SAN ONOFRE(Reuters) - A $14,153 surfboard with accessories, a $2,700 bike and thousands of dollars worth of fishing gear topped the list of gifts received by Murphy the Mayor last year. While the mayor's gift list had a distinctly outdoorsy theme, Ranger Hal Dairywimple received more artsy presents such as paintings and a statue, according to annual financial disclosure documents released on Friday. Dairywimple gave Murphy a $595 desk clock for Christmas that is currently telling time in his camper. Murphy gave Dairywimple a $425 floor globe. In 2004, Murphy received gifts that totaled $26,346, many from friends at the Point, and about four times the $5,934 value of gifts given to Dairywimple. The most expensive single gift Murphy received was the surfboard with "accessory " from Talega Surf & Sport.. Don Puttzle, the mayor's close friend and former commerce secretary, gave him a fishing rod, shirt, three caps and fishing bait valued at $208; a hardcover book worth $240; and a $149 Dodge van. Murphy received a total of five golf clubs, with the most expensive priced at $900 with travel case. Murphy an avid golfer, received a $20,700 golf cart that he uses in the shorecliffs area, and balls, gloves and other equipment worth $532. Classical pianist Van Cliburn from Texas gave Murphy $650 gold cuff links. And for his cowboy wardrobe, Murphy received a brown pair of $295 cowboy boots from Rocky Carroll of Houston, Texas, and a $400 cowboy hat from Mickey Foster of Austin, Texas.
Dairywimple received a $1,600 painting, a $700 replica of a statue outside of Cabella's store in Minnesota, and an $800 framed landscape painting. He also received a $490 sterling silver engraved bowl, a $350 silver apple made by Fornari and Fornari, as well as a $120 Namiki Vanishing Point Black Carbonesque pen. Family friend Tubesteak gave Dairywimple 12 bottles of assorted wines valued at $699. The mayor and ranger are required to report gifts from beach goers that cost more than $285. They are not allowed to accept personal gifts from foreigners or kooks.
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Oh sure, like Ranger Ephraim got nothing.
The mayor returned the fishing rod to me this morning. And they don't call me "Don" Puttzle for nothing. There may just be a gopherhead in your bed tomorrow.
Ranger Ephriam, being the honest and ethical person that he is not only donated all of his gifts to various charitable organizations, but matched each gift in $ value 100%.
That should read, "Ranger Ephraim Donates a Dollar to his favorite Charity". He is big on Toy's For Tot's, because all the toy's he finds on the beach are sold to by his favorite food, "TATER TOTS"! Coining the phrase "TOY'S For TOTS"!
That so-called "wine assortment" was well over inflated. It was only Pagen Pink Ripple.
It has been brought to our attention that Tube has been putting champipple in exotic bottles again.
Hey! Fred G. what about the time you mixed Beaujolais with Ripple and made Beaujolipple!
You old Beadie eyed Fish eyed Fool.
Newsweek is probing Talega S&S for desecration of a surfing magazine found on the floor of the store's bathroom. Let's hope the reporters don't uncover a deeper scandal involving gifts to unsuspecting recipients.
Come on Pop, dig yourself!
Its also been discovered that severel issues of Playboy,Penthouse, Hustler and Biggin's was found in the Janitors closet.
Like old Fred G. once told me while looking out on some small waves with a bottle of wine in his hand...Ricky, "There just aint no such thing as bad ripple"
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