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While I was at the local Starbucks in Wauwatosa, engaging in my ritual of satiating my caffeine habit, I asked the barista behind the register "What was new?" I then found out that she is pregnant, and she has recently found out that the father of her child likes to kill small animals for fun, and exhibits other behavior common to serial killers. He's also German, but that may be unrelated.
I may have to stop making polite small talk for a while, because I've had my fill.