventually Davis sold the place to his brother and it became a KFC franchise. During January, 1993, strong storm winds damaged the sign and instead of tearing it down, KFC had to re-erect a newer, sturdier structure, due to local involvement. Some of the people that complained about the sign were pilots that had used the large sign as a landmark and reference point when approaching the Atlanta and Dobbins Air Reserve Base. The new chicken had the same eyes and beak that move, but the original vibrations that had been a constant source of irritation to the staff and customers, sometimes even breaking windows. Pieces from the original chicken were sold to collectors as souvenirs and was able to live through a difficult period in 2006, when a nighttime east moving tornado came by, actually overturning a tractor trailer parked at the retail store across the street; and doing some damage to a building close to the retailer. It has become a great way to give directions to those passing through, using it to make a turn or how many miles you need to go past the big chicken. Strangely enough, it started numerous cottage industries, that included selling souvenirs with the big chicken emblazoned on it, and a sweatshirt maker that had the big chicken with Big Ben in London, the Coliseum in Rome, the Eiffel tower in Paris and the big chicken in Marietta, Georgia. A board game was made with the big chicken and other landmarks on it, as well as a comedy in the 1990s called the Big Chicken Chorus; and that led to the production of an album named Poultry in Motion. Another was We Need a Little Christmas and the Big Chicken appeared in the comic strip Zippy the Pinhead and other unique ideas taking advantage of the silly signage.
Marietta Confederate Cemetery
This is the biggest Confederate cemetery south of Richmond and is found in Marietta, Georgia, with more than 3000 soldiers buried here and one of the biggest burial grounds of Confederate dead and has soldiers from every Confederate state, Kentucky, Missouri and Maryland. The cemetery started in 1863, as a gift from Jane Glover, the wife of Marietta's first mayor, John, and rests on the site of the former Baptist Church that was later moved into downtown Marietta. The Confederate dead came from the battles of Kolb's Farm, Kennesaw Mountain and Chickamauga in Tennessee. It sits next to the bigger cemetery of Marietta City. Some of the notable monuments includes the little cannon, which was a Six pound artillery piece that was given to the Georgia Military Institute by the state of Georgia that was used in the war, and captured by the Union army close to Savannah. It was acquired from an arsenal in New York, and is inscribed in Latin with "Victrix Fortunae Sapienta", that means, "wisdom, the Victor over Fortune. All of the confederate states have a marble monument that tells where its dead soldiers are buried. The cemetery sits on a hill that looks out over the southern part of Marietta, with many soldiers from the Atlanta campaign that happened around Marietta, Kolb's Farm and Kennesaw Mountain. The town's first church was constructed here in 1833, and then moved into town in 1839, ironically to Church Street, north of the square. John Glover purchased a large tract of land in 1848, and his wife, Jane gave the land to the Memorial Association in 1867, although the city had been burying soldiers there since 1863; but with Glover's permission. The town had seen its share of dead or dying soldiers since the Kennesaw House was a hospital and the first soldiers killed or died from their wounds at the hospital were put in the cemetery. When the Atlanta campaign began in earnest in 1864, the town became a major place for the wounded and dying, and would continue to grow until Bill Sherman took over the city in July 1864. Before 1867, Henry Cole, had suggested creating the Marietta National Cemetery, hoping to put both union and confederate dead in the cemetery, but the residents in the city and the surrounding towns became outraged to think that their brave soldiers might be buried alongside the union dead. However, when the national cemetery idea is approved, Jane Glover donated the land that held the confederate dead. During the years since, the cemetery has suffered since it has had to rely on donations, while the National Cemetery thrived with government funds. As the confederate cemetery fell into disrepair, many local groups and citizens donated their time to restore the quiet and serene spot atop the hill, and it is now as it should be.
