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Minor Mosquito A
The North Toronto A's invite all players born in 2007 who are interested in competitive baseball to try out for the 2017 North Toronto A's Minor Mosquito (2007) Rep "A" Team. Team selection shall be at the sole discretion of the Head Coach.
In keeping with the NCCP Baseball Model of Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD), these young athletes fall into the FUNdamental and Learn to Train categories. We will be emphasising skill development, proper training and the importance of having FUN! Our program will focus on creating a fun and positive experience, developing young competitive baseball players, and instilling a love of baseball with heavy emphasis on teamwork.
Thursday September 15th 6pm-8pm
Saturday September 17th 9am-11am
Sunday September 18th 9am-11am
Location - Memorial Park – 340 Chaplin Crescent (behind Forest Hill Arena)
Attendance at all of the tryouts is not required; however, attendance impacts the coaches' ability to fully evaluate each player. The coaches' may at their sole discretion add a fourth tryout, if deemed necessary.
Be prepared for tryout times and dates to get delayed or moved due to weather. We will do our best to run the tryouts on the days and times above.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early for the first try-out to register. There is a one time tryout fee of $20.00 (cash), to be paid before the start of the first tryout.
Confirm your attendance by emailing the following info to:
John Carere – firstname.lastname@example.com
1. Player Name and date of birth
2. Parent name, email and phone number
3. Current Baseball Organization (if not North Toronto, a signed "Permission to Tryout" form will be required – See the TBA website for a copy of the form)
4. Current Level of Baseball (i.e. House league, Select or Rep), if Rep or Select specify which team
Team Selection - Players will be selected on the basis of:
1) attitude and coachability;
2) level of commitment to attend practices, games and tournaments to ensure consistency of play and development as a team; and
3) athleticism and skill
No previous Rep or Select level baseball experience is required. All players will receive equal consideration.
Practices – Weather permitting, light outdoor practices will take place in September and October. Outdoor practices in 2017 will commence in late April or early May (weather dependent). The practice schedule will not be finalized until field permits are obtained in early spring however based on prior years the team expects to practice Saturday and Sunday mornings in April/May/June and one night per week. During July and August the weekend morning practice will be moved to one or two weekday practices. All practices will take place at Memorial Park. Note: Players on this team are not required to register for house league, which will enable more practice time and games in May and June.
Games – The team will participate in the Toronto Baseball Association. The finalization of teams who will participate in this loop remains TBD. In 2016, this loop included Markham, Thornhill, Vaughan, Stouffville, Barrie, Bolton, Newmarket, North Toronto, Leaside and Royal York. The regular season will consist of 18-22 games starting in early May and running to mid-August. The team will have one home game time slot per week, the day of the week for home games will be selected in early 2017 based on coaches' and field availability. Away games can be any day of the week, Saturdays games are unusual. Home games take place at Memorial Park. The Head Coach may also occasionally schedule additional games (e.g. exhibition, make-up games for rain-outs, etc.). There are no games scheduled on the Victoria Day, Canada Day or Civic Holiday long weekends.
Tournaments – The team expects to participate in 4-6 tournaments, with 2-3 in May/June and 2-3 in late July early August.
Summer Break - The team will take a 3-4 week break during July. Players' attendance at overnight camp and family vacations should be scheduled for this period. Optional practices will continue to be run during this period.
Winter Training – The team will practice indoors with professional coaches one day a week starting in January through to mid-April. Day of the week will be determined based on availability of facility and with the least amount of hockey conflicts amongst the team.
Players are expected to attend all practices and games scheduled in August, including on weekends.
All players must be available to attend the Toronto Baseball Association ("TBA") city playoffs on August,18-20, 2017 and the Ontario Baseball Association ("OBA") provincial championshipsSeptember 1-3, 2017.
A minimum 80% attendance is expected for the practices, games and tournaments and 100% attendance for TBA and OBA championships.
DO NOT attend the tryouts if you will be unable to meet the minimum attendance commitment.
Please note there is a significant financial commitment as well. Depending on sponsorship, player costs are expected to be $1,800-$2,000, primarily to pay for training, uniforms, equipment and tournaments. Any remaining funds in the team account will be refunded at the end of the season. Team uniform fittings will take place in fall 2016.
Players that do not make the team can sign up for North Toronto house league and if there is enough interest NTBA may field a Select team for those registered in the NTBA house league program. Tryouts would be expected to take place in the spring of 2017.
Thank you,
John Carere
Head Coach
North Toronto A's Minor Mosquito A (2007)


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Happy Friday and hello to the weekend!! This week went by in a flash and I'm off to Fargo to celebrate my best friends' becoming PhDs! Man do I have smart girlfriends! I will keep this quick today but wanted to share my (new) weekly series of what I'm loving this week! Last week's post had so many fun items to peruse and articles to read- be sure to catch up in case you missed it! I'm starting a new job on Monday and after spending time with friends will be gearing up for my first day. Wish me luck!
Catch up with Mags:
- My daytrip to Laguna Beach has me wishing for a beach vacay
- What I pack for my weekends at the lake + this adorable romper (it's on sale!)
- Have you subscribed to my Facebook page yet? Let's be friends!
- Loads of new photos to curb my increasing wanderlust here (let's be real, does it ever go away?)
Around the Web:
- Do you need to know which Korean beauty products to buy? Alicia Yoon of Peach & Lily gives her picks
- What's next on my baking list- you'll never believe this could be so good and so vegan!
- This girl is so talented! I'm in awe of her ceaseless creativity every time I visit her site
- A thought-provoking article on how to beat the odds in the increasing divorce rate in America
Fashion Finds:
- There is still one more day to shop the Shopbop 25% off sale items sale- my favorites include this skirt, flats, clutch, and dress
- Need a patriotic swimsuit to get you suited up in style? This suit has you covered
- I'm always on the hunt for new sunnies and these cat-eye glasses from Komono hit the mark
- Jillian has the cutest style and she nailed it with this stripe popover top
Have a wonderful weekend lady! Be sure to check the blog next week for posts on where I traveled in May!
