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Some crazy stuff crosses my desk.
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I've mentioned before that several of my co-workers, most of whom receive promotions in the mail that apply to their various beats, often use my desk as a repository for some of their goofiest toys. Or the best ones, depending on your POV.

Rummaging under my desk the other day - which is where some of these items end up before I write about them and-or find good homes for them - I came across one of my favorites.

Actually, the Spice Mice are under my desk for a different reason: Not-so-understanding co-workers have threatened to abscond with them if they hear those squeaky little voices one more time.

I don't get it; to me, they're hilarious. My favorite, Sinatra- wannabe Big City Mouse, belts out "New York, New York" with abandon, and you should see his shiny shoes. But recently I talked myself into parting with two of them, Lil' Spicy and Miguel Raton, mainly because new toys are interfering with my (lack of) storage space.

According to spicemice.com, the collection is growing. The newest Spicers are Hairy Kerry ("This time, every piece of cheese will be counted") and George W. Bushy-Tail ("The cat from Iraq is in my sack and he's not going back, Jack"). Not to mention the Mousinator (Ah- nuld, of course).

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