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Sitting in White Castle<\/a> for lunch today, I thought of starting an “Overheard in White Castle” category for this blog, but realized that every entry would be a variant of what I had heard on line:<\/p>\n

Customer 1:<\/em> You never ate White Castle before?<\/p>\n

Customer 2:<\/em> Not sober, no.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sitting in White Castle for lunch today, I thought of starting an “Overheard in White Castle” category for this blog, but realized that every entry would be a variant of what I had heard on line: Customer 1: You never ate White Castle before? 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