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Just turn right at the blue
house with the mean dog
A few
days ago,
I needed
to find
directions
to Mount
Vernon,
Georgia
so I logged
on to the
internet
to use one
of those
handy web
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Lineberger
Me and the Boys
sites that gives you direc
tions. I thought it would be
fairly simple and only take a
moment.
Wrong!
Did you know that there
are three Mount Vernon’s in
Georgia alone? The website
listed the counties that the
three Mount Vernons were
in. Well, that didn’t help
me a bit, because I didn’t
even know there were three
Mount Vernons in Georgia
and I certainly didn’t know
what counties they were in.
I knew the general
direction that I needed to
be going, so after much
research and annoyance, I
ruled out two of the Mount
Vernons. I finally had the
correct Mount Vernon to get
directions to. I requested
the driving directions and
was dismayed to read that
Mount Vernon is 63 miles
It’s Christmas tree trivia time
Tim Lewis
Garden
Columnist
In our
pursuit of
the per
fect
In our
pursuit of
the per
fect In our
In ouu-
Christmas
tree a few yea rs ago, my
wife and I learned quite a bit
about some of the types and
varieties of trees available. I
thought it would be good to
share with you again some
interesting facts about
In our pursuit of the per
fect In our In ouuChristmas
tree a few yea rs ago, my
wife and I learned quite a bit
about some of the types and
varieties of trees available. I
thought it would be good to
share with you again some
Two presidents, one senator, cheese and a flying frog
Literary
In what book does a poodle
named Charley take a trip in
a vehicle named after Don
Quixote’s horse?
Harrison's Sports Quiz
Today is the 108th game
of the annual Army-Navy
gridiron rivalry. Although
no longer national powers
in football, these two service
academies have produced
a combined five Heisman
Trophy winners, seven
Maxwell Trophy winners and
one Sullivan Award winner.
Of all those winners, which
player was honored with all
three awards in the same
year
History Quiz
Two incumbent presidents
were influenced NOT to seek
re-election by their results in
the New Hampshire Primary.
Name them.
Faith Quiz
Which denomination has
been studied intensively
because of the longevity of
away, but it will take almost
100 minutes to get there.
I studied the directions,
referred to my trusty atlas,
and discovered I could get to
Mount Vernon much quicker
going another route.
At this point, it took so
long to get the directions
that I am running late and
will have to speed if I want
to get there on time.
This experience left me
realizing that old fashion
common sense is better than
high tech know-how, most of
the time.
Those fancy navigation
al systems are on a lot of
Christmas lists this year, but
they are going to be difficult
to use in Georgia.
Remember, this state has
three Mount Vernons in
it and the city of Atlanta
has over 40 streets named
Peachtree.
Also, in Georgia, we have
missing street signs and
even more unmarked roads,
especially the dirt ones.
Now don’t get me wrong, I
love Georgia’s highways and
byways, dirt roads and all.
I even live on a dirt road.
It’s just going to be difficult
to get directions from a little
talking box where the roads
aren’t named or marked.
We Southerners would
rather use landmarks when
interesting facts about I’ll
bet you didn’t know that:
* Christmas trees have
been sold commercially in
the United States since
about 1850.
* California, Oregon,
Michigan, Washington,
Pennsylvania, and North
Carolina are the top
Christmas tree producing
states.
* ' There are some 15,000
Christmas tree growers
in North America. In the
United States, there are
more than 12,000 cut-your
own farms.
* Since 1966, the National
Christmas Tree Association
has given a Christmas tree
to the President and first
family.
* The first decorated
Christmas tree was in Riga,
Latvia in 1510.
* The first Christmas
tree retail lot in the United
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its members?
Cosmos Quiz
What did the ancient
Egyptions consider to be the
celestial counterpart of the
Nile?
Weird Quiz
Name the young man
whose greatest claim come
from videos (seen now by
millions) in which he is danc
ing by himself in dozens of
different locations all around
the world.
Last Week's answers
Larry and Chris Thomson
got all of last week’s answers
right and by deadline, but we
went to press a little early
because of Thanksgiving, so
they were inadvertently left
out.
The Senator
The man in last week’s
Eye Q picture was U.S. Sen.
Johnny Isakson. Getting it
right were Barbara Everts,
Sharon Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis,
Olivia Stachorek, Nelda
giving directions than street
names, anyway. For exam
ple, you stop at a gas sta
tion in Georgia to get direc
tions. The attendant tells
you, “Go a little ways and
turn right at the blue house
with the big mean dog in
the yard, go down that road
apiece and you come to a
chicken farm, you’ll smell
it before you see it. Don’t
turn there, but keep going
until you see the abandoned
motel. Then, make a left, go
‘bout two more miles, turn
right just past the junkyard
and you’re there. If you
get to the water tower, then
turn around, you’ve gone
too far.”
See what I mean.
Those little boxes aren’t
going to give you the quality
directions you’re going to
get from a true Southerner.
You’re going to miss out on
some very rich and reward
ing experiences.
So, this year for Christmas
you might want to ask for a
crock pot instead. You’ll get
a lot more use out of it.
