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Extra, Extra: Columnist Notes Animals Still Can't Read, Talk, Pay Taxes
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Ben Yakas
Published Feb 17, 2013
Modified Feb 17, 2013
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Published Feb 17, 2013
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- That 7'1" guy talking photos in the Meatpacking district is probably Tyson Chandler.
- Jay-Z and Beyonce are reportedly interested in buying Neverland Ranch.
- Sam Ronson's mom says Lindsay Lohan exhibited psychotic behavior.
- What we talk about when we talk about the word "panties."
- Haven't gotten to see Lincoln yet? You can go tomorrow to see it for only $5 at an AMC theater.
- The Hartford Courant published an extensive, must-read all about Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza.
- The city is planning to demolish two Upper West Side public schools.
- Maybe Patch is trolling us all, maybe this writer really just discovered that animals can't talk or read. Either way, seals and deer deserve to be bought "extravagant blinge [sic]."
- Three thieves stole $2 million in jewelry from a Four Seasons display case just feet from the Midtown hotel’s front desk yesterday.
- Some idiot attacked Rihanna because he hates Chris Brown.
- Marco Rubio has made the best of his whole water bottle viral thing—he's raised more than $100,000 from selling water bottles.
- And finally, are we really sure this isn't a squeeze toy:
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