throwing apples "over fence"

I guess if you throw the apples near the fence, it's totally ok. Thanks John and Heather.

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"New" store hours

I guess these are the same old store hours. Thanks Stuart.

"take a picture"

 

I like the implication that "take a picture" is too slangy to go quote-free. Thanks Pete.

Your "Garden"

That pathetic thing you call a "garden?" Sure. Well buy this stuff for it I guess. Thanks John.

Toughest cop "alive"

Zombie cop? The Terminator? Vampire? How scared should I be about this, as a law-abiding citizen? Thanks Rachel.

Soft Drink Wars continue?

I guess this person has only partially acquiesced to the local term "pop." Thanks Will.

"margaritas" are our specialty

Here is a restaurant that specializes in fake margaritas. Thanks Erica.

"Glass"

I guess what we have here is fake glass. Thanks Charles.

"Please don't Tailgate"

I loved submitter Alexander's email about this:

All I could think of as I was tailgating this guy for the picture was the Onion-style headline if I crashed:

"Area Pedant Dies in Car Crash While Ironically Photographing Unnecessary Quotation Marks"

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