This Week’s Pattern story
[DATELINE: MINNEAPOLIS] In response to the surprising rise in juvenile delinquency among young girls, first offenders in one small, unnamed suburb of Minneapolis are being held for 4 hours every day, after school, in the empty monkey house of the local zoo.
The girls are given appropriate items to help them practice for their future lives as productive consumers and home-makers, including cleaning supplies and snack foods. They were also given new dresses and encouraged to participate in traditionally feminine grooming activities, such as braiding each other’s hair.
When asked about the new program, one young offender, a miss K—, on probation for destruction of public property, said “The cokes are nice. I guess. but they won’t let us have a gramophone.”
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Also, starting today (Friday) Sheila of Out of the Ashes is having a 15% off sale through Monday (Labor Day for us here in the States). keyword phrase for discount is LABORDAY.
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