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  • In his memoirs, he wrote that he had “no wish to hurt my union,” but, since the union was doing its best to hurt him, that statement can be taken with a shakerful of salt.

    Empire of Dreams Scott Eyman 2010

  • Me, I hated "Les Miz," so if you think it's the best of all possible musicals, feel free to take the remainder of this review with a shakerful of salt.

    A Revolutionary Bore 2008

  • RadarOnline does the typical anonymous-source/unbylined article route, which means you need to take this rumor with a shakerful of salt.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics 2010

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics Calla Cofield 2009

  • Obviously, you need to take all this news with a shakerful of salt, but here are the details: 24-year-old Jaimee Grubbs alleges that she met Tiger in April 2007, and she claims to have more than 300 texts from Tiger, as well as a voicemail from Nov. 24 -- that would be last Tuesday -- where Tiger allegedly says that he believes his wife Elin may be aware that something is happening.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2009

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics Jennifer Ouellette 2009

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics 2009

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics 2009

  • "Takes 1 part pop culture, 1 part science, and mixes vigorously with a shakerful of passion."

    Cocktail Party Physics Allyson Beatrice 2009

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