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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1967
Page
9
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A reader’s joke describes a potato peeling contest where two men peel 236 and 200, then the punchline hinges on misreading and one. The column invites more riddles and jokes, listing Melinda Faulton of Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina as today’s winner.
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