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Friday4:08 p.m.

“I’m very happy because the first thing those folks thought of was Hartman Arena.”

— Wink Hartman Sr. on how some people wanting Intrust Bank Arena tickets are calling his Park City arena

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Thursday4:10 p.m.

“I don’t know a damn thing about Shakespeare, but Roger Rees does.”

– Actress Kirstie Alley’s introduction of Roger Rees, who played her love interest on “Cheers,” before his Wednesday one-man show at WSU where he explored all things Shakespeare

“I was a bit faint in the wings.”

— Rees on how he felt about Alley’s introduction, in which she referred to him as “my sweet baby”

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Tuesday5:52 p.m.

“I was a little feisty about it.”

— Jon Rolph of Carlos O’Kelly’s on how he felt when he pulled up to the chain’s east-side restaurant and saw that a new paint job included North Carolina Tar Heel blue on the tower (which since has been corrected to feature Riviera blue instead)

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Monday4:35 p.m.

“We call it the flu chaser.”

— Mary Wright of the Old Mill Tasty Shop on her restaurant’s famous green chili, which this year is extra spicy

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Nov. 13, 20092:18 p.m.

“I am sorry that your computer did not meet requirements for the H1N1 vaccine. . . . It may not return to service until fever has resolved for at least 24 hours!”

— Newton Medical Center infection control nurse Michelle Starks’ response to an e-mail from payroll about a computer being down due to a virus

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Nov. 12, 20095:54 p.m.

“I guess I better dust off the cheerleading outfit.”

— Shelley Hansel Williams, who has returned to her old job (which she left a year ago) as executive director of the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce and CVB

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Nov. 11, 20093:08 p.m.

“It’s a very, very big word. I even had to look it up on spell check on my computer.”

– Wink Hartman Sr.’s comment on the word “entrepreneur” during Tuesday’s Mid-America Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame induction ceremony, where he was named business entrepreneur of the year

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Nov. 10, 20095:19 p.m.

“I’m not planning on going anywhere.”

— Watermark Books & Cafe managing partner Sarah Bagby on how, though she always needs customer support, business is fine despite several others near Douglas and Oliver that are closing

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Nov. 9, 20093:06 p.m.

“I still love it, but my staff absolutely despises it. . . . They get so worn out.”

— Florist J.R. Koontz on how he and some of his employees feel about Christmas by the time it rolls around after months of celebrating it in his store

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Nov. 6, 20093:09 p.m.

“My crystal ball is completely murky.”

— Berry Cos. president Walter Berry’s comment to a group of people commiserating about the economy during the Wichita Aero Club mixer Thursday

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