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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 itv KjmOdh Hew*P«P* /s Dear Kerf'* n , £lti tti r.v sW *.ir }heans fl deal 1 ^ ^ hllfW at s n “ nk> *** extn-ily ^ 1£ d 1 iiour Kim srsE'sS?-' n-cfFs fc . ,_i t .jolrurd-Of uuursc. 1 W 6 * 11 m ' Well- iM W 1 L ™ '' j Alri i ihc prinLinffi ste** «f writing m J , - mg to uddrcs? ^ sitiiTip lit i e&welt>p* ■ ,,, Jinvthin^ grains Th. 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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. :-.NLiP:f:F .1- ^ u si.-vuPP:-. i hf k n's-ft m.ii::F i i: ■* h, 11 ui i iKfJil I h i.nk vf:i i hftF fft yuT-fti r: FKiTI.-RV S fX 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. TlVE F^R J lC;. »jiJ T|i|K J Li|k Ji.Lijin -in.- I'.i^ ili|..,J Ludul'iiiki if Fi*St HK. Laugh Lines When happened when 1 he c himney got angry'- 1 ft il' ilx cootf What kiittl of chocs docc a plomber hale? C/Sj/ When is a storyteller Like a liiippy ildt.'f Wftcd (fA ti. t lr 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