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Old 11-01-02, 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by roadbuzz

Ya know where the "Newton" comes from?

The Kennedy biscuit works named all their products after communities in the Boston area ('Shrewsbury,' 'Harvard,' 'Beacon Hill,' etc.) They named their Fig bars after Newton, Mass.
Thank goodness they didn't get named Fig Shrewsburys!
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