D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 7 2 5 From top: Jack F, courtesy photos Forgetting SOmething? There’s something in the water…and it’s alive! Well, not quite. Phippsburg fisher- man Rink Varian and his partners Matthew Borowski and Jessy Cusack hit their $29,000 Kickstarter target to produce a mechanical fishing lure named “Zombait.” After insert- ing the dead bait, “all you have to do is put it in the water and it will start swimming auto- matically,” the trio’s Kickstarter page prom- ises. “And, unlike live fish, it won’t get tired over time or die unexpectedly!” Standing on Main Street in Bangor since 1959, Paul Bunyan probably thought he’d seen it all–until now. Illusionist Ted Outerbridge was recently spotted levitating his wife, Mari- on, several feet above the ground in front of the famous statue to promote the couple’s tour, OUTERBRIDGE: Clockwork Mysteries. The tastiest selling point of 415 Brighton Av- enue, on sale for $279,900, isn’t its Colonial- style charm, detached garage, or hardwood floors. Savvy buyers will be rewarded for their purchase with $250 of fresh Maine lobster. “We did it for 40 Nevada Avenue in North Deering, and it got people talking,” says Jeff Mateja, director of the Mateja Group of Keller Williams Realty. “The idea came from a Keller Williams agent in the Southwest. They were doing it with tacos! The idea’s new; it’s not cheesy yet. And we’ll be supporting a local lob- sterman. When the house sells, we’ll be down on Commercial Street buying $250-worth of lobster for the new homeowners.” Oh snap! Over 27,000 voters visited the polls in Portland during the recent mu- nicipal elections. But one voter left rath- er empty-handed, or more accurately, empty-mouthed. A pair of dentures was discovered in a polling booth at Merrill Rehearsal Hall. The city clerk’s office put out this notice: “If you or someone you know voted there on Tuesday and are looking for a set of dentures–or if you recognize this smile–please call the City Clerk’s office.” Sweeten the Deal Master of Illusions