Ancient History | Say What? | Let it V | Philosophizing | The Duke |
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1994
Herrig & Vogt was founded in this year
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Living the dream
George’s response to “How are you?”
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Verde
The Spanish word for green
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Three
In George Vogt’s theory of Eugenics, smart people need to have this many children
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California
Fellow Actor & Governor of this sunny state issued a proclamation making May 26, 2007 “John Wayne Day”
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New Jersey
The state in which George Vogt was born, also known as the Garden State
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Angela
This recent employee departure featured cupcakes with the Vogt-ism “You are dead to us” written in chocolate.
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Violet Beauregarde
This gum-chewing child famously turns into a giant blueberry in Willy Wonka
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Nancy Vogt
According to George Vogt, this is the smartest person in the office
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True Grit
Wayne’s only Academy Award was for playing Rooster Cogburn in this film, a character who was later portrayed in the 2010 remake by Jeff Bridges (whose performance earned an Academy Award nomination as well.)
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Loyola Law School
The prestigious law school George attended
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Because good guys wear white hats
According to George, this is the reason why we use white binders
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V for Vendetta
This graphic-novel-turned-film’s infamous “V speech” urges us to “Remember Remember the Fifth of November.”
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Microdosing
George Vogt does not approve of this increasingly-popular practice, in which people take tiny amounts of substances like LSD before going about their lives (and coming in to work.)
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The Quiet Man
In a departure from Director John Ford & John Wayne’s typical westerns, he starred opposite Maureen O’Hara as a retired American boxer returning to the Irish village of his birth in this lauded romantic comedy-drama released in 1952.
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1956
The year George Vogt was born, and the year of the release of Cecil B. DeMille's epic film The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston as Moses
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Dwight, you ignorant slut
This insulting refrain was aimed at Mr. Schrute from “The Office” and is often repeated by George. The line is a reference to the 1978 SNL skit "Point/Counterpoint" where Dan Akroyd calls Jane Curtin the same name.
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Van Morrison
This Northern Irish singer-songwriter’s 1967 hit “Brown Eyed Girl” is still remains widely familiar today
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Don’t trust anyone
A known parenting tactic of George Vogt is to put a child up on a fence and tell them to jump off - insisting that he’ll catch them, only to let them fall. He then gives them this piece of cynical advice
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Both nicknames are the names of their childhood dogs
Both “The Duke” and “Indiana” Jones got their well-known monikers from this childhood source of inspiration.
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Psychology
George graduated Cum Laude from Loyola Marymount University with a Bachelor’s degree in this subject studying the science of behavior and mind
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Stagecoach
One of George’s favorite quotes is the famous line "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do," which is widely mis-attributed to a John Wayne’s character, The Ringo Kid, in this 1939 film. He actually says "There are some things a man just can't run away from," when asked why he intends to stay and avenge his family's murders rather than try to escape to Mexico.
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Valkyrie
In Norse mythology, this is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live
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The Chipper
This, patent pending, George Vogt invention allows parent to track their children with GPS, similar to microchipping your dog
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Starred opposite Jimmy Stewart in this 1962 film about a senator who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw and tells the truth about his deed upon his return for the funeral of an old friend. The film was also the first occasion where Wayne called someone “Pilgrim.”
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