Atlanta Country Club
The Atlanta Country Club is the city's finest private country club and began in 1964, when a small group of prominent Atlanta business people became interested in creating a first class golf course to bring the PGA tournament to the Atlanta region. Just north of the city, the rolling hills and forested lands, and the ruins of a historic mill that had produced the paper for confederate money, were the perfect place for the men to construct their golf course that become the epitome of excellence for the country clubs of the state. These picturesque rolling hills, encompassed by Civil War sites, and historic Sope Creek curving around the course and the Chattahoochee River close by, these became the new benchmark for the golf courses in the state. The course is a magnificent 7,018 yard championship golf course, and in 1967, the Atlantic Classic was held. It became a PGA tournament event that would span the next thirty years, except for 1974, when it became the inaugural site for the Tournament Players Championship that was eventually won by Jack Nicklaus. The course was designed by Willard C. Bryd, and although it has been one of the most consistently top courses in the nation, it has been modified by such great names as Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Cupp and lately, Mike Riley in 2001. This was a large renovation that would redesign all the holes from fairway to green. During its unique history, it has been one of the most challenging courses and host to many of golfing legends and greats, including; Arnold Palmer, Bob Hope, Billy Graham, Gerald Ford, Jack Nicklaus, Hale Irwin, Larry Nelson, Janet Olp, Davis Love III and Charlie Harrison. It is an exciting course to play and enjoy, if you can get an invitation.


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I was looking at the list of my friends on Facebook and noticed that about 20% of them have either pictures of their pets or pictures of themselves with their pets. Two of my friends are actually dogs, not people. Even my photo for this blog is 90% kittens and 10% my forehead. I have had several long conversations with my friend 'Breezy Bellini Bean' the Boston Terrier through Facebook, and when Breezy updates her status, she tends to get more responses than just about any other friend I have (she also has a farmville page). She is certainly more popular than his human companion who also has a Facebook page.
Talking to dogs and cats on Facebook is fun, as is counting the number of animals in FB profile pictures, but I also think it says something about our relationship with animals. This is just another sign of how important animals are in our lives and how much joy they bring to us. Animals have become central to our lives and truly part of our families.
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Love, love, love these ruffle flowers. This quilt will be at the Clover booth to advertise a new interfacing/ruffle product that Kristin is raving about. I want to try it too.
And the fairy quilt I showed you earlier will also be at the Anna Griffin booth. All three quilts designed and pieced by the super duperific Kristin of Cute Quilt Patterns.
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This week has been one of the stranger (and wilder) weeks in the stock market that I can remember.
Wednesday morning: pre-open, the talking heads on CNBC looked as if there would never ever be another up day in the market. Ever. The S&P 500 was ALREADY down 8% for the first 11 trading days of the year, the worst start to a calendar year in the history of the stock market. And the S&P 500 futures were deeply in the red.
As expected by the glum faces on CNBC, the S&P 500 opened trading in a free fall, and dropped from 1880 to 1812 around lunch time down 3.6% on the day, and 11.4% on the year.
But — stocks rallied sharply to close down "only" 20 SPX points on the day, around 1859.
Then: two days of solid gains (had to be some short covering going on), to finish the week at 1907, UP 27 SPX points on the week. (But, still down 6.7% year-to-date —- not great, but hardly the end of the world in the context of the rally from 666 on the SPX in early March, 2009 – almost a tripling in the value of the S&P 500 in not quite seven years).
In thinking about what it all means:
We anticipated a lot of volatility this year, and thought a range of 1700-2400 on the SPX was possible. By mid-day Wednesday, we had almost reached our downside estimate for the S&P 11 ½ trading days into the year.
At the lows on Wednesday, the SPX traded at 1812 / $125 consensus SPX earnings = P/E of ~14.5x. Given exceptionally low interest rates, a 14.5x P/E seems very inexpensive. It is not dirt cheap — like valuations were in 2009 — but for investors with time horizons of 3-5-7-10 years, 1800 on the SPX seems like a good place to allocate capital.
At today's close of 1907, you'd be at 1907 / $125 = P/E of ~15.2x. Not as cheap, but hardly expensive; today's valuation implies an earnings yield of ~7%, growing at (insert your best guess as to SPX earnings growth in coming years – 5%? 6%? 7%?). . . .throw in a 2% dividend, and that is a total return that is a lot better than the 10 year Treasury yield at 2%. The risk is: LOTS of day to day volatility. And . . . what if SPX earnings disappoint in 2016 because of slower than expected global economic conditions?
Therein lies the catch. More than at any time in the past decade or so, "aggregate" S&P 500 earnings are a little misleading, because different sectors are experiencing very different conditions. Energy earnings are down significantly; social media company earnings are growing rapidly.
