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FOF #473 - Coconuts - 02.02.07

By Fausto Fernós on February 2, 2007

 
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Miss Ronnie is a happy girl. For her birthday she made out like a bandit, getting three statues of pleasantly plump individuals- an Indian Buddha, a Chinese Buddha and a cookie jar resembling a chubby Billie Holiday.

Pictured here is our very own Miss Ronnie holding her precious cookie jar like a infant. She is one proud momma.

Ronnie discovered this unique store in Chicago named Jazze Junque that sells vintage cookie jars and salt & pepper shakers. Naturally, we just HAD to pull her cookie jar out of lay-away and give it to her as a birthday present.

Click here to see Ronnie’s pictures of the store.

Today’s show begins with a bonding ritual I saw on TV. When Hillary Clinton went on the Oprah Winfrey show to promote her book “It Takes A Village” she said that one of the joys of her family was when she, Bill and Chelsea opened up a coconut.

So when Marc and I were shopping for groceries at our local Mexican/Greek grocery store, we were delighted to find some freshly husked coconuts just begging to be on our show. Read more…

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