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Encyclopedia Frown: The Encyclopædia Britannica, which has published its font of knowledge for 244 years, announced that it will no longer offer a print edition.
Wikipedia, the encyclopedia’s online rival, known for inviting anyone to write and “edit” its entries, immediately updated its entry for Britannica, noting the number of printing elves that were being laid off, that Gutenberg practiced on the Britannica before printing his Bible and that a collection had been taken up to surgically separate the æ in Encyclopædia.
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Canned cans: Campbell Soup Co. and other food makers are making a gradual switch from cans and bottles and are packaging their produces in pouches. The pouches are cheaper and appeal to younger consumers.
But wait until a generation of kids try to make telephones with a length of string and two pouches Campbell’s Go Soup or play a rousing game of Kick the Capri Sun Pouch.
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The Tide standard: Police are noticing a new currency among drug dealers. Along with cash, dealers also are accepting bottles of Tide liquid detergent. Shoplifters are stealing the bottles, worth about $20, and using them as currency.
We knew we were moving toward a cashless monetary system, but we didn’t figure we’d have to ask a clerk if she could break a 100-ounce bottle of Original Scent.
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