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A chipper note of menace

"Be safe!" seems to have become the default valediction in America these days.

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Apr 02, 2024
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“Be safe,” the grocery checkout girl says.

From what, I wondered. I’d only come in for a box of orzo noodles; had there been recent pasta-related fatalities? Were packets of orzo exploding in homes across America and, if so, why are these things still on the shelf?

Or was it some kind of threat?

“Have a great weekend an…

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