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Remember that 'lil bully Nellie Oleson? Yeah you do. She resided on the prairie, her parents owned a general store and she was the richest kid in the village with a pretty serious mean streak. Well, she grew up and lives in the future now with the rest of us...as a comic! more ›

The sweet, cloying smell of a maple syrup-like substance hits the newspapers today. Most of the reported smell-incidents occured above 96th Street (does uptown have clearer air, therefore more opportunity to smell smells?): Newsday found out that most calls to 311 just described something sweet in the air. One of our readers was directed by 311 to call 911, and later saw firetrucks around a smell-point! The Department of Environmental Protection even used hazmat equipment to check the air, according to the Daily News. And the NY Times offered dynamics of the smell - maybe Eggos or pancakes with maple syrup, caramel, or a freshly baked pie, or Bit-O-Honey candy bars, were suggestions from smellwitnesses. Sadly, we were not a smellwitness, due to the cold weather and dry heat in buildings. Maybe next time! more ›

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