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Neurontic covers breakthroughs in neuroscience and psychology and is designed to give laypeople a window into the inner workings of the human mind. Orli Van Mourik is a freelance journalist in New York City. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today Magazine .

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Apropos of Nothing At All

Category: Random Questions
Posted on: June 9, 2007 11:42 AM, by Neurontic

Question 1
What do the toaster companies have against rye bread?

Attempt 1

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Attempt 2

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Question 2:
How does The Times Magazine's in-house interviewer Deborah Solomon continue to land interviews with the newsworthy and notable?

Case in point: An excerpt from this week's Q&A with the creator of HBO's Entourage.

DS: I assume your milieu was less flashy than the one in "Entourage."

Doug Ellin: My father is an accountant. Growing up on Long Island, I'd have one basketball for seven years. There was no grip left on this basketball. I don't want to sound like I had a cheap father. He was not cheap, but he was very against waste.

DS: What advantage did that give you?

Doug Ellin: None.

DS: Great. Tell that to your analyst.

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Over 20 years ago, I switched to a toaster oven, avoiding your problem. The bread I get is 6 inches across in the middle of the loaf, and two slices toast nicely in the toaster oven. (I've kept that one setting now for about five years.)

Posted by: Roy | June 9, 2007 3:11 PM

It drives me nuts - I usually just cut off the ends and throw them away before toasting.

Posted by: homer | June 9, 2007 11:16 PM

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