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Submitted by jusbytheclown on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 12:57pm.

This may be the most extravagant party favor I've ever given, and I had toyed with the idea of approaching the manager to get a bulk discount, but I found them on sale today at 2 for $1!

Eighteen Tubs of Whipped Topping

I'll take them out of the freezer tomorrow around lunchtime.

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p.s. I also got a case of Henry's Belgian Style Wheat 'flavored beer with natural coriander orange flavor'

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Where can such a bargain be had?

I've got a pie with Marcie's face on it.
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see the fine print

Fred Meyer's, silly! The beer is $9.99. The pie tins are 3 for $1.87ish. Plus, I also bought new blush for $2.99. hee hee.

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Is it true

Speaking of parties, that helium is getting harder to get and more expensive? 


"Don't try to out-weird me, three eyes. I get weirder things than you in my breakfast cereal."- Zaphod Beeblebrox

"Beware the person who would take your guns. That person is your ENEMY."

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There's plenty of Helium

There's plenty of Helium available if we could just start mining the National Parks.
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I thought

We could tap some of the useless gasbags that are in government.


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"Beware the person who would take your guns. That person is your ENEMY."

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I was just being a

I was just being a smart-ass, but then I checked Wikipedia:

The world's helium supply may be in danger, according to Washington University in St. Louis chemist Lee Sobotka. The largest reserve is in Texas and would run out in eight years if consumed at the current pace. Helium is non-renewable and irreplaceable by conventional methods.

That doesn't sound good.

[EDIT: Here's the source for that wikipedia fact.]

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trying to cut down

on my noble gases and only give balloons pumped up with tap air.

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