Posts Tagged ‘ Zippin Pippin ’

Morning Coffee – Bat Boy Edition

March 4, 2010
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Morning Coffee – Bat Boy Edition

In honor of Trace’s long held desire to be a writer for Weekly World News, The Worlds ONLY Reliable News Source I bring you Bat Boy. It seems that Bat Boy has some paternity issues with his father Joe the Plumber. I thought I noticed a resemblance back during the campaign, but I didn’t...

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Ups and Downs – A Roller Coaster Story

February 11, 2010
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Here’s an update on a previous story. The Zippin Pippin, the wooden roller coaster once forgotten by all but a handful of local activists, is now the subject of a bumpy ownership debate, with a nonprofit corporation, the city of Memphis and a grass-roots activist all claiming control. The mayor of Green Bay, Wis.,...

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The Zippin’ Packer

February 9, 2010
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Jackson Barker reports on the fate of one of Memphis’ landmarks. …the famous roller-coaster ride that tested the mettle of innumerable Memphians since 1923, when it first showed up at the Fairgrounds, won’t be preserved on its home grounds. Rather, in Green Bay, Wisconsin, a town heretofore more famous for football than for free...

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