Dear Subscriber,

Welcome to the Tallfellow Tribune, Vol. I, Issue #3, August 2005 - The "There Are No Holidays in August, Darn it! We Have to Work Five Days Each and Every Week" Issue

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Enjoy the Tallfellow Tribune - your hopefully-by-now-favorite newsletter, chock full of trivia, games, contests and news from Tallfellow Press of Los Angeles - a pioneer in indie publishing. See below for funny facts, special discounts, and our third Droodles Caption Contest (and last month's winner)...?  plus our attempts to lighten your load with some fun trivia.

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TALLFELLOW TRIVIA - SPONSORED BY Great Failures of the Extremely Successful ??“ Mistakes, Adversity, Failure and Other Steppingstones to Success, by Steve Young

August Trivia (success prevails!): (answers below)

???? The Mayflower set sail from South Hampton, England? on August 5th. What year was it, how many people were aboard and what adversity did it survive?

???? What was accidentally invented in 1693 that made all future historical events and celebrations (potentially) better?

???? Did you know that the Panama Canal was opened on August 15, 1914 although it was first conceived of some 400 years earlier. It succeeded in spite of deadly landslides and even a lack of water.

???? Did you know that the Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman??™s Chinese Theatre on August 15th, 1939? In 1938, at the start of production, actor Buddy Ebsen had to be replaced after nine days due to an allergic reaction to the metal in the silver body paint used to make him look like ???tin.??™

???? Most people know that Woodstock took place August 15th, 16th and 17th of 1969, but did you know that Sha Na Na was one of the bands that played there?

???? Some famous August birthdays: Napoleon Bonaparte, Julia Child, Mae West, Duke Kahanamoku, Louis Leakey, Dinah Washington, Mata Hari, Percy Shelley, Confucius, Lucille Ball, Sir Alexander Fleming, Bill Clinton, Eldridge Cleaver, Annie Oakley, Fidel Castro, Alfred Hitchcock, Coco Chanel, Gene Rodenberry, Rod Laver, Louis Armstrong, Mother Teresa and Sean Connery

Sponsored by Great Failures of the Extremely Successful

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BREAKING NEWS OF ALL THINGS TALLFELLOW

The 3rd Droodles Caption Contest is here! Go to our blog to leave your genius for future generations to read. As always, the winner gets a free, one-of-a-kind copy of the mass-produced mega-seller, Droodles: The Classic Collection. 60344/89941_AllDaySucker.jpg typepad.com/AllDaySucker.jpg" align="baseline" border="0" />

This month??™s Droodle is in honor of all the extra summertime candy we eat at carnivals, fairs, the beach and any other place we use as an excuse to savour sweets!

Real Caption: Used All Day Sucker
Or if you turn your computer sideways: Postcard, side view

The winner of last month's contest is... a tie!

Our Droodlites just couldn't decide, so we've decided, for the first time ever, to award two winners: Paula Kaatz for "'Too much starch in the collars, Sister Mary Ignatius,' said the Mother Superior" and?  Marian for "Synchronized jump roping in a parade as seen from above."

Congrats! Look for a copy of Droodles - The Classic Collection in the mail. To see the Droodle and the winning caption, visit our blog.

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AND, IN ANOTHER, TOTALLY UNRELATED STORY + BONUS TRIVIA

Sponsored by Somethin' Pumpkin

Halloween Magazine is featuring Jimmy Pickering's seasonal classic, Somethin' Pumpkin, in its online store.

It's never too early to start planning your pies! (Oh, and your costumes, too.)

BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION

What U.S. city holds the record for the most lit jack-o'-lanterns on a single day?

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PAINLESS PROMOTION OF THE MONTH:

Does August's failure to have a holiday get you down??  Then check out Great Failures of the Extremely Successful, a collection of first-person narratives by celebrities, professional athletes, business moguls, big-time authors and others who encountered adversity and ultimately used it to succeed. Hang in there August!

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A TALL SMALL NOTE

Were you a fan of Nickelodeon??™s Rocko??™s Modern Life? Well, creator Joe Murray has a new series on Cartoon Network called Camp Lazlo.?  And we published Joe??™s first-ever, equally wacky children??™s books:? 

Who Asked the Moon to Dinner?

A playful story about the rudest dinner guest in the galaxy. Complete with a glow-in-the-dark cover!

The Enormous Mister Schmupsle!

Our hero from the first book, Isaac, is back with his cousin, Trixie. They have to cat-sit for a famished feline who is eating through the entire alphabet??¦ of food, from Apricots to Zucchini. Can anyone stop Mister Schmupsle? You??™ll find out when you read the surprise ending!

Check out Joe's books at smallfellow.com. Sponsored by The Letter C and Chippewa Cheddar (a very stinky cheese indeed!)

AND, THIS JUST IN:

The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE) has chosen Barbara Cohen's Forever Friends as one of 7 "Children's Honor Books" featured in Volume 30 of their educational K-6 publication, "KIND Teacher."?  Forever Friends was chosen for its ability "to make children aware of how important it is to be compassionate toward animals."

Thank you for the honor!

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NEWSLETTER READER BONUS COUPON
Take 15% off any order from our website www.Tallfellow.com by entering the code ???August??™ upon checkout. Thanks for reading!

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TRIVIA #1 ANSWERS
1.? The year was 1620. There were 102 passengers and 25 ??“ 30 crew. Although it did finally make it to Plymouth, it had two false starts and ended up taking on the passengers from its consort ship, the Speedwell, which had to be abandoned.

2.? Champagne!??“ Dom Perignon, a 28-year old monk, is credited with inventing it in Hautvillers, France while really trying to stop the refermentation process.

TRIVIA #2 ANSWERS

Keene, New Hampshire.?  On October 25, 2003, the Keene Pumpkin Festival boasted 28,952 jack-'o-lanterns.

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