And — valuations within the market vary widely as well: Amazon's business is great, but understanding what it is really "worth" is difficult. Many industrials have seen stock prices come down a lot (Union Pacific!), but so has earnings growth, due to falling commodity prices, strong dollar, weak end demand, etc.
I think where this leaves us is this: investors with 1) a long time horizon, 2) a solid valuation discipline, and 3) some liquidity are in good shape. They can find places to invest at attractive valuations as opportunities to do so present themselves. Strong companies are still posting solid earnings results, except in the energy sector.
It is hard to say if Wednesday was a "capitulation" day. Only time will tell if it was. We continue to anticipate more volatility, and we'll take things one day at a time, and be focused on exploiting opportunities created by periodic bouts of excessive market craziness. Owning companies with strong and profitable business models at attractive valuation levels should continue to be a very viable long-term investment approach; the interim stock price wildness is scary, and it makes things hard day-to-day, but sharp downside moves do create opportunities to add value for the long run.


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To the editor: I am one of the few people who recycled plastic bags when I was not given the choice of paper bags and one of the many thousands whose signatures resulted in a measure to reverse the preposterous charge for using paper bags. ("Californians must show their resolve on plastic-bag ban," editorial, Feb. 25)
For decades, the cost of paper bags was (and still is) built into grocery prices, but for reasons far below the merits of banning plastic bags, they now cost a dime. If "accepting the minor inconvenience involved" is really minor, then why charge a dime for a hitherto free, biodegradable paper bag?
Until the ban, I always requested paper bags, which I then used to dispose of my trash. Now I buy non-biodegradable plastic trash bags to dispose of my trash. If you want to get rid of plastic bags, charge a dime for each plastic bag and then watch what happens.
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OHello readers! Not a lot happening today for me. As I said yesterday, I had to wait here all day for our tv delivery. The doorbell rang at 8 this morning and I was so relieved...only to find out it was the plates we'd ordered. Don't get me wrong, I was happy to receive those, but I was really hoping for the television. So up until 3:30, when the tv came, I drank lots of coffee, played lots of candy crush, and cleaned. Such an exciting life!
Here are some pics of our neighborhood and flat.
From our flat, if you go right, you hit St. John's Wood, but if you go left, you end up in Little Venice. Not quite sure why they call it that, since there are no Italian food restaurants. Maybe it's because of the canals? Daniel and I explored the area on Sunday and we'll definitely be spending a lot of time there. We went to a pub that was across the canal for a pint.
Our beautiful street! Compared to the rest of London, it is so clean and well kept. I've said it a million times, but I love how quiet it is. Yet, we can walk 15 minutes and be in the center of all the craziness London has to offer. We really can't believe that we were able to find a nice flat in our budget on this street- our neighbor has a BMW, Ferrari, and a classic Aston Martin! I'm guessing most of our neighbors own their whole home and live in something a little nicer than a garden flat.
Our garden flat is literally called "the garden flat to the left under the stairs"...we actually write that as part of our address in lieu of a flat number. Reminds us of "the the cupboard under the stairs"!
Showers to the left. Happy our bathroom has just been updated before we moved in. Could do with more counter space. See that wood shelf thing? Absolute and complete rubbish, a waste of £9. If you sneeze on it, it will come crumbling down. Londoners sure do know how to completely rip you off.
Our flat has tons of little nooks like this, where we've been putting plants and other knickknacks. This is in our kitchen.
Kitchen again. One of the largest we saw when flat hunting. Actually works pretty well too!
Our very white bedroom. Need to bring in some color with throw pillows and art. Next to the bedroom is our private patio.
No pics of the living room yet because I'm not a fan...it's very dark. Daniel calls it his cave and there's only one window. Hoping a mirror across from the window will brighten it up!
After the tv was delivered today, I went on a walk. Several shops had signs posted in their windows congratulating the royal family. Not sure if you can read it, but this is champagne called Baby Royal and the note on it says " Congratulations to the Duke and dutchess of Cambridge on the arrival of their beautiful baby boy."
I think that does it! Have a great Tuesday!


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Concerns about "fake news" were heightened after a London-based Facebook user posted on the KonthaiUK Facebook site a photo and a message suggesting corruption in the government's satellite project.
Speaking after being briefed on the crackdown by Maj Gen Surachet Hakpan, deputy commissioner of the Tourist Police, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said the authorities are taking legal action against people generating and spreading fake news.
