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The Slice archive for Oct. 30, 2012

TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 2012

Meat snacks for trick or treaters?

Well, that would be one way to stick your thumb in the eye of Commie vegetarian families. Or would it? Is there really any animal tissue in treats of that ilk or is the jerky family of fine foods actually 100% preservatives? www.trailsbest.com

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While supplies last

Liz Cox keeps getting renewal notices from Newsweek, which strikes her as odd since the magazine is about to pull the plug on the print product. Cox said that if she next gets subscription offers from Life and The Saturday Evening Post she will listen…

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I-90 closed

No, not here. But a stretch near Lake Erie is covered with water. Why? What did you think I meant? This reminds me of something in one of Bob Newhart's shows -- the one set in New England. He was hosting a local TV program…

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Sometimes technology cannot spell

Scott Walker's phone system creates email messages from voicemail. "The auto-correct or whatever text software they use is not always accurate," he wrote. Which might explain a recent email version of a phone message from a local political candidate. It began, "Hi I'm dancing McGlocklin…

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Oct. 30 on "Dick Van Dyke" in 1963

www.trakt.tv In an episode called "Too Many Stars," the New Rochelle PTA plans to stage its annual variety show. Antics ensue. How much money would you have donated to the fundraisers in exchange for not having to sit through said variety show?

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