I'm going to start asking cashiers for their zip codes. With a pad and pen ready to record their responses.

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28 Nov 2009

I’m going to start asking cashiers for their zip codes. With a pad and pen ready to record their responses. Nov 28, 2009 1 :05 via Twitter

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