In the latest case, warrants have been issued for the arrest of 29 people including a woman identified as Watana Ebbage, 56, who is believed to be living in London and who registered the KonThaiUK page. Gen Prawit said Thai authorities were also in contact with Interpol to have red notices issued for suspects who live overseas.
Commenting on the satellite project, Gen Prawit said the scheme is not off the ground yet and is still on the drawing board.
Earlier, political activist Srisuwan Janya accused the military of pushing for the procurement of 112 THEIA satellites at a cost of B91.2 billion from the THEIA group based in the US.
The military countered the claim, saying the THEIA satellite project dealt with commercial communication satellites, not spy satellites as claimed by Mr Srisuwan and it was a technical study project jointly carried out by the government's sub-committee on space policy and the National Defence Studies Institute.
Maj Gen Surachet said yesterday (June 13) that the suspects include "ordinary people" who liked or shared the posts on social media.
He insisted action must be taken against them because misinformation could trigger public disorder.
He urged people to check sources of information and verify authenticity of news before sharing it.
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Through homesteading, not auctions.
Cliven Bundy claims he has the right to continue grazing his cattle in so-called "Federal" land without paying the Bureau of Land Management to do so, and without complying with Federal rules concerning how he does so. Is his claim just, from a libertarian perspective?
All libertarians want all Federal land to be desocialized. But how? Should ownership, or at least an easement, go to Bundy in this case? Or should the land be auctioned off by the Feds, as some libertarians have claimed?
Hans-Hermann Hoppe dealt with this question with the following analysis:
An elementary yet fundamental moral observation must precede the answer to this question. Since socialism cannot arise without the expropriation of assets originally "created" and owned by individual homesteaders, producers, and/or contractors, all socialist property, ill-begotten from the very start, should be forfeited. No government, even if freely elected, can be considered the owner of any socialist property, for a criminal's heir, even if himself innocent, does not become the legitimate owner of illegitimately acquired assets.
This makes it clear why "Federal" land, including the grazing land in Nevada, should not be auctioned off. The Federal government either confiscated that land from rightful owners, or laid claim to it while it was in an unowned state. In cases where it did the latter, such claims are illegitimate. The government did not work the land. It only used force to deprive individuals of their right to work the land, and to thereby homestead it.
The Federal government's "property" in Nevada is "ill-begotten from the very start" and "should be forfeited." Sale (whether via auction or otherwise) is not forfeiture. Sale presumes ownership.
Hoppe continues:
…all of [a criminal's heir's] "inherited" gains must immediately revert to the original victims, and their repossession of socialist property must take place without their being required to pay anything. In fact, to charge a victimized population a price for the reacquisition of what was originally its own would itself be a crime and would forever take away any innocence that a government previously might have had.
More specifically, all original property titles should be recognized immediately, regardless of who presently owns them. Insofar as the claims of original private owners or their heirs clash with those of the current assets' users, the former should override the latter. Only if a current user can prove that an original owner-heir's claim is illegitimate that the title to the property in question had initially been acquired by coercive or fraudulent means—should a user's claim prevail and should he be recognized as the legitimate owner.
Thus, any Nevada land criminally taken by the Federal government from American Indians should revert to any identifiable, individual heirs of any identifiable, individual Indian victims. If such an heir should come forward, his claim to such land should be considered superior to anyone else's, whether that of a current user, like Bundy, or of the Federal government.
Unfortunately, such heirs can not always be identified, or may not always come forward to assert their claims. Hoppe explains the best approach for dealing with such frequent situations:
Regarding socialist property that is not reclaimed in this way, syndicalist ideas should be implemented; that is, the ownership of assets should immediately be transferred to those who use them — the farmland to the farmers, the factories to the workers, the streets to the street workers or the residents, the schools to the teachers, the bureaus to the bureaucrats, and so on. To break up the mostly over-sized socialist production conglomerates, the syndicalist principle should be applied to those production units in which a given individual's work is actually performed, i.e., to individual office buildings, schools, streets or blocks of streets, factories and farms. Unlike syndicalism, yet of the utmost importance, the property shares thus acquired should be freely trade-able and a stock market established so as to allow a separation of the functions of owner-capitalists and non-owning employees, and the smooth and continuous transfer of assets from less into more value-productive hands.
