Bob describes a scene in a Vermont diner... over a strawberry shortcake order.. which leaves him wondering about manners.

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IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MOVIE …

ONE OF THE BIGGEST ROBBERIES IN CANADIAN HISTORY UNFOLDED MONDAY IN TORONTO… THAT STORY NEXT.

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A STORY PASSED ACROSS MY DESK THAT MADE ME A LITTLE SAD… WHAT STARTS OUT AS A LOCAL ITEM ABOUT THE PASSING OF A CITY COUNCILOR IN MASSACHUSETTS… TURNED INTO A STORY OF THE PASSING OF A BROADCAST STATION OWNER WHO I MET….

THE STORY OF BILL MACEK.. IN A MINUTE..

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WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BOUGHT.. OR PLAYED A D-V-D?

YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO RENT D-V-DS FROM NETFLIX COME FALL..

SAYING GOODBYE TO THE BUSINESS WHICH WAS NETFLIX’S FOUNDATION.. IN A MINUTE.

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OLDER AMERICANS HAVE SOME OF THE BEST CREDIT RATINGS YOU COULD EVER ASK FOR… BUT, WHY DO LOAN APLICAITIONS FROM THEM GET DECLINED MORE THAN OTHERS?

THAT STORY IN A MINUTE..

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BROADWAY’S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSICAL… CAME TO A CLOSE YESTERDAY

THAT STORY.. IN A MINUTE..

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A GIANT SCULPTURE OF A BIRD THAT LONG RULED THE ROOST IN A SMALL NEW BRUNSWICK VILLAGE HAS BEEN RESTORED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PERCH, BUT IT'S NOT RECEIVING A UNIVERSALLY WARM WELCOME HOME.

THE STORY FROM CANADA’S MARITIME PROVINCES.. IN A MINUTE..

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I’VE SPOTLIGHTED STORIES OF MISSING BOOKS HERE AND THERE ON THIS FEATURE.

THE STORY THAT’S COMING UP SOUNDS A NEW NOTE TO THE CONCEPT OF SOMETHING OVERDUE.

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YOU MIGHT NOT RECOGNIZE THE NAME… BUT YOU MAY.. RECOGNIZE HIS WORK… ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH MAD MAGAZINE

THE STORY OF AL JAFFEE.. IN A MINUTE..

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SO.. DID YOU SEE IT?

THAT’S THE QUESTION PEOPLE IN MAINE AND NEW BRUNSWICK ARE ASKING EACH OTHER THESE DAYS AFTER SEEING SOMETHING STREEK THROUGH THE SKY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

SO..ASIDE FROM DID YOU SEE IT? WHAT WAS IT?

I’LL TRY TO ANSWER THAT. SECOND QUESTION. IN A MINUTE..