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The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Jul 18, 9:00 AM
Miss Manners: Is it rude to cut up communal office food and leave half for someone else?
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The food is FREE. Why are we worrying about who cut what in half?
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Miss Manners: Is it rude to cut up communal office food and leave half for someone else?
The food is FREE. Why are we worrying about who cut what in half?
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As of July 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened The food is FREE. Why are we worrying about who cut what in half?.
The headline split The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) frames it as "Miss Manners: Is it rude to cut up communal office food and leave half for someone else?". The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) frames it as "Miss Manners: Gross. I don’t want to eat someone else’s half donut at work".
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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jul 18, 9:00 AM
Miss Manners: Is there such a thing as office doughnut etiquette? Hmmm, doughnuts.
Someone brought doughnuts into the office! And someone else is complaining.
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The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Jul 18, 8:00 AM
Miss Manners: Gross. I don’t want to eat someone else’s half donut at work
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They suggest (gasp!) people take a whole donut and throw away the part they don't want to eat.
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