An hour passed in darkness. Then two, then three and clearly this time I was vindicated. It really WAS the end of the world.
Mark LaFlamme
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Christmas 2020: The ultimate bah humbug
This year, there is no unity, no sense of goodwill toward all mankind. The notion that “we’re all in this together?” A ghastly joke.
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Talk of the Town: Fa la la la la, la snort, gag, cough
Everything you missed this week
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Talk of the Town: It ain’t funny anymore
Your hipster tip of the day If you want to impress your kids and/or random surly teenagers you see at the skateboard park when you’re out feeding the pigeons, say “chya” any time someone utters something obvious. I’ve done the etymological research on this cool new word (I asked a kid at the skateboard park […]
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Street Talk: Mystery man offering Pee for View
The first reports began to trickle in last month. One woman reported that she was approached in the Auburn shopping district by a man in his 30s who got out of his car, peed himself and then took off.
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Talk of the Town: I don’t want to live in a world without sporks
With great power comes great something something A nice lady — or possibly a man, I forget what was scrawled in the return address — wrote to me the other day to offer me, not tips on where to find the rare and elusive chocolate Graham cracker, but how to MAKE THEM MYSELF! It’s an […]
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Street Talk: All the world’s a stage
Good morning, people. I apologize for the mess. I let myself into the Street Talk Studios today and found the place in sickening disarray. Dust covers on all the hulking machinery we use to produce the column week after week. Horror movie cobwebs hanging in the corners. Even the fancy candelabras are bearded with dust […]
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So, you want to go magnet fishing . . .
Looking to get into the exciting world of magnet fishing? In the past, you might have had to scour junkyards or yard sales to find suitable gear. But these days, with magnet fishing catching on all over the world, it’s become much easier to get your hands on the good stuff. A quick glance at […]
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Moby Safe: A tale of two men fishing with magnets and the one that got away
Lewiston’s canals are the setting for an epic adventure pitting man against muck, magnets against a submerged safe. That is, when the men aren’t catching bikes, drones, scissors . . .
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Talk of the town: SpongeBob’s good time
Love from Florida So I got this CHRISTMAS CARD delivered to me in the newsroom. It’s unsigned and the writing covers both inside pages as well as the back of the card. What a warm letter it is, too. Goes on and on at length about how the sender is spending the winter months in […]