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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007
Popping Off: Boo, humbug -- Halloween is way too pricey
With fog machines and rotting "corpses" overtaking crepe paper as fashion-forward Halloween decor, we have to wonder: Just whose holiday is it, and what do you do with this stuff the rest of the year?

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