Angela Lineberger lives
in Perry with her husband
Kerry, and five boys, Tully
age 15, and Tal, Hunter,
Ben, and Luke, age 12.
States was started in 1851 in
New York by a man named
Mark Carr.
* Christmas trees are
grown in all 50 states.
100,000 people are
employed in the Christmas
tree industry.
* In 1856, Franklin
Pierce, 14th President of
the United States, was the
first President to place a
Christmas tree in the White
House.
* President Coolidge start
ed the National Christmas
Tree Lighting Ceremony on
the White House lawn 1923.
* In 2002, 21% of U.S.
households had a live
Christmas tree, 48% had an
artificial tree, and 32% had
no tree.
* Thomas Edison’s assis
tant Edward Johnson, came
up with the idea of electric
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Eye Q: Name this car.
Tawse, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Terry Everett, Chris
and Larry Thomson
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The answer to last week’s
literary question can be
found in the opening pages
of Johanna Spyri’s “Heidi.”
Heidi is the niece. Getting it
right were Barbara Everts,
Sharon Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis,
Olivia Stachorek, Nelda
Tawse, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Mike Stanley, Terry
Everett.
Harrison's Sports Quiz
In the first game in
1893 between the Univ of
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Miss Warmer Robins High School Hannah Toland donates her prom dress to the
“Demon Dress Drive. From left, Toland; Student Council President, Stephen Bailey;
Student council member, Ashli Hinshaw; Student council member, Jennifer Walter
Prom dress drive
kicks off at WRHS
Special to the Journal
Demon Dress Drive off to a good start
A new tradition was established this
week when the current Miss Warner
Robins High School, Hannah Toland,
donated the first evening dress to the
2008 “Demon Dress Drive,” a charita
ble fundraiser sponsored by the WRHS
Student Council. Now in its second year,
the “ Demon Dress Drive,” will collect
gently-used formal wear in all styles and
sizes and will sell them on February 9,
2008 in the school’s Rockin’ R Case.
Student Council President Stephen
Bailey suggested that asking Miss WRHS
to be the first dress donor this year would
set a fine example for other students and
adults in the community. Toland agreed
and the drive is on.
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Georgia Wildcats and the
Georgia School of Technology
Blacksmiths, Tech won 28-6
for its first-ever football vic
tory. The angry Georgia fans
threwdebris at the Tech play
ers during and after the game
. This poor treatment of the
Blacksmiths by the Georgia
faithful started the rivalry
now know as “Clean, Old-
Fashioned Hate” which is title
of a book by Bill Cromartie.
Getting it right were Sharon.
Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis, Olivia
Stachorek, Nelda Tawse,
Laurie Jones, Nancy Braswell,
Bill Harrison, Mike Stanley,
Terry Everett, Chris and
Larry Thomson
First mission
The first combat mission of
Last year’s inaugural “Demon Dress
Drive” was such a success that the sale
had to be moved from the Consumer
Science room into the cafeteria. There
will be private dressing areas and plenty
of full-length mirrors to enable shoppers
to try on their affordable finely. The for
mal wear sale operates solely from dona
tions so everyone is encouraged to check
their closets for formal and semi-formal
dresses and party attire in excellent con
dition. Donations may be dropped off at
the office at Warner Robins High, 501
South Davis Drive, during school hours
beginning now through January 31. All
proceeds from the “Demon Dress Drive”
will benefit charities for women and chil
dren in Houston County.
"Are you smart enough ”
the 99th Fighter Squadron,
also known as the Tuskegee
Airmen, was The first com
bat mission of the Tuskegee
Airmen, 99th fighter
Squadron, was to attack the
small, but strategic, volca
nic island of Pantelleria
in the Mediterranean Sea
. Getting it right were
Sharon Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis,
Olivia Stachorek, Nelda
Tawse, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Terry Everett, Chris
and Larry Thomson
Five Pillars
Hajj, the pilgrimage to
Mecca is one of the five Pillars
of Islam essential to Sunni
Muslims. The other four
are Shahadah (profession of
faith); sala (ritual prayer),
zakah (alms tax), Sawm
(fasting during Ramadan.
Getting it right were Sh
aron Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis,
Olivia Stachorek, Nelda
Tawse, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Terry Everett, Chris
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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
and Larry Thomson
Cheese
The cheese that stands
alone is Coeur de Chevre,
which made of goat’s milk,
while all the others are made
of cow’s milk. However,
several pointed out that
Stilton is from England,
while the others are from
France (and some pointed
out both.) Getting it right
one way or the other were
Sharon Cyr, Jaloo Zelonis,
Olivia Stachorek, Nelda
Tawse, Laurie Jones, Nancy
Braswell, Bill Harrison, Mike
Stanley, Terry Everett, Chris
and Larry Thomson
Flying frog
The “flying” creature with
parachute feet is the Costa
Rican flying frog, known by
several other names. Getting
it right were Sharon Cyr, Jaloo
Zelonis, Olivia Stachorek,
Nelda Tawse, Laurie Jones,
Nancy Braswell, Bill Harrison,
Mike Stanley, Terry Everett,
Chris and Larry Thomson