Outside my window, it sounds like something has gone horribly wrong @ a firecracker factory and all the inventory is going up @ once. My favorite Vietnamese/Lao/Cambodian/Chinese/Japanese/Thai/Filipino/Mexican/American grocery is closing for 3 days.
Okay, now I have this wholly WRONG image of banners hung outside local shops featuring an image of a spurting, erect penises (penii?) with the logo "Happy Year of the Cock".
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