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Elephant Graveyard? Not At Mister Ed’s

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Exactly seven months to the day after arson destroyed Mister Ed’s Elephant Museum and Candy Emporium in Orrtanna, Pennsylvania, a new Mister Ed’s has opened on the same spot.

He’s Got An Eight-Track Mind

Sunday, February 6th, 2011

Record store owner and music producer Bucks Burnett has finally realized his long-held dream of finding a permanent home for America’s one and only Eight-Track Museum. This cleverly curated tribute to the portable-yet-bulky musical format (rendered obsolete in the 1970’s by that upstart cassette tape!) opened on Christmas Day in the Deep Ellum arts district […]

Reagan Statues Delayed, Near-Death Suit Revealed

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

The Birthplace of Ronald Reagan (Tampico, Illinois) and the Boyhood Home of Ronald Reagan (Dixon, Illinois) both wanted to erect statues of young Gipper as part of his 100th would’ve-been birthday

Prophet Frog: Soggy And Wet, Or Wet And Soggy?

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Those eager for some happy news about this ugly winter can take heart: Snohomish Slew has predicted an early Spring.

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