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This is truly one of the trendiest hotels in South Beach. Since its opening, this beach hotel, owned by clothing company Diesel, has been a popular spot for those in the music, film and fashion industries. It is air-conditioned and comes with a 24-hour reception, lift access, newspaper kiosk, restaurant and Internet access. Room and laundry services are also available.
Located at the heart of South Beach on Ocean Drive. It is directly across the street from one of the most famous beaches and just a block from some of the best night clubs on the planet. Lincoln Road, with its outdoor cafes and stylish boutiques, is just a 10 minute walk away.
Every single room has its own unique style. Guest will find antique and second hand furniture (found after 7 months of shopping!), trendy accessories, and surreal decor. Every room is like a movie set but all rooms have handcrafted wood floors, upscale bathroom amenities, large TVs, complimentary Internet access, mini-fridge, a minimum of 2 phones, a ceiling fan, minibar, ironing set, safe, as well as individually adjustable air conditioning and heating.
The nearby sandy beach comes with sun loungers and parasols.
The hotel restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and is one of the most popular (with good reason) in South Beach. Terrace dining is a way of life in South Florida; with a Mediterranean flare, the chef prepares food for guests to enjoy in the balmy Florida weather.
Directions from Downtown Miami: Take the Dolphin Expressway/I-395 E towards South Miami Beach. The Expressway turnes into the MacArthur Causeway then into 5th Street. Make a left on Ocean Drive and the hotel is about four blocks down.
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How Do You Turn Pictures Into Sugar Transfers..can You??
Decorating By CutiePiesCakes Updated 10 Jul 2010 , 5:26pm by joaaaann
I have a request for a marilyn monroe cake and cannot find sugar transfers anywhere but I know it's possible to get sugar transfers of pictures...does anyone have any idea of going about this lol this is an URGENT post !!1
By Sugar Transfers do you mean edible images? Some groceries stories do them, but they won't do them of copyrighted images.
We print custom images if you need it done
I need 4 pictures of marilyn monroe. i have the pictures and their all different. they dont need to be very big, how much would it be? i checked with our grocery store and for a sheet of wallets its 8 $
That is about what you are going to pay for an edible image. Our stores here charge $6 - $10 depending on what it is.
I just bought my first edible image printer and used it last night....what a time saver!! It isn't something I will use all the time, but boy is it handy for when I DO need it!
The $8 is a good price, I would get it there.
Loucinda, be sure you print something, at least once a week, even if it is on regular paper. This keeps your ink fresh and reducing the chances of clogs!
I have a question about that cuz I have considered buying one of these printers. I had heard that the cartridges do tend to clog up when not used regularly and that it may be more of a pain unless you plan on using a lot. So I've been holding off for that reason. But if an image was printed once a week, and on sugar paper( rather than reg paper) can't it be wrapped and saved for use on a later date so it's not 'wasted ink' so to speak? If so..what would be the proper way to store it?


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For temporary relief of involuntary urination during sleep, urinary disturbances, and restless sleep.
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Why is it so hard for me to forgive people when they do one thing wrong to me?
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Sometimes we just have to accept that some people aren't good to spend our time around and move on. In the end it hurts you more to hold on to every hurt than it does them.00|00|0
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Master of the Universe
About this artwork
'Master of the Universe' is based on a famous drawing by William Blake, which shows the scientist Isaac Newton. Paolozzi used the same pose as in the Blake drawing, but has mechanised the figure. The sculpture was made by cutting up and reassembling a plaster model, as the artist frequently does in his later work. A similar but much larger sculpture can be seen in the courtyard of the British Library in London. However while the figure in this sculpture is blind, the London version was given the same eyes as Michelangelo's 'David.'
- title: Master of the Universe
- accession number: GMA 3580
- artist: Eduardo PaolozziScottish (1924 - 2005)
- gallery: On Loan
- object type: Sculpture
- subject: Medicine and science
- materials: Bronze
- date created: 1989
- measurements: 147.00 x 190.20 x 106.50 cm
- credit line: Purchased 1990
- copyright: © Trustees of the Paolozzi Foundation, Licensed by DACS 2017.
- photographer: Antonia Reeve
Eduardo Paolozzi
Eduardo Paolozzi
Of Italian descent, Paolozzi was born in Leith near Edinburgh. He studied in Edinburgh and London and spent two years in Paris from 1947, where he produced enigmatic, bronze sculptures reminiscent of those by Giacometti. During the same period he made a series of dada and surrealist-inspired collages in which magazine advertisements, cartoons and machine parts are combined, thus anticipating the concerns of Pop Art. Alongside teaching at various art schools he developed his printmaking and sculpture. Paolozzi was particularly interested in the mass media and in science and technology.


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Wouldn't that mean I'm probably too feminine looking? I think I'm an outrageously handsome guy but girls don't look at me much... I stare at myself in the mirror all day and girls don't look at me even half of what I look at myself. So I think maybe since I'm straight I'm attracted to feminine faces and my face to me is really attractive so maybe I'm too feminine for women.
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A lot of girls I know like guys with feminine faces ^^ I'm popular with a lot of girls, and look at me like. Though my countries way whacked out, and into all kindsa things that somewhere like America or even England wouldn't be up for.
Anyway, I think you should get your face out of the f***ing mirror and talk to a girl for once in your life, LOOOLLLLL. Waiting around for looks? Maan, it doesn't play out that way.
Lets see a picture of you though? If your so outrageously handsome, LOL.10|10|0
Girls in America want those ugly masculine bulldog faces (think brad pitt). Maybe I should move to your country ahaha. :)
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Dont mater how you look girl will prefore myderfall male with strong arms over" cute face" Marshal matters body lol


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Two brothers, nine year-old Tommy (Jones) and his teenage sibling Eric (Varnson), struggle to come to terms with the challenges of growing up in rural New Jersey.
Making evocative use of bucolic dystopia, this intimate, unsettling saga poignantly captures the ingenuous anxiety felt by two adolescent brothers (Nathan Varnson, Ryan Jones) when their buddy dies in mysterious circumstances during an idyllic New Jersey summer.
