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FakeNoose

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19. My mom used to get those every week 😊

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #16)

Sat May 16, 2026, 01:52 PM

18 hrs ago

I think Mom was getting them from the gas station and also one of our grocery stores. It was sort of a gimmick though. You needed to collect so many books to get anything worthwhile that most people gave up on them. These things faded out by the early 1960's. Or maybe even the 50's.

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