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I think that I shall never see
a billboard lovely as a tree
Perhaps, unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all

--Ogden Nash

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Number of carpenters in U.S.: 1,764,000

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submitted on 12/12/2007

Attack Of The Holiday Inflatables

Don't turn on the light! I'm over here...by the front window. Behind the couch. Duck down -- they'll see you! Them! Out there! Across the street, down the block -- everywhere! They're taking over! Can't you see! Sure, they seemed pretty

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submitted on 08/17/2007

Everything I Need To Know I Learned From My 11-Foot Inflatable Water Slide

There are a lot of stereotypes about suburban living -- many of them justified, mind you, but stereotypes just the same. The fenced-in yard, barbecues, leaf blowers - that kind of thing. You very rarely hear anyone mention an 11-foot inflatable water slide, yet that is what I find ...read more.

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