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Extra, Extra: Flip-Flop Bans, Welcome Mat Hate, And More Weird Co-Op Rules
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Extra, Extra: Flip-Flop Bans, Welcome Mat Hate, And More Weird Co-Op Rules


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Ben Yakas

Published May 25, 2013

Modified May 25, 2013


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Published May 25, 2013

Modified May 25, 2013


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  • Jimmy Fallon premiered his high concept spoof of Game Of Thrones, Game Of Desks.
  • No welcome mats or decorations on the front door, no wearing flip-flops in the lobby, and more weird co-op rules.
  • City schools are banning e-cigarettes and unauthorizied videotaping.
  • It's perfectly legal to be a "Thong Cape Scooter Man."
  • Here's a lovely anecdote about Bob Dylan hanging out with Allen Ginsberg.
  • Elizabeth Moss doesn't mince words about former co-star Jeremy Piven and Sushigate.
  • Diet Coke is as bad for your teeth as crack or meth.
  • Here's NYC's new International Symbol of Accessibility.
  • Rapper 50 Cent says he paid for the horse and carriage that carried the casket of slain 14-year-old D’aja Robinson at her funeral Friday.
  • And finally, this little dog wages war against the mail:

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