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EYE-Q
What is this puppet’s
name?
JuNa and Corey
The name of the show
from last week’s Eye-Q was
“Julia.” Getting it right
were Terry Reddish,
Marcus Latham, Bill
Harrison. Bill Harrison,
Terry Everett, Nelda
Tawse, Mike Stanley, Beckie
Burnham, , Laurie Jones,
Jim Worrall, Agnes Farr,
Jolene Pierson and Betsy
Bazemore.
Charlottes Literary Quiz
Here are some lines con
sidered by collectors of bad
verse to be very bad indeed.
Name the poets.
1. Twas on January 22,
1901, in the evening she
died at 6.30 o’clock,
Which to the civilised
world has been a great
shock.
2. “Lord Byron” was an
Englishman
A poet I believe,
His first works in old
England
Was poorly received.
Last week's cognoscenti
I love making people read
Jane Austen, and this one
did take some reading.
Elizabeth Bennett received
two proposals, one from her
cousin, the obsequious Mr.
Collins, and one from the
proud Mr. Darcy, both of
whom she turned down.
However she accepted Mr.
Darcy’s second proposal
since she was finding him
amiable by that time. Lydia
was the sister who caused
the scandal by eloping with
the disgraceful Wickham.
Jane married Mr. Bingley.
Elizabeth’s big confronta
tion was with Lady
Catherine de Bourgh. The
book, of course, was “Pride
and Prejudice.” Getting the
answers right were Bill
Harrison, Terry Everett,
Nelda Tawse, Mike Stanley
and Beckie Burnham.
Jolene Pierson got all but
the proposal question.
Summer Sizzler #3
On Nov. 15, 1887, two girl
babies were born in different
states. Both became very
well known. One was a
painter, the other a poet and
literary critic. The painter
outlived the poet by 14 years.
Name them.
BHrie Quiz
In what book of the Bible
do God and Satan have a
discussion, and who is the
subject of the discussion?
The BibHcafly Savvy:
Last week’s scripture was
from the Epistle of Jude,
and was written by Jude.
Claudelle Crooms, Bill
Harrison, Terry Everett,
Nelda Tawse, Mike Stanley,
Beckie Burnham, , Laurie
Jones, Jim Worrall, Agnes
Farr, Helen Cleland, Jolene
Pierson and Betsy
Bazemore got it right.
BflOPfltn Qub
Name the state senators
See QUIZ, page 9A
THURSDAY,
JULY 28, 2005
COOLING OFF WITH TO I KIDS
A guide to movies from a
family perspective:
“Bad News Bears”
• Rated: PG-13.
• Suitable for: Middle
schoolers, teens and older
moviegoers. The language,
especially, is too salty for
younger patrons. Also, it
runs 111 minutes.
• What you should know:
This is an update of the
1976 classic starring Walter
Matthau and Tatum O'Neal.
It stars Billy Bob Thornton
and is much raunchier.
• Language: There’s an
almost constant stream of
vulgarities or profanities,
spoken by adults and chil
dren. Some of the three- or
four-letter words turn up on
TV, but many do not. Some
language is simply insensi
tive, as when the coach
refers to his team as
“bronze medalists for the
Special Olympics." Rude
hand gestures are made,
too.
• Sexual situations/nudi
ty: A woman propositions
Thornton and he is seen
sneaking out of a house
after an apparent off-cam
era sexual liaison. A couple
of scenes take place in a
Hooters and the logo for a
gentleman’s club appears
on the backs of team jer
seys. Busty women regular
ly come to cheer from the
stands. A 12-year-old girl
makes an inappropriate
remark about a man’s sexu
al prowess. And the coach’s
wardrobe includes a T-shirt
declaring: “She looked
good last night.”
• Violence/scary situa
tions: Rats scamper into a
kitchen during an incom
plete pest-control visit.
Young players engage in
everything from scuffles to
a brawl. Players are hit with
balls and one falls to the
field after an angry adult
grabs his jersey.
• Drug and alcohol use: A
warning about crack is
turned into a prison joke.
There’s a team sing-along
to the song “Cocaine” (it’s
playing in Hooters) and
much boozing, especially
early on, when the coach
passes out on the field. He
also has a youngster make
martinis and later distrib-
Five rides worth the drive
With a few weeks left
until the beginning of the
school year and the gradual
approach of cooler tempera
tures, there’s still time for a
summer weekend away.
For those of you with a
need for excitement, many
of America’s amusement
parks offer hidden treas
ures all their own.
A’theme park ride can
take us back to those simple
days of childhood, to
thoughts of birthday pres
ents and Santa Claus,
Mickey Mouse and cold
Coca-Cola. Theme parks
capture our imagination,
and take us from the wor
ries of the real world, if for
only a moment. Here are
some theme park rides I’ll
never forget:
5. The Magnum XL-200,
Cedar Point, Sandusky,
Ohio
Driving Distance: 800
miles, 13hour8
At one point considered to
be one of the tallest roller
coasters in the world at 205
feet, this red steel behe
moth sits on the shore of
Lake Erie and reaches
speeds of up to 72 mph.
Cedar Point is a classic
Entertainment
FAMILY MOVIE GUIDE
utes non-alcoholic beer to
his players.
“The Island”
• Rating: PG-13.
• Suitable for: Teens and
up.
