STEP ASIDE THE 700 CLUB
“Chicken Soup for the Soul” is being made into a TV series. According to WAPT News, Mississippi is the chosen venue for the film. Author Mark Victor Hansen told Gov. Phil Bryant that he would dedicate the first 15 minutes of each episode to show miracles in Mississippi. He said he wanted the series to be filmed in Mississippi because he wants to “erase the old image [of Mississippi] and repaint a new, glorious, miraculous Mississippi image.” There are sure to be tears involved.
GIT-R-DON’TS
Larry the Cable Guy sued a Diamondhead gas station in Misissippi this week for trademark infringement. He filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Gulfport for the gas station using his phrase “Git-R-Done” on merchandise without permission. Larry the Cable Guy and Git-R-Done Productions has 11 versions of trademark rights on the phrase. According to gulflive.com, the Giterdone store in the Diamondhead station has denied all charges in the lawsuit and is fighting the charges. For now, they are continuing sales of their “Giterdone” merchandise.
WHEN YOU GET A POSTCARD FROM YOUR DOG…
And she’s in Hawaii. American Airlines mistakenly sent a corgi named Bethany to Hawaii instead of Mississippi this week. According to the Consumerist, the dog’s owner posted ads on Facebook asking for help in finding his dog after she did not arrive on the same flight as him. American Airlines then sent a system-wide alert to find Bethany and tracked her down, surprisingly, in Hawaii. While Bethany’s case ended well and her owner was grateful, this is not the first time such a mix-up has happened. CBS released a report that airlines have lost 52 pets on flights during the last decade. The main question is how Hawaii got confused with Mississippi — there aren’t many common denominators between the two states.
HUNGER PAINS
According to the Miami Herald, a Mississippi man stabbed his parents this week over fast food. Ronald Pritchett of Purvis killed his father and stabbed his mother because they ordered fast food and did not get him any. Pritchett stabbed his parents at their home on Wednesday. He now faces charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and auto theft. He was arrested Thursday after being found by authorities at another relative’s home in Purvis. He is currently booked as a fugitive in the Lamar County Jail.