Paced with steady assurance, this gentle bildungsroman is a impressive debut from director Daniel Patrick Carbone.


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Please recommend a font similar to Trajan Regular but in Word or iWork (or free)?Submitted by Steven Natko on 9 December 2010 - 12:02pm
I need to self-print two emergency envelopes for invitations that should have gone out last week (all the others did already). My invitation typeface is Trajan Regular. Is there a typeface that is sufficiently similar but available in either MS Word for Mac or in Apple iWork? I'm really in a jam and I can't afford the turn-around time involved in getting my envelope person to address them and return them to me. Thanks!


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HOFBAUER red bird CRYSTAL CRUET rum carafe Germany
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- Source: eBay
- Sold Date: Feb 10, 2012
- Channel: Auction House
ITEM DESCRIPTION: made by HOFBAUER, red bird byrdes design. Cruet with stopper with the grey edge, -the same items are offered at a well-known replacement website for $ 119.95!
SIZE: approx 7" high including stopper, 3" in diameter.
SIZE: approx 7" high including stopper, 3" in diameter.
CONDITION: very good , no chips or cracks, all spikes intact.
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Location: Critter Country, Disneyland
Quick hit: Counter service. Meals: Lunch, dinner. Cuisine: American. Allergy-friendly menu.
Food items: $6.49-$10.69
What to order: Picnic Salad, chili cheeseburger, sweet potato fries, funnel cake
What to skip: Turkey wrap, Crispy Chicken Sandwich
Review: This is a large restaurant with an enormous amount of seating overlooking the Rivers of America. If you're not in a rush, this is a great pit stop for resting and fueling up. It's also offers meals for allergy-sensitive or gluten-intolerant visitors. Ask for this specialized menu at the cash register. Two burger options here: a Classic one-third pound Angus burger with cheese, or a chili cheeseburger. The chili burger comes with three mini onion rings, creating good crunch. If you're worried about a Sloppy Joe-style mess, the burger contains a thin layer of chili so it's easy to eat. The Picnic Salad is tightly packed in a to-go container, layered with fresh greens, almonds, sliced strawberries, chunks of turkey, feta cheese, cranberries and sliced jicama. The strawberry vinaigrette nicely completes this surprisingly light and tasty salad. Avoid the turkey wrap: a soggy flour tortilla stuffed with sliced turkey meat that tastes processed. For dessert, indulge in the funnel cake – a plate of deep-fried spiraled cake topped with powdered sugar and your choice of strawberry sauce or chocolate brownie crumbles. Can't choose? You can get both toppings, split on each half. Also, ask for whipped cream. It's not listed as a topping, but they do have it.
Inside info: This menu has been tweaked recently. The lovely fried green tomato sandwich is gone. The sweet potato fries are not listed on the menu, but are still an option as a substitute for the skin-on skinny fries for a slight upcharge. The service is excruciatingly slow. After ordering at the cash register, you wait in a second line behind the cashier to get your food. Save your receipt, because the kitchen needs it to fetch your food.
Need to know: There are two levels of seating here, both overlooking the Rivers of America. The lower level has bathrooms.
Nearby: Harbour Galley, Pooh Corner
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The Anglo Celt archive pictures date back to 1958 and vary from agricultural shows, schools, awards, club and county gaelif football matches and loads more. Click here to browse through them. Pictured is the Denn team which captured the Willie Doonan Junior Football Tournament in October 1984 and defeated Killeshandra in tournament final. To view this picture in our photostore click here.


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text: Tundra Bailey Jackson, Mattie Lewis, Lexie Shephard, Hannah Norris TUNDRA Plants ➡ In the tundra biome there are many plants. Some are used for different things. One of the plants is lichen and it is used for medicine. You will experience some cool plants when you come on our vacation!!!! Animals ➡ Polar Bear➡ Polar Bears live in the Tundra usually near water or ice flows. Their favorite food is seals (which is also their diet food). They have dens where they sleep and where females give birth to cubs. Male Polar Bears are the largest land mammals on earth. They weigh 700 to 1400 pounds and stand 8 to 10 feet tall. Females are smaller and weigh 350 to 700 pounds. Their coats look white, but their actual hair is clear and the skins black. That's the life of a polar bear in the Tundra!!!! Geography ➡ The tundra biome is the coldest place on Earth. It covers 1/5 land of the Earth. The tundra is a treeless plain, and has a few kinds of animals. Here are some things you can do: hiking, view wildlife, float skiing, animal watching, bird watching, make a snow man, watch the northern lights, visit National Parks, and whale watching. Climate ➡ The tundra is a bleak and treeless plain. It is cold through all months of the year. Summer is a brief period of milder climates where the sun shines almost 24 hours a day. Summer is 6-10 weeks,and winter lasts for blistering long months with the sun barely rising. You should bring lots of sweaters, jackets , and a pair of boots where you will have it easier to walk and play in the snow.


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- Price: $1,550 per Month ($1/sq. ft.)
- 508 Keel Court
- City: Smyrna
- Subdivision: Mason Tucker
- County: Rutherford County
- Beds: 3
- Baths: 2
- Type: Rental
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Have a great New Year! :)
P.S. - Love the details on his shirt in the last panel! ;)
Happy new year to you, too! :D
Bioluminescent people??
Happy new year! :D
Magic glowing (mainly with the last panel here). New guy's red isn't all that bright against the already-red lighting, but...well...you'll see what I mean ;D
Dagger's out, someone's gotta get poked!
Have a great new years
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The white text of sheer "ah crap I'm gonna die" panic xD
Oooo, ambidextrous, how devious!
*flips through pages to make sure I didn't draw him right-handed previously like a derp* Nope, just a lefty xD
A cursed Magician on a quest to overthrow an ancient kingdom, a horseman who really just wants to get home to his girlfriend, and the windborne magic that binds them both.
