Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Alaska's 25 Ft. Snowman: Snowzilla


I happened to see an article this morning about a mysterious 25 foot snowman that appeared on a man's lawn in Anchorage, Alaska. The town government wants to remove it for some reason, but it seems to be only on his lawn and he doesn't care. Don't the people in Anchorage have other things to worry about, like a) Rampant alcholism and b) the country's most daffy governor?
Here's the story and a VIDEO of the snowman with the house's owner is on the link below:

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A giant snowman named Snowzilla has mysteriously appeared again this year — despite the city's cease-and-desist order. Someone again built the giant snowman in Billy Powers' front yard in an east Anchorage neighborhood. Snowzilla reappeared before dawn Tuesday.
Powers is not taking credit. When questioned Tuesday afternoon, he insisted Snowzilla just somehow happened, again. For the last three years, Snowzilla — to the delight of some and the chagrin of others — has been a very large feature in Powers' yard. In 2005, Snowzilla rose 16 feet. He had a corncob pipe and a carrot nose and two eyes made out of beer bottles. This year, Snowzilla is estimated to be 25 feet tall. He's wearing a black stovepipe hat and scarf.
The snowman has since been knocked down by the city (idiots!) - One person that commented on the story said "Palin thought the snowman voted for Obama and had it destroyed" - funny!
TO SEE THE VIDEO OF THIS GIANT SNOWMAN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdExL6xOAY&eurl=http://www.snowzilla.org/&feature=player_embedded Video by Marc Lester of Anchorage Daily News. Interview with the orginal Snowzilla creator Billy Powers.

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