WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Shannon Marie Lynch and Ashley Robert McCarty announce their wedding plans. The wedding will be on December 17, 2005 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in The Woodlands, TX - DATELINE, OWINGS MILLS, MD
Please welcome our newest McCarty. Maxwell Hamlin McCarty was born November 15 to Andy and Ann McCarty of Owings Mills, Md. Max weighed in at 9 pounds and 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Max has a 3-year-old brother, Sam, and a dog. Mom and baby are doing well. Grandparents Mike and Karen McCarty are looking forward to visiting the Maryland McCartys.
. - DATELINE, FRANKENMUTH, MICHIGAN
Dance Dance Revolution is an addicting video game with music that pits 2 contestants in a dance-off. McCarty Metro subscriber, Austin McCarty, has been playing the game for a couple of years now, and decided to start a DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) club at Fraser High School. There are 17 people in the club at the current time. Austin also competed in 2 DDR tournaments this past month. On November 5, Austin placed first in a competition in Warren, Michigan. He then followed that up by competing in Frankenmuth on the 12th. He made it to the advanced class (top players) in the tournament, but fell in the semi-finals.| . | . | . |  |  |  | Austin After Winning In Warren | DDR Platform | DDR Screen | | . | . | . |
- DATELINE MACOMB, MI
The annual McCarty Metro Christmas party will once again take place in the Ramada Room at Jean's Motel on December 24. The annual affair has on the menu sammiches, kielbasa, salads, desserts, whiskey shots, presents, poker, and lots and lots of fun. All reporters and their families are invited. For all those that party too hard, rooms are available at Jean's Motel. Advance reservations are required. The bathtub will be available (maximum 3 boys in a tub)
. - KIDS ARE SMART
Jenna McCarty shows her quick learning ability as she soon realizes that every time Mom points the digital camera at her, and that orange AF-Beam light glows on the front of the camera, that will soon be followed with a bright flash of light. Realizing this, Jenna braces for the flash on the final 4 images on the roll.!
. - DATELINE HOLLYWOOD
Eric Swan met with Jay Leno of NBC and Brandon Boyd of the rock group Incubus. In a 3-way trade, Brandon Boyd will be the new bandleader on the Tonight Show and Eric Swan will be the new singer for Incubus. And the bargain of the trade went to Brad Savage and the Cockroaches, who will be soon introducing their new lead singer Tommy Newsom.
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P.E.T.A. REPORT
Larry Wendt, our resident P.E.T.A. (People Eating Tasty Animals) reporter, shows off his 11 point kill in a field in Illinois on November 12 during bow season. To the right is the Plymouth Arrow that struck the buck. (That joke never gets old, does it?)
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DATELINE ROCHESTER, MICHIGAN
A few friends gathered in Rochester recently for a friendly Texas Hold 'em Poker party held at Jerome's house. On had were several Metro subscribers including Steve-O, Kelly, Larry, Jim, Matt, and Jerome. A great time was had by all. Similar to the last party, there was plenty of food, drink, mullet jokes, and bluffs. However, the menu did change slightly. Here is a list of what was, and what was NOT provided...
. What was NOT provided this time: 14oz. Grade A Angus New York Strip steak encrusted in a garlic infused brine cooked to perfection and served with a sweet and tangy zip sauce (thanks to Steven Paul) Fresh onions and mushrooms gilled in a red wine sauce accented with the perfect blend of spices to compliment the above mentioned steak. (Thanks to Steven Paul) Bed of fresh baby greens including tender grape tomatoes, seedless cucumbers, lightly salted pine nuts, freshly grated asiago cheese topped with a homemade Italian dressing accented with freshly ground pepper (Thanks to Steven Paul)
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| Baby red potatoes roasted until they are lightly browned in a light virgin olive oil topped with fresh basil and seasoned to perfection. (thanks to Steven Paul) All the above served with a 2001 Greg Norman estates Merlot with hints of a cherry and an subtle woody flavor, rated Wine Magazine pick of the year. (thanks to Steven Paul)
| What WAS provided this time: Stale chips (thanks to Steven Paul) Bad canned salsa (thanks to Steven Paul) Cheap beer (thanks to Steven Paul) Cold dining room converted to a poker parlor (thanks to Steven Paul) Cushionless, uncomfortable seats. (thanks to Steven Paul)
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TITLE DEFENSES
Kelly McCarty once again defended his rope kicking title at Mom's house on Thanksgiving. The 6'2", 46 year old nailed the rope which is 7' off the ground with a kick. His opponent was 6'8", 19 year old Brad McCarty, whose final attempt below just came up short. The next title defense will be at the annual Metro Christmas party on Christmas Eve. Kelly says he will take on anyone. Kelly also defended his paper football kicking title twice over the Thanksgiving holiday, with kicks of over 30'.
DATELINE ESTERO, FLORIDA
Metro reporters once again camped out at Steve & Kristen McCarty's condo. There was some activity over the Thanksgiving holiday as Steve was seen giving a ride around Estero to Megan & Jenna. Steve was later pulled over by the complex police, not for having his baby in a basket without restraints, but for wearing pink pants with blue shoes. He was later released and had his turkey.
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AND FINALLY... Tired of SPAM? Tired of Telemarketers? Tired of Junk Mail? Well then, here are some helpful hints... Saying this, while putting down your phone and walking off (instead of hanging-up immediately) would make each telemarketing call so much more time-consuming that boiler room sales would grind to a halt. Then when you eventually hear the phone company's "beep-beep-beep" tone, you know it's time to go back and hang up your handset, which has efficiently completed its task. These three little words will help eliminate telephone soliciting This is a telemarketing technique where a machine makes phone calls and records the time of day when a person answers the phone. This technique is used to determine the best time of day for a "real" sales person to call back and get someone at home. What you can do after answering, if you notice there is no one there, is to immediately start hitting your # button on the phone, 6 or 7 times, as quickly as possible. This confuses the machine that dialed the call and it kicks your number out of their system. Gosh, what a shame not to have your name in their system any longer !!! When you get "ads" enclosed with your phone or utility bill, return these "ads" with your payment. Let the sending companies throw their own junk mail away. When you get those "pre-approved" letters in the mail for everything from credit cards to 2nd mortgages and similar type junk, do not throw away the return envelope. Most of these come with postage-paid return envelopes, right? It costs them more than the regular 37 cents postage "IF" and when they receive them back. It costs them nothing if you throw them away! The postage was around 50 cents before the last increase and it is according to the weight. In that case, why not get rid of some of your other junk mail and put it in these cool little, postage-paid return envelopes. Send an ad for your local chimney cleaner to American Express. Send a pizza coupon to Citibank. If you didn't get anything else that day, then just send them their blank application back! If you want to remain anonymous, just make sure your name isn't on anything you send them. You can even send the envelope back empty if you want to just to keep them guessing! It still costs them 37 cents. The banks and credit card companies are currently getting a lot of their own junk back in the mail, but folks, we need to OVERWHELM them. Let's let them know what it's like to get lots of junk mail, and best of all they're paying for it...Twice! Let's help keep our postal service busy since they are saying that e-mail is cutting into their business profits, and that's why they need to increase postage costs again. You get the idea! If enough people follow these tips, it will work----I have been doing this for years, and I get very little junk mail anymore.
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