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Annals of Con Artistry

By Bwog Staff on May 10, 2006 11 Comments

Ah, Columbia freshmen: still vulnerable to the classic street scam. This one, written up in The New Yorker, involved a broken bottle, “pink stuff,” and babies. Lesson learned: If you break something, just keep on walking.

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