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From March 19, 1999, here is The Son Of Ghoul Show that introduced me to Ed Wood's magnum opus (ha!), Plan 9 From Outer Space. Cool winnins! Even better, when it comes to recordings from 29/35 The Cat, this is like the perfect storm of material. A show I love, a terrible movie I love, great local commercials, and a huge dose of nostalgia, which in turn all adds up to an even greater dose of nostalgia, one so great that it continually threatens to make my gol'derned face explode. People, this, this is what a Northeast Ohio horror hosted weekend evening looked like back in the late-1990s.
(I'm going with a Friday, March 19, 1999 date, but back then Son Of Ghoul was on Fridays and Saturdays, 8-10 PM, same episode both nights. It can just as easily have been March 20. I've got a pretty good memory, but I no longer recall which night I recorded this. I usually previewed the show Friday and, if need be, taped it Saturday. But this time around, I know for sure there was something exciting I attended that particular Saturday, which you'll learn about soon enough.)
Settle in gang, this is gonna be a pretty long post…
(I don't feel like attempting an ostensibly clever transition, so let me remind y'all that I interviewed the man himself, Keven "Son Of Ghoul" Scarpino. It was and is an earth-shaking, precedent-setting interview that has made many a person cry tears of pure, unadulterated joy. Myself included? Just go read it. After this, I mean.)
Obviously, I taped this one personally myself back in the day. I taped a lot of Son Of Ghoul (still do, in fact), but this particular episode is way, way near the top of my favorites. Not only because it introduced me to this awful, awful movie, but also because it ties directly into an event I took part in and is the basis for some very fond memories of mine.
No kidding, you all know by now that I have a ton of tapes. I keep most of my horror host stuff in the same general spot, but recordings I am particularly fond of are kept in a kind of special "da best" section. This tape is absolutely in that section, and in all honesty, it has less to do with the movie at large and more to do with the circumstances surrounding the episode overall.
That said, Son Of Ghoul hosting Plan 9 From Outer Space is, as far as I'm concerned, a shining example of just why I love this sort of thing so much, and even without that personal connection, this would be a total winner.
We'll get to all of the particulars in due time, but for now, let us look at the movie…
Like I said in that first post (forgive if I repeat myself some between that one and this one, which I know I will), Plan 9 From Outer Space is widely heralded as the worst film ever made. It's really not; there are infinitely worse movies out there, at least as far as I'm concerned. The worst film of the 1950s? A case could be made, I suppose. The worst film ever, though? Please meet my friend, The Creeping Terror. That's a much worse movie on pretty much any level. I'm really just speaking from technical standpoints here, though; Plan 9 (and The Creeping Terror, too) is cheap and ridiculous beyond any and all standards, but nevertheless immensely entertaining. "So bad it's good" is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot, and I don't always agree with it, but in the case of Plan 9, I certainly do. I've seen movies that are far, far inferior while still being technically superior. Am I making any sense at all here?
For a movie released in 1959, the whole "worst thing ever" reputation is actually a bit more recent. It wasn't really known as such until 1980, when Harry & Michael Medved's book The Golden Turkey Awards deemed it so. I don't own nor have I ever read the book, but they apparently came to this conclusion based on votes sent in to them, and it's a title that has stuck with the film ever since. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though; it brought a level of popularity to the movie that it wouldn't have enjoyed otherwise, even if people are really only tuning in to see if it lives up (or down) to the reputation. And beyond the movie itself, it helped usher in a newfound wave of interest, albeit posthumous, in the guy responsible for the movie, Ed Wood…
I actually find myself pretty fascinated by Ed Wood. Not fascinated enough to go see the Tim Burton biopic, but if I came across a good book on him, I'd snap it up right quick. As it stands, Wikipedia is my guide to all things Ed. He had a very weird, up-and-down life and career, which I guess is why so many people have taken such an enormous interest in him.
For a guy that made almost universally terrible movies, I can't help but respect him. Despite the budgetary limitations and awful writing/producing/directing/etc., you can still see the very real love he had for movie making shine through. I dig that, much more so than the winking, self-awareness of many ostensibly "bad" movies today. I give more credit to an 'honest' bad movie than one purposely trying to be awful.
Also, because each and every synopsis regarding Wood has to include this fact, whether it's pertinent to the actual subject at hand or not, here's the obligatory "he was a cross dresser" statement. Has nothing to do with Plan 9, really, but I'd like to stave off the inevitable "Hey, you forgot…" comments. Those irritate me.
The plot of Plan 9 From Outer Space is almost secondary to all of the wacky crap that surrounds it otherwise, which is really saying something. It's best described as The Day The Earth Stood Still gone nutbar. That's to say, there's some aliens warning mankind that we're the ones that are gonna end up blowing the whole joint to bits, and that's when the movie goes completely off the rails. The aliens' plan to make Earth listen to them? Reanimating our dead and letting them cause a ruckus.
I just had a thought: what if this was the reason the dead were returning to life in Night Of The Living Dead, and not the radioactive fallout as speculated? I just blew my own mind.
Plan 9 From Outer Space is characterized by mega-cheap (some would say "nonexistent") special effects, including the iconic saucer in the screencap above, but geez oh man, everything else about the movie is just insane, too. "Absurd" is really the most apt term for it. The plot is 'out there' and the dialogue is, well, throwing a bowl of alphabet soup at the wall and seeing what sticks would probably produce comparable results.
In other words, if you haven't seen it, you really ought to. It's apparently public domain, so have at it! It's a film that really does need to be seen to be believed.
I'd say it'd be hard for something this bad to be released today, but then I remembered all the smack people are talking about The Fantastic Four reboot. I haven't seen it, but I'd probably still enjoy Plan 9 more.
When a movie starts off with Criswell, you know you're in for some kind of ride. Criswell was a self-proclaimed psychic, one that ended up having a, well, wide range of rather kooky predictions. In other words, he wasn't all that accurate, unless a ray from space really did turn all metal to rubber and I just wasn't paying attention.
Lucky for us, he hooked up with Ed Wood, and his appearance in Plan 9 is more than enough to label him a hero to all.
