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Extra, Extra: So Long 2011, And Thanks For All The Fish
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Extra, Extra: So Long 2011, And Thanks For All The Fish


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Ben Yakas

Published Dec 31, 2011

Modified Dec 31, 2011


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Published Dec 31, 2011

Modified Dec 31, 2011


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  • Police promise to remove the barricades around the iconic Wall Street bull on Monday.
  • What is Morrissey doing in Google Earth?
  • Man was trapped in an elevator at the NY Times building yesterday.
  • Magnolia has unveiled their Knicks-themed cupcakes.
  • This is exactly why you need to air out your place if you're going to smoke massive amounts of pot.
  • Brad Pitt was embarrassed when he realized he did a NY Times photo shoot with his fly undone.
  • An angry driver in Connecticut sent another car—with two children in it—into the water (no one was injured thankfully).
  • Gowanus real estate agents rejoice: a chicken slaughterhouse has been razed.
  • Facebook was cited as a reason for a third of divorces last year in which "unreasonable behavior" was a factor.
  • Nooooooo don't do it: rumors are spreading around the Twitterverse that Rihanna and Chris Brown are getting back together.
  • And finally, this video of cat who hates the DVD drive just about sums up how we felt about 2011. Happy new year everyone!

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