• What you should know:
This movie is set in the
future, when medical break
throughs extend life in
unimaginable ways. Ewan
McGregor and Scarlett
Johansson live in a careful
ly controlled environment
where a regular lottery
sends someone to “the
island," reportedly the last
uncontaminated spot in the
world following an ecologi
cal disaster. McGregor sus
pects something is amiss,
and he and Johansson go
on the run.
• Language: One sexual
expletive and a handful of
other, less offensive words
are used.
• Sexual situations/nudi
ty: Two men appear to be
caught in a compromising
position in a restroom, but
it’s an innocent encounter.
Previously sheltered char
acters kiss and discover
what sex is.
• Violence/scary situa
tions: There are shootings,
car chases, explosions and
nail guns, plus creepy
developments in the
movie’s first half.
Characters die, awaken
during surgery and are
shown in disturbing images
involving medical experi
ments.
• Drug and alcohol use: A
flask with alcohol is shared,
beer is consumed and a
scene is set in a rough bar,
where Johansson drinks
shots of whiskey, not realiz
ing what they are.
“Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory”
• Rated: PG.
• Suitable for: School-age
children and up.
• What you should know:
Tim Burton puts his stamp
on the Roald Dahl story
about a poor boy who wins
a golden ticket to Willy
Wonka’s chocolate factory.
Johnny Depp is a weird
Wonka.
• Language: Nothing
memorable.
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Staff Writer
mgeorge@evansnewspapers.com
roller coaster park along
the northern border of
Ohio, and a worthwhile des
tination for its combination
of classic boardwalk fun
and high-tech thrills.
Mike’s Memory: The
tallest and fastest coaster
I’ve ridden, exciting for
even the most hardened
coaster enthusiast.
Towering above the park, I
could swear I saw the North
Pole at the top of the climb
hill, but it may have just
been Canada.
Online Info: www.cedar
point.com
4. The Beast,
Paramount’s Kings Island,
Kings Island, Ohio
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The Fantastic Four
• Sexual situations/nudi
ty: None.
• Violence/scary situa
tions: No real violence but
scary moments or images.
Among them: A flashback
to a young Willy, whose
dental braces look like an
instrument of torture
(there’s even a knob on the
back). Dolls catch on fire,
and children touring
Wonka’s factory have vari
ous mishaps. A boy tum
bles into a chocolate river, a
girl balloons into a blueber
ry, another is dragged
across the floor by squirrels
and a boy is miniaturized
and stretched after a TV
experiment goes awry. A
boat and glass elevator
also make for scary rides.
• Drug and alcohol use:
None.
“March of the
Penguins”
• Rated: G.
• Suitable for: School-age
children and up.
• What you should know:
This remarkable documen
High atop a lift hill on riders at Paramount’s Kings Island in Ohio cling to one last
moment of serenity before succumbing to roller coaster madness. Billed as the
world’s longest wooden roller coaster, “The Beast” is a favorite among the world’s
coaster enthusiasts, www.coastergallery.com
Driving Distance: 600
miles, 9 hours
Still advertised as the
world’s longest wooden
roller coaster, this 1979
addition to the park reaches
speeds of 60 mph as it pass
es along 7,400 feet of track.
“The Beast” is considered
one of the most popular
roller coasters in the coun
try among enthusiasts.
Mike’s Memory: The
Beast has to be my favorite
coaster, bar none. Although
tary follows emperor pen
guins as they journey
across the inhospitable ice
of Antarctica to mate and
reproduce.
• Language: None.
• Sexual situations/nudi
ty: None.
• Violence/scary situa
tions: Harsh conditions take
a toll, and some succumb
to cold, starvation or preda
tors, including menacing
leopard seals.
• Drug and alcohol use:
None.
“Fantastic Four”
• Rated: PG-13.
• Suitable for: Mature
tweens, teens, older movie
goers.
• What you should know:
“Fantastic Four” is based
on the long-running Marvel
Comics series of the same
name. The movie chroni
cles how four ordinary peo
ple got extraordinary pow
ers. One stretches, another
can become invisible, one
can burst into flame and
one is a deformed mass of
it could almost jar your
braces loose, this rough and
tumble experience is excit
ing.
Online Info:
www.pki.com
3. Blazing Fury,
Dollywood, Pigeon Forge,
Tenn.
Driving Distance: 350
miles, 6 hours
Perhaps one of the most
underrated dark rides in
the country, passengers are
taken on boats through a
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rocks.
• Language: No profanity,
but there are two innuen
dos about sexual prowess.
• Sexual situations/nudi
ty: The Invisible Woman
strips down to her bra and
panties, but because she is
invisible, only the garments
are seen.
• Violence/scary situa
tions: There are a couple of
fatalities involving attacks
staged by a villain against
ordinary people. There is
no blood or gore, but there
is plenty of havoc and
destruction to private and
municipal property in New
York. Some scenes are
very tense. At one point, a
character bursts into flame
unexpectedly while snow
boarding. There is also a
foiled suicide that results in
car accidents and chaos on
a New York City bridge.
• Drug and alcohol use:
None.
“Dark Water”
• Rated: PG-13.
See MOVIES, page 9A
town of the 1880 s burning
to the ground. Part roller
coaster and part water ride,
this indoor adventure is
absolutely unique among
American theme park rides.
Mike’s Memory: I was
very young when I rode
Blazing Fury, but the
experience was both
instantly frightening, and
instantly unforgettable.
More exciting than rides
like Pirates of the
See GEORGE, page 9A