Criswell provides the intro and outro to the movie, as well as narration throughout, but it's his opening scene that is the true stuff of legend. Not only does he start off speaking of future events before inexplicably deciding all of this happened in the past, but he constantly refers to the viewer as "my friends," and I do mean over and over. I'd guess this wasn't in the script, but then, it is an Ed Wood movie, so maybe it was.
Apparently these "future events" are all based on secret, sworn testimony. I could point out that the events in this film wouldn't be "secret" for very long had they actually happened, but what's the point? Don't question it, just revel in it.
Criswell's opening monologue instantly makes sure no viewer is possibly going to be able to take what's about to follow seriously. It's so bad that it's almost brilliant in its stupidity. Almost.
Swedish wrestler-turned-actor Tor Johnson is also here in all his glory. As per his usual M.O., he plays a big lumbering guy, though for once, one not named "Lobo."
You gotta hand it to Tor, he managed to star in not one but several candidates for "worst movie ever." In fact, for anyone claiming Plan 9 is the worst ever, go watch Tor in The Beast Of Yucca Flats; that's not even a "so bad it's good" film, it's just plain BAD. Just like pretty much everything Coleman Francis put his hand to, it's a vile, depressing mess of a movie. Gimme The Creeping Terror any day.
Apparently in real life, Tor was a ridiculously nice guy, and hey, people are still talking about him today, so I guess he did alright in the long run.
Bela Lugosi! As far as I'm concerned, pretty much anything with Bela Lugosi in it is worth watching. It helps if the movie is actually good, but even when it's not, Bela is still Bela. In his later years, Lugosi became friends with Ed Wood, and wound up in 1955's Bride Of The Monster as well as, obviously, this one. (In my opinion, Bride is certainly bad, but not nearly as fun as Plan 9.)
Actually, Bela died well before Plan 9 was released, and he only filmed a few bits, ostensibly for an entirely a different movie. Needless to say, Wood wanted to capitalize on both the draw of Lugosi's name as well as give him one last film to his credit, so he shoehorned him in as best he could. It counts as a Bela movie, but just barely; Lugosi himself really isn't in the movie all that much.
So, what do you do when your star isn't available for additional scenes because he's dead? In one of the most famous pieces of Plan 9 folklore, a taller, blonder guy who is obviously NOT Lugosi walks around holding his cape over his face, which fooled approximately no one.
That's right, the person widely considered to be the first horror host is in Plan 9 From Outer Space! Now that's cool! There seems to be some debate as to whether Maila "Vampira" Nurmi was the very first horror host, but there's no doubt that she was the first to make horror hosting a real and viable thing. To see her in anything, never mind one of the most iconic (for better or worse) movies ever, it's a real treat, especially since actual footage of the Vampira character is severely lacking. In Plan 9, she not only plays a reanimated corpse, but one that was Lugosi's wife prior to death!
So, we're watching the woman responsible for popularizing horror hosting, in a movie that made up many a night on horror hosted programs, whilst on a horror hosted program that she was indirectly responsible for? How cool is that?! I think I just made my head swim, by the way.
And on that front, it's time to look at some of our horror host segments…
Prior to the opening theme, the show opens with this: Son Of Ghoul's take on Mystery Science Theater 3000! Echoing the sentiments of many, SOG can't stand them talking over the movie while he's trying to watch, and after repeated warnings to quiet down, he finally gets them to stop the only way he can: with a baseball bat! Look, I'm a huge, huge MST3K fan, and while this bit is technically anti-MST, I did get a laugh out of it. This sorta-meeting of two of my favorite shows is a trip!
'Course, I'm a bit biased, because I'm reasonably sure that I'm originally responsible for this skit being filmed. Lemme explain: I began watching SOG in 1997, and met him in person at JC Comics & Cards (FORESHADOWING) not long after. Not long after that, I wrote the show for the very first time. Being 11 years old and fairly ignorant of what was national and what as local, I asked him if there was any competition between his show and MST3K. After questioning my sanity, SOG answered with the above bit, which was, needless to say, repeated for this 1999 episode.
As far as I am aware, the skit was initially filmed in response to my stupid letter. Unless it wasn't and it just made for an appropriate answer that time. I don't know. Still neat either way.
Son Of Ghoul's intro to the movie is loaded with info on the film, much more so than usual. Even SOG states he's a "cavalcade of information!" He makes specific mention of the guy impersonating Bela Lugosi, his imitation of which is the image above.
SOG also talks extensively about an event that was happening right at that very moment, not only during this intro but all throughout the show, during the respective mail segments and whatnot. I'll get to that in full momentarily, though.
Lotsa clowning during the movie too, thanks to those visual drop-ins that Ghoulardi made popular so many years before. On the left: SOG sweeps Bela's walk, which he describes as "filthy." On the right, SOG imbibes in a beverage of some sort, apropos of nothing in particular but funny nevertheless.
More goofing on fake Bela Lugosi!
I'm not sure my brain can process the coolness of Son Of Ghoul and Vampira in the same scene. I don't care if SOG is just superimposed over the scene, it's awesome.
In this short bit, SOG pops in to ask Vampira for a date. A rather, erm, "gaseous" sound effect provides her answer!
The Barfaby Show, SOG's long-running parody of Northeast Ohio's iconic children show host Barnaby. These are always crowd-pleasers, in which Barfaby torments, either accidentally or, more usually, purposely, his pet invisible vulture "Longdog." SOG still plays these skits quite often, but the one featured in this episode I actually can't recall seeing in a long, long time. By the looks of it, it's one of the earlier installments.
In this one, Longdog asks Barfaby why his mouth always moves when Longdog speaks (SOG provided the voice for the bird too, y'see). Barfaby tells him he doesn't know why, but he'll rectify the situation, by means of which you're seeing in the right screencap above. It's a skit that's pretty emblematic of the often twisted humor of the show, and make no mistake, I was cracking up during it.
Fatman & Rotten are some of my favorite skits on the show. Obviously, it's a parody of, well, you know what it's a parody of. Just like Barfaby, older installments are played quite frequently nowadays, though also just like the Barfaby, the skit in this episode is one I can't recall seeing in a looong time.
