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The Braselton News
Page 4B
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Wacky
In dii ant colony, “nurse " ants wflitchqver
unhatched e.gg? and l^vae in a nunoy disniber
■ The average life span of people
in Andont is ubouL S3 years, ihc highest
id" any country in ihe world.
— WvifiW Afrtuiiiiit:fitf KFtFy
Chatter Box
The best
thank-yous
are the
easiest to write
Simple tips on writing
proper thank-you notes
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Five steps to a thank-you
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Step 2: First (hcink-yoti. A shtift scnicucu itiai ilinnkv flie giver with an adjective
describing your gratitude. *Thank& for the great birthday gift.”
Step 3; The details, bewribe the gift,c3phfdnj whal un^kes JL special und how
you'll use it. A couple of ven Lei ices will do.
Step J: Second thank-you. (_>nc 'catcncc that rcstutus your gralitudc.
Slop 5: CIO££ and signature. Sitiy it with love, or siiu'crrly, or with nest reptimls..
Then s ign your name.
— AlBH Oth!
1 In The Nevis
Producer chats
about ‘Chipmunks’
TJJVLE
Ross B^gdasariaa Jr., is the son of the creator of
“Alvin und lhe Chipmunks," Ross Hagdasurian Sr.
Alter lti>. father’s death, B^d^U 1 -
ian Jr. worked on tlie tiriginjl
""Chipmunks'' television thgw. He
is also one of the producers til" the new live-uctlcm
"Alvin and die Chipmunks 1 ’ movie.
Here'?, what he told Time Tor Kid--, about growing
up w-idi tlit Chipmunks and r]]?ikiiig the new movie,
TFK: Whjil was i( like to grxiw up wnh ;l dad who
created iIlu Cliipmuuks?
SAOCASAHIAN: I loved it. "The Chipmunks’"
und "Witch IXiulor"’ (my dad's first hit song) did so
well Hint we got il iwi an riling [kioSI We lived in Sou th
orn California w^ere It was very, veiy hoi in the 3wnn
mers nod go! tti slay cool. Sty, I just loved them.
TFKi Whitt other 'Chipmunks" shows were jpaie?
BAG CASA RIAN: The first 'Chipmunks" Christ-
iilels .s]jecijl (filred ihi Lu lev is Lou i in PJW!. Abnul 35
million people watched that program. It kd to a
Weekly Saturday JBorning show, which quickly bc-
cjine Ntt. I. (l hiiJl Charlie Rtowei anil SoOOpy ami
Bugs Bunny.
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Simon, Alvin anti Thuodore come to lifo in the
live-notion "Alvin and the Chipmunks’’movie.
TFK: I Jow is (lie movie diffonU (rtuti Hiosl - pm-
gnuna?
BAGDASARIAN: l| wh-, Riuiiy important for ns to
set the rig111 lorn.' for the itlOVie, Wd luid Lhn;e generil-
tions of "Chipmunks’ 1 fans to please We didn't want
to make u movie iku wsis so young that only kids
ettuld enjoy ii. And we dicin’t want to make a movie
1 lilii was so edgy and mean spirited dial parents didn’t
feel t:iym1ortable taking Ihuir kidst to it.
Bui the higgcist diffeience is I he characters' look.
Wr ivanled 1li make Sfure rlias they ivsve sfnall; that
they were Lhe size ot retd chipmunks, in the- animiLlicd
(TV) show, they cVauhed as high us a hurnun’s waist
(about 4 feet toll). Wo dhln'i word tlic nnivie lit be like
die attack of Llic (giant; killer chipmunks. We wauLed
moviegoer!; io actually believe theChlpnjimks existed
in a real world.
TFK: I tow would you dfscrihe uiil Ij Chipmunk,'?
BAG CASA FI IAN: Alvin is bt>ld and husty. but tie
also has :i VLiiimrahlo side Simon is really kitowl-
edgeuble and scientific. Bui the Chipmunks datf I
liaw parents, so Simon h$uame the substitute vvhn’a
alwnvH lookinp out for (his puLsg And TJieodoro's ro-
ulJy siveel and naive. Ak tin; yourgc^L cT the three
chipmunks, he wantu to make a family with Pave the
most.
TFK: Why do you Hi ink the Chipmunks hate been
so popular','
BAGDASARIAN: I ihink people relate to Lbeir re
alistic personalities. They huve rebil emotions.
Ife Pul'll Pmv'vBO.
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Laugh Lines
When happened
when 1 he c himney
got angry'- 1
ft il' ilx cootf
What kiittl of chocs
docc a plomber hale?
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When is a storyteller
Like a liiippy ildt.'f
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is mobfingl
Wlial dO cutx \
uall mite on
roller skulec'. 1
Meals cm wheels? y
Why did
Itie sludenls eji 1
the math test?
The i&achtr tohi them
it "unt rj pietifi
ctf cake!
What nhoQi) ilo you
ahead io learn
To greet people?
"Hr school*
Try This
First-meal
flapjacks
Here's li classic breakfast you'll Rifi
over on New-Yei.r’s Day, Fuepmro yo W r
fuvorite pEKBgkc butter mid spoon it
into ei healed skillel :n the form of the
numbers in “2(H>tS." Serve the f>im-
eakL’s With diced-[nut coul'cLti 1'or u
festive pi'et.entatJon.
— Hitnii\F-'mi /ra.i,ii7//rtr
HtS ■ piOULE EsER