And what about that classic stuff-it-in-your-suitcase item, the terry robe?

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"We get a lot of younger kids that come in here and buy the older records, get a lot of classic rock and stuff, " he said.

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This is classic opposites-attract stuff, with a gay spin.

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The value of Portugal's short-term debt fell much more sharply than the longer-term stuff - a classic sign that investors are expecting a "credit event" in the not-very-distant-future.

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The hard stuff is made up of the classic virtues dear to the hearts of finance and operations people: cost, speed, supply chain, analytics.

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