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Friday Poll: A Patriots Tattoo

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Tattoo for Patriots’ Win That Won’t Happen Patriots fan Burke O’Connell got a tattoo commemorating a Patriots win in Super Bowl 50, shortly before the Patriots lost the AFC game that would determine whether they would go to Super Bowl 50. See, Bad ink! Patriots fan gets tattoo declaring Super Bowl win @ 790 KGMI…

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Friday Poll: NFL Games on Sat 1.16 & Sun 1.17

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Playoff Games 1.16 & 1.17 There are four playoff games this weekend.  The table below lists them, from Oddsshark (times adjusted to Central). Which teams do you like? (Multiple selections are possible.) Let’s see who rises to the top. TEAMS VIEW ALL NFL ODDS Kansas City New England » Matchup » Preview Gillette Stadium Jan 16@ 3:35…

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Friday Poll: Third Annual Eggnog Poll

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Eggnog? Embed from Getty Images If one’s been around a bit, one has the opportunity for annual posts or polls, including this one: an eggnog poll. So, a simple question: eggnog, yes or no? Here’s a link to an eggnog recipe that I’ll try this Christmas – 1958: Eggnog @ New York Times Cooking.

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Friday Post: A Martian Mouse?

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A Martian Mouse? An amateur astronomer reviewing NASA photographs from Mars thinks he’s identified a strange creature: “…an amateur astronomer believes he may have spotted evidence of a real-life rodent race on the Red Planet, after trawling through images captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover. According to a video on YouTube channel ArtAlienTV, a picture that…

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Friday Poll: Preferred Shopping Times, 2015

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Preferred Shopping Times, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com The Friday FW poll asks about how you’ll shop over the weekend.  It’s third year that I’ve run this poll (versions of it ran in 2012 and 2013).  Let’s see how this year’s answers compare with those earlier versions.  (Multiple selections are possible for those who’ll shop in…

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Friday Poll: World Records Day

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Most Admirable World Record Title? On Thursday, Guinness held Guinness World Records Day, to give people a chance to earn a world record title. I’ve listed some of the records people sought, to see which you think are especially admirable. What do you think?

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Friday Poll: End of Tipping at Restaurants?

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Tipping at Restaurants? View image | gettyimages.com Yesterday I posted a story about a restaurateur who was ending tipping at his establishments, because he thought this more equitable to all his employees: Under the current gratuity system, not everyone at a restaurant is getting a fair shake. Waiters at full-service New York restaurants can expect…