Revenge of Snowzilla (Ho, ho, ho!)

Anchorage Daily news ^ | Dec 24,2008 | ELIZABETH BLUEMINK

[AmericanMade1776]

Snowzilla the giant snowman rose from the dead Tuesday morning after some holiday pranksters thumbed their noses at city orders and rebuilt him overnight.

When news of the controversial and world-famous Anchorage snowman's demise exploded on the Internet this week, hundreds of Alaska and Lower 48 readers had two words for the city of Anchorage and anyone else who criticized the crowd-pleasing giant: "Bah humbug."

And before dawn Tuesday, in downtown Anchorage, someone erected a small, misshapen snowman at the entrance to Anchorage City Hall: A crude mini Snowzilla brandishing a protest sign that read "Snowmen of the world unite!"

[AmericanMade1776]

MARC LESTER / Anchorage Daily News

A pedestrian passes a giant snowman on Columbine Street in Anchorage Dec. 23, 2008. The snowman, known as Snowzilla to many, was completed sometime late Dec. 22 or early Dec. 23 despite city orders that declared the 25-foot snowman a public nuisance. Homeowner Billy Powers claimed he had no information about its creation this year.

[AmericanMade1776]

http://www.snowzilla.org/

[AirForceMom]

Awesome!

[AmericanMade1776]

Snowzilla Returns: A Christmas Miracle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsdExL6xOAY

[AmericanMade1776]

Hard to understand why a municpality would ban Snowzilla, was it not Islamic enough?

[Red Boots]

Several weeks ago, city code enforcers -- acting when this year's giant snowman was half-complete -- declared Snowzilla a nuisance and a safety hazard. They banned homeowner Billy Powers from building an "extraordinarily large snowman." The city posted its stop-work order at the base of the snowman and on Powers' front door.

Since it's the size that bothers the bureaucrats, I suggest that Powers go out and build an entire army of snowmen, all the average mans height, of course.

[AmericanMade1776]

Snowzilla doesn’t have any issues.

[AmericanMade1776]

As the guy said, if you can not have Snowzilla in Anchorage , Alaska, what can you have?

[AirForceMom]

Its getting quite ridiculous when you can't build a snowman. Especially one of epic proportions like this. I love it! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

[AirForceMom]

Maybe Snowzilla is a slap in the face to global warming.

[Hot Tabasco]

Snowzilla doesn’t have any issues.

Unlike his cousin Frosty who has absolutely no respect for the law....

[AnAmericanMother]

According to a thread posted last night, some meddling neighbor pestered the city until they gave in and issued a stop work order.

Guess the city thought that would be the line of least resistance. (a/k/a Squeaky Wheel Syndrome). They were wrong of course, now THEY will be the laughingstock and the nasty neighbor will go on spreading "bah humbug".

Hope the next time the neighbor has a REAL complaint (leaky septic tank, leaning dead tree, little old lady keeping 300 cats) the city just IGNORES her (it's gotta be a her).

[AmericanMade1776]

AirForceMom wrote: Maybe Snowzilla is a slap in the face to global warming.

Maybe. Maybe Snowzilla is threatening to Scrooges in Alaska, as it spreads Joy and Merriment. Ever notice how Scrooges are similar to Global warming nuts?

[Adder]

Three Cheers!

Warms the heart to know some folk can still do right and not simply knuckle under.

[swain_forkbeard]

“The city posted its stop-work order...”

When I read that the first thing I thought was, “But this isn’t work, this is play.”

Can the city issue a stop-play order?

[AnAmericanMother]

Apparently the homeowner has been a nuisance to the city for years, also, with complaints about junk in his yard and whatnot. They put a lien on him for fines for ignoring orders to clean up his yard.

Good thing they haven't seen MY yard!

[AirForceMom]

Sad, isn’t it?
I live in NY where we have a nice layer of snow. I’m wondering if I can round up enough help to build our own snowman.
Sarah should pardon Snowzilla. ;)

[70th Division]

I think it should be a requirement of all political office to “Understand the V.P. Dick Cheney term” and to use it often to nuisance complainers. F#&K OFF!

I like a guy who has guts enough to defy the Ciry and have some fun. Merry Christmas to you Dude!

[mewzilla]

Homeowner Billy Powers claimed he had no information about its creation this year.

Bwah hah hah hah hah....

Merry Christmas, Mr. Powers! :)

[AmericanMade1776]

Frosty's big crime? He was a Jolly Happy Soul.