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Morning Rolled Oats 

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From: Robert Karl Skoglund
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We are told that it can solve all of your problems. Many people who have problems blame it on them.

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We are told that it can solve all of your problems. Many people who have problems blame it on them.

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Here’s another junk email that got my attention. If you are a social commentator, you should be grateful for junk email because you will never run out of topics. This one says: “Your wife need your attention? Solve all your problems with IT.” I don’t know why IT needs to advertise. You and I have friends who no sooner left for work, when IT came in the back door.
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Here’s another junk email that got my attention. If you are a social commentator, you should be grateful for junk email because you will never run out of topics. This one says: “Your wife need your attention? Solve all your problems with IT.”

OUTRO:

I don’t know why IT needs to advertise. You and I have friends who no sooner left for work, when IT came in the back door.

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  • Produced: Feb 01, 2009
  • Producers: Robert Karl Skoglund

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