With companion Facebook and Twitter pages, state residents can sound off online in defense of their home state. The site – – is designed to rally those who are tired of the putdowns about pollution, wisecracks about wise guys, and cheap shots about corruption. (AP) – Tired of boorish comments and jokes about New Jersey, residents and business people have created a website to express their Garden State pride. Steve Beshear praised Brown’s dedication Friday. He had a 90 percent blockage in one of his arteries. He was later transferred to a Louisville hospital, where doctors put a stent in his heart. Phillips said Friday that he didn’t want to tell a complete stranger that he needed help, but she verified his address and then called emergency responders. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Earl Phillips was talking with state employee Natalie Brown on May 26 when she noticed that he was breathing heavily and seemed ill. (AP) – A Kentucky man credits a state revenue employee with saving his life when he had a heart attack during a phone call about his income tax bill. He added that it would be easily fixed with a new coat of paint.įRANKFORT, Ky. Painter Mike Sandmire says it was the first time he had made such an error. It’s just the side facing town that’s wrong. in Romeoville, Ill., had the correct information but simply forgot the second T when painting the 6-foot letters.Īnd the name was spelled right on one side of the tower. Plover hired painters to decorate the tower with the villages name, but two of the templates were accidentally reversed before going up, resulting in 'Village of Plvoer. The new paint job had the town’s name without the second T. Painters in a Wisconsin village made a very public blunder when they made a typo on the water tower. The mistake had Stoughton (STOH’-tuhn) residents scratching their heads. (AP) – A painter working on a Wisconsin water tower left behind one big typo. “To be attacked in this manner, given all we do for pork, the irony is not lost on us,” he said. The company said it was surprised the board did not raise any concerns about another prank item this year called “My First Bacon” – a talking stuffed toy that looked like a piece of bacon. ThinkGeek “launches” mock products every April Fool’s day. “Where we feel victimized, is I don’t know of another organization that does more to promote pork products than our site,” Kauffman said, noting the company sells around 20 real items related to bacon, such as bacon gumballs and bacon soap. The council said it is in discussions with the company. But if you don’t respond, you are opening your trademark up to challenges.” “We certainly understand that unicorns don’t exist,” said Ceci Snyder, vice president of marketing for the National Pork Board. If you drive through the small town of Sussex in Wisconsin, you may notice a tall water tower with a curious message painted on it: 'Sussex: Home of the. In a public apology this week, ThinkGeek said its nonexistent canned unicorn meat is sparkly, a bit red and not approved by any government entity.
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