Hoppe footnotes this passage with an important clarification:
The reference to "syndicalist ideas" here is not to be interpreted as an endorsement of the program of syndicalism. (…) Quite to the contrary, the syndicalist slogan "the railways to the railway men, the mines to the miners, the factories to the factory hands" was originally meant to be a program of the expropriation of the private owners of capitalist enterprises. (…)
The use of syndicalist ideas here is proposed to the very opposite effect, i.e., as a means of privatizing previously socialized factors of production in such cases where no identifiable original (expropriated) private owner of these factors exists. Furthermore, the ethical rationale for the application of the syndicalist slogan in those — and only those — cases lies in the fact that such a privatization scheme approximates most closely the method described by John Locke of the first (original) just appropriation of previously unowned resources. The railwaymen have in fact "mixed their labor" with the railroads, and the miners with the mines. Hence, their claim to these resources must be deemed better founded than anyone else's.
This gets at the crux of the issue with Bundy. Bundy and his employees have expended labor on using the Nevada grazing land in question productively. Moreover, he has been the only user of the land willing to risk his neck in asserting his right to continue to do so. He has come closer to legitimately homesteading the land (or at least homesteading an easement on the land) than anyone else contending for its use.
Many libertarians have expressed ambivalence regarding Bundy's dispute with the Feds. But in a tug of war between two parties over scarce resources, there is no room for ambivalence. Either one party has a better claim or the other.
Bundy has a better claim than the Federal government, and that is all that matters in this question. The bureaucrats who staff the state and did nothing to work the land productively, have a far weaker claim, and should in no way benefit from the proceeds of auctioning the land.
Does some third party have a better claim than both Bundy and the Feds? Until such a third party comes forward and presses his claim, that question has no bearing on the dispute at hand.
Did Bundy himself previously benefit from a privileged relationship with the Federal government? That, again, is beside the point. The question remains: who, between the two parties actually pressing opposing claims, has the better claim? Whether you sympathize with the party with the better claim is irrelevant.
If Bundy has victimized any individuals by pushing for legislation that violated their rights and that benefited him, and if such victims were to press for restitution, then Bundy should provide such restitution, even if to do so, he had to sell his land or easement. But, again, that doesn't change the fact that his claim is superior to the Federal government's.
Some argue that the land should go to someone who can afford to buy the land in auction (likely not Bundy, they suppose), because such a buyer will have the capital to maintain it without government help. Again, that is irrelevant.
For one thing, the money spent buying the land does not go toward maintaining it; it just fills the government coffers, later to be spent on throwing Americans into cages, and blowing non-Americans to pieces. Being able to buy the land/easement from the government does not indicate an ability to maintain the land/easement. The buyer may just re-sell it to someone who does have such an ability, and probably at a windfall profit, given that government auctions are usually rigged, and government sales in general are usually sweetheart deals.
If Bundy himself cannot afford to maintain his land/easement without government help, then he (not the government) can and should sell it to someone who can. That, and not some government auction, is what would establish the true market value of the land.
Most remarkable is the claim made by some libertarians that Bundy implicitly recognized the Federal government's right to charge management fees by paying them for years until recently. Did all the libertarians who paid income taxes yesterday thereby implicitly recognize the Federal government's right to impose those taxes?
And Bundy is willing to pay the State of Nevada instead of the Feds for grazing rights. Does that erode his moral standing? Of course not. To use land he should have a right to use outright, he is simply willing to submit to a less demanding extortionist to get off the hook with a more demanding extortionist.
Now whether Bundy has a superior claim to the use of the land is separate from the question of whether it is wise for him to use force to assert his superior claim in opposition to the government, and whether such an assertion will indirectly hurt the cause of justice and liberty, thanks the criminal response of the Feds. But it is clear that, regarding the narrow issue of use rights over the land in question, justice favors Bundy against the State, and so should libertarians.
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A Day in the Old World: San Gimignano
Written by Jack on April 22, 2014
A winding 45 minute drive through the hills brought us into the province of Siena, to the small medieval town San Gimignano. Known as the "Town of Fine Towers" or "City of beautiful towers", it lives up to it's reputation. Once sporting 72 towers and independence, the city's remaining 14 give you a glimpse of what this place look like as it crests the hill.
