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Show i t r-p- 'pc&ucaity $, n ta feisnrasE very famous (and some infan mous) inventions. The People from Utah list may be scarce (save for the abducted Elizabeth Smart and the convicted murderer Mark Hacking), but we do boast a few people who have made a difference. Ever heard of a little invention called the TV? I asked the skeptical I then thought of the Utah mayonaise concoction some may claim is as important as the tube when it comes to eating French fries. Here are a few useful backlashes at the next Utah-hate- r encounter: Well-Know- i ' I t k I Youre from Utah? It was only last week that I was the recipient of the familiar snide comment from an Many would consider my role in the Zionistic out-of-town- er. society that of sorrow that is, that I am a native of the state and not of the dominant religion. As always, I answered, Well, you know, its not that bad. Sure, I used to not mean my reply, but the more I have thought about it, the more I have come to believe my remark is justifiable. Even if Utah isnt the place for the religious minority, we can celebrate in the fact that This Is The Place that plays home to some out-oftowe- 1 Three hundred domestic and foreign patents later, Philo T. Farnsworth left many legacies. No one outside the industry knows much about the Mormon farm boy who. UTAH among other things, invented the beloved television. He was said, at age 15, to have had the most clear and concise explanation of the theory of relativity. At 14 he had completed sketches of the television picture tube and at 21 had a working device. It is said that his if invented the first electric traffic light that used red and green lights. Whats surprising is that Wire didnt patent his creation. The most similar traffic lights that we know and hate now inspiration came from tilling a potato field back and forth n harrow with a horse-draw- and realising that an electron beam could scan images the same way, line by line. You know the normal stuff you think of when working in the yard. Its time to give this saint a little praise. Would You Like Some Fry Sauce With That? Collectors battled for a fry . sauce pin during the 2002 werent actually patented until 1917. Why didnt he patent his invention? Maybe he didnt think the concept g of lights would actually be an entirely effective means for transportation. Smart man. In any case, its an interesting piece of trivia. color-changin- Winter Olympics. An unheard of concoction in the other 49 states, you better believe the sauce flows steadily here like brine shrimp in the Great Salt Lake. Fry sauce was created by Don Edwards, founder of the Arctic Circle restaurants, in a delectable experiment to determine which hamburger sauces most complimented fries. A simple mixture of mayo and ketchup came out on top. Today, the sauce is not only an Arctic Circle fad, its everywhere. Other interesting inventions: Salt Lake Citys Loftus International: Americas only manufacturer of the rubber chicken and other novelty gifts. Harmons Kentucky Fried Chicken: Started in Salt Lake City and is still in operation today at 3900 South and State Street. LoveSac bean bags: Now includes 50 stores nationwide. First artificial heart: Robert Jarvik at the Univer- All Wired Up In 1912 Utahn Lester Wire sity of Utah. r r L as Guy and Annette Smith as Melanie in "Check Please " In this play Guy has a series of terrible blind dates, one of which is Melanie who is an obsessed fan of the Bears Tyler Hillam I '5 in the play kept saying that Art is better than life cause you can change the ending. Following Small Actors intermiswas a sion. Then it was back for more amusement with the second play, Check Please, by Jonathan Brand who shows dating in its most awkward form. This play focuses on one guy and one girl and the strangers they are set up w ith by their friends. Really, this was a comedy. The audience couldnt stop laughing. Each scene was at a dinner setting with one person waiting for the other to arrive. It was a series of small blind dates that end up in diten-minu- U! I V i te sasters with extremely inter esting couples ranging from a young boy to an old grandma walking with a cane. One date was so hysterical: When a guy gets set up with a girl who has multiple personalities, played by Eva Tukuafu, she starts talking to herself at the dinner table and out of nowhere starts making monkey noises, and runs off stage. Tukuafu also played a part where she mimed in the last scene. Tukuafu said, It was my first time doing a play here. I enjoyed it. The rehearsals were actually funnier than the play doesnt get much better than good company. We have been rehearsing since December and miming was hard for me. I had to spend a lot of time working with the director on my part, at least seven to eight hours a week. ' y I An outrageously funny moment was on the fourth date with Mary, played by Jen Niedfelt. She meets the guy Tyler Hillam. Mary 4 seconds before. met Melanie Niedfelt said, Check Please was .every- - . bodys worst nightmare, and 30 the scene my daughter took part in was appropriate for Utah County. Check Please director Jason Williams said, I appreciate the cast and family to put this show together. A special thanks to Katie Berry and Tyler Hillam for putting in two hour rehearsals back to back. i j- $ ' f i 1 Vi hii au- tomatically starts planning out when the guy has to meet her parents, having three kids whose names have already been chosen, having the wedding planned and they only V J' r Ofi " , t 4 i jl n C"-kJ- r. 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