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Quickhits for September 26, 2013

Stone-cold sober

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The rider for Homecoming concert performers, Wale and Ace Hood, was recently revealed. Though many of their requests could be met, the University could not provide a bottle of Hennessy or peach Ciroc. The performers were allegedly not pleased when offered warm keg beer and half a Four Loko as compensation.

Rockin’ the Pit

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Pita Pit’s new owner has recently revealed his strategies that increased sales by 25 percent. The owner says he has been using the same marketing methods he used for his old rock band. This follows in the tradition set by Iggy Pop selling his organic heroin patties and Elvis’ line of deep fried milk steak slices.

Put it away

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Sweden just got a lot less cool as, despite reports to the contrary, it turns out that public masturbation is, indeed, not legal. The confusion stemmed from a mistranslation of a court case. Unfortunately, this news came too late for Kermit the Frog, who thought the Swedish Chef’s habits were “just a cultural thing.”

A game of inches

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A video recently emerged online of a Drexel University student giving what might possibly be the best flag football pregame speech ever to his fraternity brothers. The National Football League is reportedly recruiting him as a replacement for Ray Lewis. They have already begun sending him boxes of deer antler spray.

Bad Papa

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Eight Sacramento Papa John’s takeout and delivery pizzerias suddenly shut down without warning on Friday. Employees were not notified until they showed up to closed stores. The city of Sacramento was also not notified until it was too drunk and broke to order pizza that wasn’t made of cardboard and bug parts.

White out

Sunday night will bring the end of one of the most popular shows on television at the moment, “Breaking Bad.” Fans everywhere are foaming at the mouth, waiting to find out what will happen to Walter White. Non-fans everywhere are also excited to finally stop hearing about how much they really have to watch it.

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