The town is set smack in the middle of the Tuscan countryside, which we could see sprawling out in all directions like a series of blankets, covering all possible shades of green in the known visible spectrum.
San Gimignano is even one of the settings in Assassin's Creed II, for you gamers out there.
We explored what felt like every nook and cranny of the town, which was no small feat due to the moderately steep inclines, when matched against Jen and I pushing Liam in a stroller. We were surprised time and again as cars navigated, albeit only occasionally, through impossibly tight corners and cobblestone alleyways. Restaurants were everywhere, some right out on the sidewalks and squares, colorful tables and chairs sheltered by pavilions, and others hidden nearly out of sight, through small doorways that opened up to lush rooms set down below, lit by chandeliers and enveloped in plants, ferns, and artwork.
Pizza for lunch in the city center square, gelato in the afternoon (at least once, maybe twice? we're starting to lose count…), and dozens of photos.
Up at the top of the city is a walled grass area where artists and musicians had set up camp. A perfect place to let the boys loose. Jen and I took turns climbing the walls to look out from the tower.
Evan had his first experience with a classic European invention: the coin operated, self-cleaning toilette. Want to experience one too? Imagine a porta-potty. Triple the size. Add a self-spraying hose system to the inside. Then imagine you payed a buck to get into the dripping wet room. Tada! Europe has a lot of things going for it, but amusingly enough, this isn't one of them.
Back on our Italian resort farm, the weather was so nice that some of the other vacationers kids were in the pool. Evan decided he should go for a swim too, even though the water was 58 degrees. I remember being a kid.
We had a small challenge finding a restaurant open back near our agriturismo. This part of Italy still surprises and frustrates my American patterns. Most places are closed a few random days a week and don't start serving dinner until 7:30 pm. We struck out on the first 2 attempts before finding a little place called L'Osteria di Casa Chianti (roughly translated as "The Home Tavern of Chianti").
We enjoyed a slow and spectacular 5 course dinner, which included various breads (some of which I'd marry, were I not already vouched for), cured meats (Carpaccio di Lonzino - Jen's favorite), tagliette with wild boar ragout, pork fillet with vin santo sauce, braised beef Florentine style, Spinach with olive oil and garlic, and gelato. Oh my goodness. It was incredible (and amazingly well priced, by the way). I would come all the way back from home to eat here again. Thank goodness we're here for a few more days so we don't have to.


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- Gahz'rilla Figurine
- Item Level 1
- Binds when picked up
- Sell Price: 20
Gahz'rilla Figurine is a common troll archaeology artifact.
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Gahz'rilla Figurine
The sand trolls summoned this huge, white hydra from a sacred pool within Zul'Farrak and then proceeded to worship it as a god. Gahz'rilla's scales are electrified, and even this small figurine seems alive with energy. Within Zul'Farrak, the legendary hydra is a common motif in architecture and ornamentation.
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- Patch 4.0.3 (15-Nov-2010): Added
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Comedy Quest Walkthrough
Part 1 Open Mic Night.
Walk to the bathroom.
After Ken leaves Look at the toilet he just came from.
Pick up the Drink Voucher.
Get your Note book from the inventory.
Click on the urinal cake and the graffiti above the sink top left.
Leave the bathroom.
Talk to Ken and keep talking to him until he tells you to bring 10 people.
End the conversation and use your notebook on the bartender.
Leave the bar to the right.
Use Drink voucher on hobo out the front.
Once he enters the bar use your note book on the The Pit Sign.
Return to the bar.
Talk to Ken again and he will let you backstage for the show to start.
Go backstage.
After Ken gives the line up leave backstage and return to the bathroom.
Once in the bathroom use the bathroom.
After you have had a nervous vomit return back stage for the first gig to begin.
Once the MC leaves the stage you will have a chance to perform a killer set.
Having all four jokes do well will give you bonus points.
Anything from your note book will always do well whereas anything under will be 1 in 3 success rate.
For full score only do jokes from the notebook.
After the gig leave the bar and use the taxi out the front to leave.
As soon as the Kid yells "Run!" make your way as fast as you can to the door of the red house.
It doesn't matter if you get run over. You can not die in comedy quest.
Once in your apartment walk to the fridge door and open and look inside.
Take the cat food.
Use cat food on bowl or the cat.
Now use the computer and send email to Ken.
Log out of the computer
and now go to sleep on bed.