Which is too bad, because this is a very funny entry. Rotten has gotten him and Fatman captured because, as he explains, he thought the bad guys would just turn themselves in when he rationally explained to them that they were "being bad." Fatman is not amused. He's even less amused when Rotten thinks this is good for them to spend time together; Rotten's suggestion of having a sing-a-long goes unanswered. Fatman is then even less amused when evidence of Rotten's previously-eaten Mexican meal is made apparent. Annnnd that's how it ends, Fatman in agony as Rotten cuts loose. Funny stuff!
Okay, so, we've seen the movie, and we've seen some of the SOG host segments. But what about that whole "extra nostalgia" thing I was babbling about at the start of the post?
Oh yes, this episode aired the weekend of Frightvision! This was the first of several Frightvision shows, and it was hyped endlessly. Indeed, these Frightvision clips are actually from a commercial for the event, one that aired incessantly during this broadcast. So much so, in fact, that it practically is a part of the episode, which I'm sure it was meant to be.
There were/are episodes of The Son Of Ghoul Show that could be rerun anytime, albeit sometimes with some slight editing. But, there were also episodes that were very time frame specific, and this is one of those. SOG talks extensively about Frightvision in every host segment. Friday, March 19 was kind of a pre-convention deal; it was part of the whole weekend, but then again, not quite. Apparently, a banquet with all of the guests of Frightvision was held at Quaker Square before everything kicked off in full the next day. SOG talks a lot about that, too. March 20 & 21 were the real days of the convention, and I absolutely attended on the 20th.
Indeed, this was my very first horror/sci-fi/TV convention! I wound up going to the next two Frightvision shows before I fell away from it (Frightvision would end altogether a few years later). This first was always the most memorable to me, though. At least until I became addicted to Ghoulardifest some years in the future, anyway.
Having never been to one of these before, I wasn't quite prepared for the sheer amount of memorabilia that was present. The place was loaded! Being a video collector even then, the VHS tapes were what attracted me more than anything. And geez of man, there were VHS tapes for (figurative) miles! This being a convention, and me not having any real of money of my own, the number I could bring home was limited, but I did come away with the original 1925 The Lost World and a copy of the original 1954 Japanese version of Godzilla (which was unavailable officially in the U.S. at the time).
Also, I'm pretty it was at this show that Son Of Ghoul had a table set up with old WOAC TV-67-era promotional photos, for, if I recall correctly, $3 apiece. A sign on the table stated "When they're gone, they're gone!" which only further fired me up for one. I bought what appeared to be the oldest-style photo (it was also the last of that kind there), though a stack of newer 67 pictures remained; I kinda wish I would've gotten one of those as well.
Nevertheless, while I didn't have a big haul, it was, as far as I was (and am) concerned, a great one.
And the celebrities! Even at that young age (I wasn't even 13 years old yet!), I knew of a lot of these people. Having grown up with Swamp Thing in movie and TV form, Dick Durock seemed like he would've been a sure bet to meet. I didn't, which I now regret (especially since he passed away several years ago).
I did however meet Mark Goddard from Lost In Space, who was ridiculously nice. Tom Savini was also there, though I wound up meeting him the next year (unlike most of the celebrities that charged for their autographs, I don't recall Savini charging to sign my VHS of Dawn Of The Dead, though I could be wrong).
I believe '99 was also the year I met longtime Son Of Ghoul sidekick Ron "Fidge" Huffman and got his autograph. Very nice guy that truly loved his fans! RIP, Fidge.
Maybe the most memorable (for me) of the celebrities I met at Frightvision '99 was Ben Chapman, who played The Gill Man in all of the out-of-water scenes in the original Creature From The Black Lagoon. And no kidding, this guy lived for his fans. He loved to tell behind-the-scenes stories about Creature, and couldn't have been friendlier while doing so. Ben Chapman was just great, and I am proud to have met him. I was sincerely sorry to hear of his passing in 2008. Such a cool guy.
Looking back, Frightvision was one of my more memorable convention experiences, probably because it was all so 'new' to me. I'm sort of used to the whole deal now, but back then, it was like an entirely different world opened up to me. Suddenly, I could meet many of these Hollywood celebrities in person, I could find a lot of movies that just weren't going to pop up on Best Buy's shelves, and I could have a blast doing all of it. The following two Frightvision shows were also fun, but in retrospect, they couldn't live up to that first one. In fact, the only one that has lived up is the aforementioned Ghoulardifest, though without that same initial sense of "whoa!"
After my last look at local horror host material and the severe lack of any commercials interesting enough to spotlight, I initially intended on skipping that feature for this post, as well; after Son Of Ghoul, Plan 9, and Frightvision, is anything else even really necessary? This was my plan of action, until I actually dug the tape out and watched/converted it, that is. I should've known better; WAOH/WAX always ran quirky, inventive and very, very local commercials. That's to say, right up my alley. Luckily, this recording was particularly strong in that area. No kidding, I wound up with so many to spotlight here that I had to cut some out, since this article is already pushing the boundaries of even the most patient of readers as it is.
Son Of Ghoul "Japanese Movie Dub" Promo
One of the more-famous SOG promos of the time was found right at the start of the tape, almost two minutes before the episode itself started. 29/35 played this one a lot. It's a short scene from Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster, partially dubbed with the characters on-screen talking about Son Of Ghoul's time slot and that "he's too cheap to film a commercial!" I've collected a lot of SOG promos over the years, mostly ones from my own tapes, and this one ranks near the top, if only because of its ubiquity on the channel.
DMG Cell Phones & Pagers Ad
It may be hard for some to remember, but cell phones, while definitely existing in the late-1990s, weren't quite what we know as cell phones today. Back then, they didn't text, they didn't get on the internet, and they were the size of bricks. Would you believe it, people had to be satisfied with simply being able to send and receive calls?! Whoda thunk it?! Also, there was a thing called "pagers," which cell phones later made obsolete. Look 'em up, kids.
