Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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We were on I-75 heading south through Georgia and we were late.

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The Friday evening traffic on I-40 West in Knoxville had been atrocious. As a result, to make our goal of visiting Valdosta, we would need to make good time the rest of the way.
But once we passed Chattanooga, temptation was everywhere – or at least every few miles.
That is, temptation in the form of billboards featuring a giant cartoon beaver, a few pithy teasers and the promise of a gas station utopia.
FULL STORY:
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