E-Burg Word on the Street
By Jay-Burg
July 13, 2007
This is the weekly source for all the unofficial stuff that may not be in Eldersburg Print. I'm Jay-Burg, local resident, worker bee, and connoisseur of everything E-Burg.

"I...forgot"
Will Eldersburg's newest millionaire, Joseph Turgeon, forget to pay taxes on this past week's Lotto win? Joseph Turgeon, Eldersburg resident, won $1 million in the Lotto, then shared the story of how he forgot that he played until the day after the drawing. It reminded me of the Steve Martin monologue on Saturday Night Live:

"You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You say.. "Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?" First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, "Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, 'You.. have never paid taxes'?" Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don't say "I forgot"? Let's say you're on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, "I forgot armed robbery was illegal." Let's suppose he says back to you, "You have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, 'I forgot'?" Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!"

Will Joseph, too, forget? Joseph, here's a link for you, just in case: And the winner is you . . . and the IRS

Chat It Up
Talk online in the new Eldersburg Chat Lounge, about, yep, Eldersburg...now live.

A Great Place to Live
It was the recurring theme of our movie, Eldersburg: Boondock Suburbia. It's a common thread in responses to our Eldersburg Living 2007 Survey. And now, the word on the street is that Money Magazine will soon be listing Eldersburg on their web site as one of the best places to live in their 2007 list. See the previous Money Magazine Eldersburg listing.

New P's in E
A few new presidents and principals in Eldersburg in the past few weeks:
- President, Spectrum Support - Robert Holt - Learn more
- President, Lions Club - Barbara Brimigion - Lern more
- Principal, Eldersburg Elementary - Michael Eisenklam, from assistant principal at Cranberry Station Elementary to principal at Eldersburg Elementary. More Carroll County Schools administrative changes.

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