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YouTubery: The Commercials of Stan Freberg

Submitted by Chase Erwin, WAFFstaffer

Thursday, May 16th, 2013, 1:46pm

There are very few modern-day commercials I enjoy watching, especially the ones you see on nearly -every- commercial break. I understand that's the nature of the business today. I don't have to like it, but I accept it.

Luckily there's nothing preventing me from putting the TV on mute every once in awhile and looking up commercials from the better era of ads (read that as 'before I was born.') I remembered a great ad I saw on a TV special about, of all things, the greatest commercials of all time. It starred dancer Ann Miller, and was a spectacle for the now defunct Great American Soup company. What grabbed my attention was the final line, after Miller's big, expensive song and dance. Her TV husband embraces her and asks, "Emily, why do you always have to make such a big production out of everything?"

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Rare comet watching this week

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013, 12:00pm

With clearer skies on the horizon, you may want to step outside this week to catch a glimpse of the Comet PanSTARRS. It will be viewable with the naked eye in the early evening over the next several days. It should be about as bright as most stars in the Big Dipper. Each evening, it will be a little farther to the right in the sky, and gradually over the next few days, it will begin to grow dimmer.

PanSTARRS should be only one of two comets visible to the naked eye in 2013. It is also believed to be on a ~100,000 year orbit... Pretty rare.

Click here to read more and get tips on catching a glimpse...

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Beware of sharks when visiting beaches

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Monday, June 4th, 2012, 9:14pm

Melanie Woods of Killen went to vacation at Panama City Beach on May 25 when several sharks swam into the sandbar.

She said the lifeguard began yelling for everyone to clear the ocean.

There were seven or eight sharks swimming. She caught the on video on her iPhone.

Woods said the lifeguard had been a lifeguard for four years and had never seen sharks in the area, nor had he heard of sharks swimming in water so shallow.

"I think I've touched the ocean for the very last time!" said Woods.

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SLIDESHOW: Aurora borealis seen across nation

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 6:04pm

WHNS/Miriam Wray

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South gets rare view of aurora borealis

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011, 12:12pm

By Joseph Neese

(RNN) - The mid-South was surprised Monday night with a rare sighting of the phenomenon known as the aurora borealis, or Northern Light, and forecasters say the effect could make a second appearance tonight.

Reported sightings of the aurora trickled in from Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and as far south as northern Arkansas and Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

One viewer reported seeing the aurora in Corning, AR.

Monday's aurora was rare because of how far south its glow could be witnessed.

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Top 4 affordable Halloween decor ideas

Submitted by Lonnie Liebner, Community Web Producer

Friday, October 21st, 2011, 8:25am

By Matthew Cenzon

Halloween is a fun time of the year for kids and adults alike. With all the costumes, candy and festive decorations, it's easy to get swept up into the spirit of Halloween. Before you make some impulse buys on all the Halloween decorations sprouting up at local department stores or markets, consider these suggestions for affordable alternatives to decorate your home.

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