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    Oct. 27, 2011, 5:16 p.m.
    Your next favorite Tumblr blog: Newspaper Snack Machines
    LINK: apple.copydesk.org  ➚   |   Posted by: Andrew Phelps   |   October 27, 2011

    An employee of “a famous American newspaper” documents “the plummeting quality of newspaper snack machine offerings.” Highlight: Ruffles Molten Hot Wings.

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