Back in '99 though, this was all still state-of-the-art stuff, and DMG had it all. The commercial uses a technique of rapid-fire zooming in/zooming out, so it's hard to get a satisfactory screencap of their wares. Anyway, there were two shops, one in Kent, one on State Road in Cuyahoga Falls. As near as I can tell, they aren't open anywhere anymore (if you are, someone speak up in the comments! I'd never begrudge y'all a free plug!).
Whole Shop Inc. Ad
Whole Shop Inc. has gotten mentions on this blog before, namely in this old Christmas-post. I had to include this commercial here for a few reasons: first of all, I've been there before, and I find the subject of cutting metal and whatnot with super high-pressured water endlessly cool. This ad is straight-to-the-point, mentioning all of the things Whole Shop does.
Whole Shop Inc. is still around, so go patronize them.
The Pizza Factory In Kent, OH Ad
Employing a filming technique similar to the DMG ad, it was tough for your pal me to get representative screencaps for this one. Anyway, The Pizza Factory was a then-new pizza establishment in Kent, Ohio. There's really not a whole lot I can say about it beyond that, except I have a soft-spot for local pizza commercials.
Google searches turn up a lot of similarly-named places, so, also just like DMG, I'm not sure if this Pizza Factory is still open or not. Again, if you guys are out there, speak up in the comments!
WNIR "Morning Stooges" Ad
WAOH 29/WAX 35 was and is heavily affiliated with WNIR 100 FM, so advertising for the radio station was very plentiful for years. In this one, the morning show guys (one of whom is Steve French, and I'm sorry fellas, I don't know the other two, simply because I've never much listened to talk radio) expound on the revitalization of Akron, with the exception of one eye-sore…
29/35 – The Beverly Hillbillies Promo
29/35 ran a lot of original programming, but like any good indie station, there was also the classic sitcom reruns. The public domain episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies are standard issue for this sort of thing, so it'd be more surprising if 29/35 didn't run the show.
The promo consists of clips of Granny talking about the various hillbilly-approved foods she prepares, which are, needless to say, not very appetizing to most. The idea behind the ad is that viewers could join The Beverly Hillbillies for lunch at noon and then again for dinner at 7:30 PM!
Cool Gear Ad
The concept of "man caves" existed back in the 1990s (and well before, of course), though I don't think they were known as such yet. Or maybe they were, I'm no expert on man caves. Anyway, Cool Gear was a store catering to that sort of thing. That is, sports memorabilia, beer paraphernalia, and things of that nature, it was all there for the purchasing at Cool Gear.
(It appears Cool Gear is no longer around.)
29/35 – Dobie Gillis Promo
Dobie Gillis, believe it or not, was pretty heavily promoted on 29/35 for years. I'm not sure if there was a dedicated segment of Dobie fans among the viewing audience, or 29/35 was trying to create one. Either way, it worked on me, because I wound up loving the show, usually catching the 4:00 PM airing every day after school, following the 2:00 PM movie.
There were a number of Dobie promos on the station, though this may have been the most common one: a compilation of clips of Dobie's father Herbert complaining about Dobie. Really, that's all it really is, though it makes sense, since that was a large part of the show, at least in the early seasons.
JC Comics & Cards "Anime" Ad
JC Comics & Cards! I love JC Comics & Cards! I've been going there since about 1996, and as previously mentioned, met SOG there in '97. 29/35 didn't introduce me to the establishment, but I still got a kick out of seeing commercials for the store on the channel!
There were a number of JC commercials on the channel, and in this one, it's a dubbed scene from some anime, in which two guys in truck discuss all of the great things to be had at JCs before narrowly avoiding a crash. They ain't lying, either; to this day there's a ton of cool stuff at JCs!
What a recording! The Frightvision material, in conjunction with SOG's constantly talking about the convention during the episode itself, lends this episode of The Son Of Ghoul Show an air of nostalgia for me that few others can. Not only does it bring up memories of my first convention, but the recording as a whole is from what I consider the peak of The Cat's powers as a crackerjack local independent station (for me, roughly 1997 to mid-1999). Good shows, good commercials, good memories, there's a reason this is one of favorites.
Seriously, few of my other recordings from the station can so concisely sum up the time period such as this one. And you've got Plan 9 From Outer Space! For those watching on Friday night and planning to attend Frightvision Saturday or Sunday, there was no better way to kick off the weekend!
And remember, as per Criswell's final line, "God help us, in the future!" Words to live by, man.
(By the way – want your own Son Of Ghoul-hosted Plan 9 From Outer Space? The movie is public domain, and thus, SOG sells a copy of the episode on his website! I can't promise it'll be exactly the same as this recording, but I've long held that a movie is always better when it's horror hosted. Check out The Official Son Of Ghoul Website to get yours!)


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UK taxi insurance, how to reduce the costs
Taxi owners may have one taxi to insure or they may have several taxis but because taxis are on the roads much more often than other types of vehicles, insuring them can turn out to be expensive. Even so, taxi owners do not have to accept the most expensive insurance policy they are offered if they take certain actions that will help to lower their premiums.
Transfer the No Claims Bonus
As people earn their no claims bonuses on their family cars, they can transfer them from their previous car insurance companies to their new companies. They can receive discounts on their private car insurance premiums by 20 percent to 60 percent if they do this.
Some taxi insurance companies will accept a no claims bonus transfer that has been earned on a private vehicle. People looking for the most affordable cover will only need to ask their taxi insurance companies if they accept private vehicle no claims bonuses before they purchase the policy.
How long have you been driving a Taxi?
The length of time that people have been driving their taxis can be the difference between lower and higher premiums. Those who can demonstrate that they have been driving their taxis for a significantly long period of time have the experience that causes insurance companies to charge lower premiums. The most common way of proving the length of time they have been driving is by showing how long they have been in possession of their local authority taxi badges.
Limit the Names on the Policy
When there are several names on a taxi insurance policy, it increases the risks for the insurance company. If the company keeps the names of its drivers to a minimum, the risk will be spread out amongst fewer people and the insurance company will quote a lower price. The biggest discount will be given to the policyholder who only lists his name on the policy.
