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January 18, 2011

Non-Essential Mnemonics: "How about a nice mocha. Or… ummmm… what is White Macchiato? Sounds delicious. No? Dangit. Cappuccino… no… no. What’s Vanilla Kreme? Oh. Maybe caramel with iced tea for my Anch Marcy? My aunt I mean. I like organic teas—kiwi… vanilla… raspbe

by Kent Woodyard
January 28, 2005

New State Names Resulting From the Coming Wave of Mergers and Acquisitions

by Michael Ward
January 28, 2004

Seven Vaguely Dickensian Yet Sophomorically Inappropriate Proper Names, Two Legitimate Dickensian Characters, and One U.S. State — Or “The Dickens Cider Bleak House Rules.”

by Ben Skoch

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