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Paul Fairie
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Newspaper threads (I've written a book, The Press Gallery!), politics, fun, Headline of the Year, Dr. Cronk. Researcher at @UCalgary.
Calgary, AB, Canada
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    Paul Fairie
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    Sep 24, 2022
    The 🧵Library:
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    Paul Fairie
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    Jul 19, 2022
    A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    May 1, 2025
    The average American has 3 eggs, but has demand for 15. So here are 12 photographs of eggs. I am a business man.
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    Roman Helmet Guy
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    Apr 30, 2025
    Zuckerberg explaining how Meta is creating personalized AI friends to supplement your real ones: “The average American has 3 friends, but has demand for 15.”
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    Paul Fairie
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    Nov 30, 2024
    From 1932
    Centrists Believe Hitler Will Moderate Views if Given Responsibility --Brooklyn Eagle, 26 Aug 1932
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    Paul Fairie
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    Sep 21, 2022
    A Brief History of Men Today Are Too Feminine and Women Too Masculine 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Aug 25, 2022
    A List of Things People Blamed on Jazz 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Dec 7, 2022
    A Brief History of Kids Today Are Spoiled 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Jan 1, 2023
    A List of Predictions Made in 1923 About 2023 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Mar 7, 2025
    The next Canadian Prime Minister should appoint Justin Trudeau as Ambassador to the United States.
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    Paul Fairie
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    Mar 30, 2020
    "Stay at home or this is where the swab goes" might motivate anybody else who isn't already socially distancing.
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    Paul Fairie
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    Aug 13, 2022
    A Brief History of Kids Today Are Too Soft 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Jan 1, 2025
    A List of Predictions Made in 1925 About 2025 🧵
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    Paul Fairie
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    Jul 25, 2022
    Whenever I'm tempted to think that a new thing seems too complicated, I read newspaper articles about pizza from the early 1950s.
    "Thirdly, we had eaten too well of pizza, a curious mixture of cheese, tomatoes, mushrooms and pastry, just before the opera." Calgary Albertan, 21 May 1953.
    "The Hot Roll mix dough needs only one rising. And there's no fussy shaping of dough. Just pat it into piepans, or roll it flat to fit baking sheets. Less than an hour after you open the hot roll mix package, your Pizza will in the oven. Fifteen minutes later, you can serve it. You can count on its being good so expect calls for second helpings! Italian Pizza 1 package of Pillsbury Hot Roll mix 1/2 cup minced onion 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce 1 can (6 oz) tomato paste 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon oregano 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1/2 pound Italian or other white cheese, sliced thin or grated 1/4 cup finely-cut parsley Parmesan cheese" -Tucson Citizen, 23 Jul 1953.
    Serve a Pizza During Fresh Tomato Time Pie-Like Bread Treat Is Pronounced Serve a pizza while it's fresh tomato time. A pizza (pronounced peet-za) is like a huge pancake topped with tomato-cheese mixture. -The Shreveport Journal, 5 Jul 1951.
    The pizza craze has swept over Iowa. Pronounced peetza--the dish sounds very mysterious and complicated but you can duplicate it in your kitchen easily. -The Des Moines Register, 14 Nov 1952.
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    Paul Fairie
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    May 8, 2025
    Early exit polls suggest the new pope did particularly well with male voters aged 45-79.
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