Bitter was looking for new customers, but didn't want to cannibalize his wholesale trade with interior decorators.

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Add to that list dentists, lawyers, doctors, maid services, headhunters, furriers, opticians, weight control specialists, psychotherapists, movers, interior decorators, plumbers.

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But I am tired of the way they whine about their interior decorators, their children's SAT scores, the two wrinkles that have shown up on their foreheads, and the new Saab, which has more problems than the old Jaguar.

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That would interfere with New York City's special local sales taxes on beauty salons and saunas, its special exemption for interior decorators, and its two special tax rates on parking--one in Manhattan and the other for the outer boroughs.

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With that popularity comes opportunity -- and not only for Internet land barons like self-proclaimed Second Life millionaire Anshe Chung, but also virtual builders, landscapers and interior decorators, designers of avatar clothing and accessories, and even community moderators and governors.

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