Now, a filling has a limited shelf life, like a carton of milk.

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Farina, cold toast, a pat of butter, a carton of milk, juice if I was early enough, and coffee.

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The "Lebowski Fest" slated for Los Angeles March 22-23 features the actors who played Woo, The Malibu Sheriff and the Ralph's check-out girl who watched The Dude write a 69 cent check for a carton of milk.

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People should walk and bike more and quit pointing a finger at the rising cost of petrol and instead poke at the huge gut they develop from driving two blocks just to pick up a carton of milk.

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For example, in 2011's Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon, Shia LaBeouf wears a T-shirt made by Chinese clothing maker Metersbonwe and, in one scene, a character drinks a carton of Shuhua milk made by dairy group Yili.

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For each product category a 16-ounce carton of milk, say well-off households paid an average of 25% more than poor households.

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