After the dream sequence.
Return to the computer and read reply from Ken.
Part 2 Electric Boogaloo
To get full score you need to hand out 25 flyers. Otherwise you can just put them in the bin but you would miss out 50 points. The quickest way to do this is turn the game speed up in the options and keep using your flyers from the inventory on people walking past till they are all gone.
Once all the flyers are gone head into the HaHA Lounge by clicking on the door.
Talk to the girl and tell her you are here to perform.
You can either plead to be let on and eventually she will let you on.
or you could leave the ticket booth and go the right side of the HaHa enterance.
In front of the bin pick up the old smelly beard.
Go to your inventory and use your notebook on the beard.
Use your notebook on the smart cola billboard on the top left.
Use beard on the kid to put beard on.
Return to the ticket booth.
Use notebook on big glasses on the door.
Talk to ticket girl and she will let you in.
Once inside use notebook on the bearded audience.
Then make your way to the back stage area on the right.
After ken tells you he won't let you on.
Talk to the comic in the red shirt on the right and ask him if he is on.
He will tell Ken to put you on.
Talk to Ken to start the spot.
Once again using all four joked from your note book will give you full score.
After a small chat with MC you will be invited to have a few drinks with the comics.
"I have always been a big fan of Keaton." or " For my money no one is a better Batman than Adam West." will give you 5 points. As will any original Star Wars title.
You can bag out Totes LOL but it may turn you into a Comedy Bitch for the final gig.
After talking to the ghost of George Carlin you will wake up in your apartment.
Use your computer to ask your parents for rent money.
Part 3 Killing it.
Head into Minx club by the black door and head down the stairs.
Go straight to the bathroom.
After the talk with the toilet guy.
Go to the back of the bathroom and click on the bricks to find the Easter egg.
Use your note book on the stencil art on the bathroom stall.
Leave bathroom
Look at the ATM and pick up the ten dollars.
Walk to the right to the bar.
Wait for the bartender to walk to the right then pick up a cup from the stack on the left side of the bar.
Return to the right and head up the stairs.
Talk to the kids. After they tell you to "Go Bang a donkey!"
Use your notebook on the kid.
Head into the Convenient Store.
After the dialogue with the robber.
Choose "That's not a gun it's your finger" or "Come on man I just want some Slush."
then "Come on is any of this really worth it?" to survive the robbery.
Use your empty cup on the slush machine.
Use your note book on slush machine and guy bottom middle looking at porn magazines.
Return to the bathroom.
Give the toilet guy the cup of slush and he will give his spare ticket.
Now leave the bathroom and return to the bar.
The Bartender will ask you for a bag of ice so return back up the stairs and back to the Convenient Store.
Talk to the clerk and he will ring the police on the kids out the front.
Leave the Convenient the store and pick up a bag of ice from the freezer out the front.
(you can return to the Convenient store and pay for it for max points or not pay for a slightly altered end game)
Return to the bartender and give her some ice.
Go to the left side of the screen.
Talk to the hobo again.
choose the following "Are you here for the show?" then "You should stay and see the show." and finally "Just stay and gets the cans after."
After the hobo leaves return to the bar to start the final gig.
For Max score only choose material at the top.
When you are heckled about your cat. Ask the heckler to repeat what he said.
Finish the cat joke and get a killer set.
When asked if you want a career in radio choose that you want to stick to standup for top score.
Enjoy the ending and if you got all 360 points you get my official thumbs up.
Thanks for playing Comedy Quest I appreciate it.
8 comments:
I can't ask parents for money. As soon as I end up in the apartment I go to the computer with the hand and it's not even an option. Help!ReplyDelete
It only becomes an option after the Landlord has asked for Rent. It's been known to glitch before. I'll look into it and try and find out why it's not showing up. Sorry about this.ReplyDelete
It's alright. I thought I did something wrong so I tried it a second time and it happened again so that got me wondering if it was a glitch or something.ReplyDelete
I think the problem is fixed now with this new update.ReplyDelete
Can you ever get anything better than up and comer?ReplyDelete
I think Up and comer was the best on par with solid. Hack was the lowest. This was just based on your three gigs and was a satire about the judgmental nature of doing standup.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 30, 2015 at 8:28 AM
One thing, in the text, 'continuum' is mis-spelled 'continum'ReplyDelete