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there's something going on.
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for marsupial stake-outs.
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cold, dark bike ride.
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Knock 'Em Dead shirt.
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Bobby'll toss it on our stoop,
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will bring it to me.
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of New York Times.
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- Yeah!
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wits over here.
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major job interview,
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all over my blouse.
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that can't clean.
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Hill keep you around for?
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the mind, Minh.
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lime juice, dab gently,
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for soaking and dabbing.
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not go to J school,
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need to know about it.
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have a homespun wisdom
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from living a real life.
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readers would love:
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household hints.
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mildew, treating stains...
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newspaper ink out of a white shirt?
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juice on the coffee stain.
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mother-in-law, Laoma,
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clean my house better.
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of scrubbing grout...
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got to clean Jethro's overalls
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household hints column
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and I don't know any.
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particle discoverer!
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every paper's puzzle answers
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column five days a week,
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to mother-in-law an awful lot.
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the "Eye on Arlen."
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read it in the Bystander.
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used to be "Eyes on Arlen"
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read my first piece
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back into my face.
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his eye taken out.
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column into the men's room.
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holding it, good news.
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84's Burl Arlington.
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convention is in town.
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can order a drink
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'em you can dish it out
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bleached-out tramp!
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Great State of Taxes.
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took all our jobs!
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Who cares? I'm tired.
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name's on this route.
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reached for a dinner roll
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muscle in his throwing arm.
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I don't want to kill
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man, but I tell you what,
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them dang ol' Drifters, man.
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ol' "Up On The Roof."
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on Boomhauer's roof.
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Bobby on his toss mechanics.
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a paper boy, Hank!
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getting a lot of complaints
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right-handed, don't you?
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from your picture.
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article last Friday.
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that seaweed thing before.
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for your little Kahn.
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appreciate you telling me
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lipstick stain from his shirt.
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Shakespearean palindrome.
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really stumping me.
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of Bangkok circus clown.
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look less freakish.
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for, you ngo kao khwa'ai paa.
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can't cut us off!
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do for my next column?
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turning corn cobs into pipes?
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the blank screen.
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I drink five cups of coffee,
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and cross my fingers.
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you fall asleep?
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climbed in the back of my van...
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whiter or fresher.
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on his paper route.
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how to punish that.
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of journalism
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items in a powerful new way.
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power of ammonia
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power of bleach.
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ammonia and bleach?
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bathroom fixtures
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recipe for mustard gas!
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service stands for...
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screwed up this time, not you.
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making mustard gas?
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mix up a big batch of it
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article gets out,
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a laughingstock.
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be anyone left to laugh.
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County production plant.
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insert the circulars
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vending boxes and homes
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the purple sweats.
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way to pick up all the papers.
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delivered this morning.
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the newspaper biz no more.
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flyer game now.
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answers to the big questions:
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eat for school lunch?
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of delivering papers
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snails on sidewalks...
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you'll get to keep
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worth at the recycling center.
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above-the-garage guest houses.
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safe, what do you say
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House for some waffles?
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at the Bystander, Hank.
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one last column.
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break their hearts.
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this morning's Bystander?
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gotten tired of being scooped
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this is a real step up
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papering my lawn.
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tear down their antenna.
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steal our papers, I did.
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for the paper so bad,
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I got my ideas.
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452. Of course, the mustard
gas one was mine.
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453. "In conclusion, I was so
busy trying to figure out
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454. "how to remove the stains
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455. "that I forgot about the people
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457. Peggy, have you heard
of a newspaper called
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459. Apparently they have a
very challenging puzzle.
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460. You think they got their facts
straight all the time? No way.
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461. Hell, half the time it seems
like they're making it up
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463. I don't need you
for facts, Peggy,
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464. we got a fact checker for that.
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465. Actually, I guess
I got to let her go
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466. in light of this
mustard gas thing,
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467. but my point is you
got a nice, friendly style,
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468. and in this business, well,
that's worth more than facts.
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469. So, I'm not fired?
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470. From your "Household
Hints" column, yes.
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471. But you got a way of
grabbing people's attention.
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472. I need that.
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473. I've been wanting
to run this photo
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474. since the county fair,
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475. but no one's come up
with a good caption yet.
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476. "Woman Skirts Disaster."
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477. Come on, give me a hard one.
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478. Uh, let's see...
"Hat's Incredible."
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479. "Jeepers Sweepers."
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480. "Pink Ink Stinks Rink."
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481. Hmm... wait, give me a minute.
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482. Give me a minute.
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483. Oh, "Hold the Mayor."
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484. Aaaargh. Rad!
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