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Halloweird
It certainly felt like Halloween today. I was still in bed when I heard something strange on WTOP.com. They played an audio clip of Dr. Frankenstein shouting “It’s alive, it’s alive!” Unfortunately, they played it immediately before a commercial for an in … Continue reading
Sleeps with the Anchovies
A local funeral home mailed a postcard to my house. They’re having a pizza party to attract potential customers. The postcard got my attention but it also made me laugh when I started thinking about what pizzas and mortuaries have … Continue reading
So Imotional
Jenna Fischer was a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” the other night. She told a great anecdote about her first Hollywood job. She was an extra on the TV commercial for Jurassic Park: The Ride at Universal Studios. Toward the end of … Continue reading
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Familial DNA
Most of the members and guests of the FBI Knoxville Citizens Academy Alumni Association didn’t realize that they were doing one of the same exercises as the middle school kids who enroll in the “Fun with Forensics: Adventures in Chemistry” … Continue reading
Zoning Commission
Susan Seals of the Bone Zones team surprised me with signs she made to reserve seats at the first book signing for the new Body Farm novel, “The Bone Yard,” at Books-A-Million in Oak Ridge. I was there to facilitate … Continue reading
Kitchen Sync
Publicist Zane Hagy had a great idea for his client. Celebrate The Pizza Kitchen’s birthday by giving away free 8-inch pizzas all day Wednesday. He predicted that they would give away 600 pizzas. He was only off by 2,003. There … Continue reading
Newkular Option
Brie, a manager at the new Newk’s Express Café, was looking for a new apartment when she happened to meet my colleague Paul Orr. She invited him to get a free meal on staff training day at the restaurant. While … Continue reading
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Stop Callin’
Young customers at Big Ed’s Pizza are allowed to use the restaurant’s phone to call home for a ride. The old-timey telephone has been there since before their parents, and possibly grandparents, were even born. While I was there on … Continue reading
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Keeping Up with the Boneses
Dr. Bill Brockton is a fictional character based on the knowledge of Dr. Bill Bass and the personality of Jon Jefferson. Some of the people in Dr. Brockton’s world share names with their real-life counterparts. For example, Dr. Arpad Vass … Continue reading