As I point out in my Kobe beef and Parmigiano-Reggiano stories, it is not just a matter of the consumer getting ripped off and hurt in the wallet, this can be matter of both health and morality.

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Then again, if you're willing to hand big bucks to someone you don't know for a product you have not even laid eyes on, getting ripped off would appear to be the least of your problems.

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One bridesmaid had to be sewn into her gown when it ripped the day of the wedding.

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Today's system of progressive but flawed taxation of income must, they say, be ripped up by its roots.

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What we're watching: The NCAA Tournament continues on, and if you haven't ripped up your bracket already in disgust there should be plenty of exciting hoops action.

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This was usually justified on the grounds of investor protection (widows and orphans would be ripped off by an Internet broker), or liquidity (best concentrated in one big pool).

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Armstrong has ripped apart the sports credo of what it means to be an athlete.

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Mr. Fantastic, was believed to be dead. (It turned out he had been ripped out of the time stream.) Ben Grimm, a.k.a. the Thing, was briefly thought to be dead in 2004 as well.

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