| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 39 4723 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 378 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Beach of the 21st, Dolezal of the 27th, Brass of the 6th, Goodman of the 8th |
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| 4 | 4 | | and Summers of the 13th |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing Mr. Jeff Foxworthy and dedicating a road in his honor; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Jeff Foxworthy is one of the most respected and successful comedians in2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | the United States; and 3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Foxworthy is the highest selling comedy-recording artist in history, a4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | multiple Grammy Award nominee, and the best-selling author of more than 26 books,5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | including The Redneck Dictionary, The Redneck Dictionary II, The Redneck Dictionary III,6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | How to Really Stink at Golf, and How to Really Stink at Work; and 7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, a 2014 inductee to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, Mr. Foxworthy has his own8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | comedy channel on SIRUISXM, which showcases the best in American comedy and has9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | created multiple games that use his comedy material; and 10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Foxworthy hosted a live auction show called What's It Worth for A&E in11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2020 and a FOX television game show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader, for several12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | seasons; and 13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | S. R. 378 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, he has written several New York Times bestseller list children's books, including |
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| 23 | 23 | | 14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Dirt on My Shirt and Hide!!; and 15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that this remarkable and distinguished16 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Georgian be recognized appropriately by dedicating a road in his honor.17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE GENERAL18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the portion of Interstate 85 from Mile Point 73.872 to Mile19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Point 75 in Fulton County is dedicated as the Jeff Foxworthy Highway.20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Transportation is authorized and21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | directed to erect and maintain appropriate signs dedicating the Jeff Foxworthy Highway.22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Jeff Foxworthy and24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | to the Department of Transportation.25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | S. R. 378 |
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