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8 years ago @ The Toast - Hero Reader Punches Pr... · 0 replies · +21 points

Oh man. I work in a museum and people touch shit all the time! The most egregious was the guy who took a War of 1812 musket out of it stand and pretended to fire it. How could someone possibly think that was ok?

8 years ago @ The Toast - Presidents Day Open Th... · 0 replies · +4 points

If you like books about cooking and turn-of-the-century ladies, I recommend Perfection Salad! Also in that vein, Making Time: Lillian Moller Gilbreth-- A Life Beyond Cheaper by the Dozen, and More Work for Mother.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +3 points

I just learned about You Must Remember This by Karina Longworth, which is about "the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood's first century." I have only listened to one episode, about Frank Sinatra's 1979 space-themed album--a subject I did not expect to have any interest in--and it was great, so I think I will like others!

8 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 0 replies · +2 points

Hi!

8 years ago @ The Toast - Link Roundup! · 2 replies · +6 points

I grew up on Long Island, where everything north of Westchester is "Upstate." Now I live in the northernmost reaches of the North Country, and I'm like...you knew nothing of Upstate, Jon Snow.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +4 points

HELLO WE ALL HAVE TONGUES

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +3 points

Me too! This is certainly the most exciting thing that has happened here in years, possibly since 1814.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Important Questions fo... · 0 replies · +10 points

In Franklin County, New York, there is a place called Dick's Country Store Gun City and Music Oasis. They sell guns, groceries, gas, and guitars.

8 years ago @ The Toast - "The woman who had alr... · 2 replies · +53 points

It makes me a little bit sad that we'll never know what Harriet Beecher Stowe would say about Jonathan Franzen.

8 years ago @ The Toast - Cocktail Hour: Open Th... · 0 replies · +1 points

Here in northern New York we also have Hannaford, but Shaw's hasn't crossed over. We also have Price Chopper, Aldi, and...that's about it for chains, but we do have a nice co-op as well as a couple of independent grocery stores and farm markets.

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