Make the Best Choices for the Drivers Named on the Policy
If people take the advice of the above suggestion, they will not see a reduction in their premiums if they name the wrong people. These people would be any driver under the age of 25 who is considered by insurance companies to be a high risk. The other high risk that would not encourage lower premiums would be drivers with poor driving records. They are raising the risk that the owner will need to file a claim, so the premiums will be higher.
Add Voluntary Excess
In most cases, UK taxi policies will require that taxi owners accept a compulsory excess in the amount of 250 pounds. To help lower their insurance premiums, they can offer to pay much more than 250 pounds for their excess. In order for this strategy to work, taxi owners must be able to comfortably pay the excess if they ever need to file a claim.
Consider Fleet Insurance
If a taxi company has more than one taxi to insure, doing so on an individual basis would make the policies very costly. They can lower the cost of insuring several taxis by purchasing fleet insurance. In order to qualify for a fleet policy, taxi owners may need to have at least four taxis to insure.
Purchase Taxi Insurance Online
People who need to purchase UK taxi insurance will receive benefits if they do this online. They may open an account on the insurance company's website and be entitled to receive a discount on their insurance policies for doing so.
Install Anti-Theft Devices
By preventing the possibility of the taxis being stolen, the possibility of needing to file a claim to have the vehicle replaced goes down. By decreasing the risk of theft, the amount of the premiums also decline.
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Play had been delayed until 0300 GMT (0830 IST) after heavy overnight rain had caused a sodden outfield.
Daren Ganga was on 23 not out and Brian Lara, who had scored just seven runs in four innings in the series, was battling on 17 after New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming had won the toss and chosen to bowl in cool and overcast conditions.
Lara, who casually flicked the first ball he received from nemesis Shane Bond to fine leg where it dropped just short of Chris Martin, also survived a confident lbw appeal from Nathan Astle just before the break.
Bond had dismissed Lara twice this series, both on the first ball the Trinidadian faced from the fast bowler.
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I know "Do drugs" sounds more correct... but among eat or drink which sounds better?
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I know "Do drugs" sounds more correct... but among eat or drink which sounds better?
What drugs could you drink? The majority are "taken" like a medication. Alcohol can be drunk, liquid LSD, GHB, liquid ecstasy... Most are not drunk.
So "eat" then?
I would say that is more accurate. They are generally solids and you don't drink solids.
consume would be the best, it takes both eat and drink into consideration.
Eat or drink only...
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Have an opinion?
Are you from China, Japan, or Korea, by any chance? Where the phrase literally translates as "eat drugs"?
I'm just trying to figure out what would put this question into yr head into the first place.
I was just wondering which of those's more correct... why should I be from China or from wherever anyway... just curiosity...
Oh, I was wondering because the phrases for "do drugs" in those countries' languages literally translate to "eat drugs".
I mean, we use "do" because otherwise we'd need like 10,000 verbs.
Line, eat, snort, plug, tongue, drink, smoke, shoot, etc.
Hence "do", which captures both of those.
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I just asked which one of those two's more correct even by a little bit... how much clearer I can be? There are NO other options...
What drugs are you eating or drinking? Pills? I would say smoke/inject/snort
Yeah, I already tried this non-conversation, lol @realisrare
Eat sounds more correct. Though the correct term is normally swallow. Since most are in a pill form.
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The perceived challenges of moving to the cloud also include apprehension of being locked into a specific infrastructure vendor, as cited by 40% of respondents. Under the umbrella of security concerns, preventing data loss was stated as the main fear overall, with 71% of respondents identifying it as one of their top three security concerns. However, preventing outages, rated second with 64%, and was cited most often as the top issue due to the severe impact outages can have on business processes and bottom line performance.
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I'm turning 21 next week and I STILL have acne. Actually, I didn't have any until I moved from Japan to Hawaii for college. I've tried using various acne soaps, toners, cream, ointments, pills, but NOTHING seems to work. I also exercise weekly and drink plenty of water. I get enough sleep - although maybe not recently - but generally i do. My aunt (whom I live with while I go to college) told me to cut down on spicy food, so I've been doing that but nothing is changing.
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Moisturize your face with coconut oil. It is antimicrobial so it will clear but not clog pores. I also use a topical acne solution (Burt's Bees - it's wonderful) sometimes in addition to moisturizing with coconut oil. The acne disappears about as quickly as it appears.
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Feels like just yesterday that Uber delivered kittens around Phoenix for National Cat Day. Well, today the company's bringing us puppies!
In honor of our favorite sporting event, the Puppy Bowl — Animal Planet's annual pre-Super Bowl show in which dozens of adorable puppies run around and tackle each other on a miniature football field — Uber Phoenix is teaming up with the Arizona Humane Society to raise money for shelter animals.
Officially dubbed the Uber Puppy Bowl, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. today, you can order a pair of puppies for you and your coworkers to play with — every 15 minutes of "cuddle time" costs $30.
According to Taylor Patterson of Uber, the company raised $1,000 by delivering puppies on demand last year in Phoenix, and this year it expects to raise much more because Animal Planet promises to match every dollar spent.
"Phoenix is a city filled with a lot of football fans, and we thought this would resonate well with folks and locals," Patterson says of the decision to host the Uber Puppy Bowl here again.
#UberPuppyBowl is kicking off in 7 cities on February 3rd. Fur real—this is not a drill: https://t.co/LRT48KN54M pic.twitter.com/4aZ2fWhxKH— Uber (@Uber) February 1, 2016
Phoenix is one of seven cities participating in Uber's Puppy Bowl, and will have ten participating puppies in circulation on Thursday.
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She adds that demand for puppies always is high, meaning you should request a puppy mobile early in the day.
Sorry your birds flew south early this winter, Phoenix. Hopefully these puppies can cheer you up. #UberPuppyBowl pic.twitter.com/dQQHeRJNP5— Uber Arizona (@Uber_AZ) February 2, 2016
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