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Early Addition: Car Dealership Commercial Outtakes Make For Funniest Movie Of 2017
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Ben Yakas
Published Jan 4, 2017
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- If you have time for one longread today, make it this NY Times Magazine piece about a doctor and triple amputee who has used his own experiences to pioneer a new model of palliative care.
- These outtakes from a Minnesota car dealership commercial make for the funniest movie of 2017, I'm not even joking here.
- Carnival Princess cruise passengers will now get smart chip medallions to monitor their every whim.
- Snoop Dogg got Willie Nelson a pretty good Xmas present.
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