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Avocado’s Restaurant – Ripe and Ready

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Doni Chamberlain

The 6-foot-something man dressed as an avocado with green tights and white tennis shoes was impossible to miss Monday morning. He stood in the pouring rain with a screw gun in one hand as he posted hand-lettered signs that said, “OPEN” and “LUNCH… Continue Reading →

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