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You Like LAUSD Coffee Cake. You Really, Really, Really Like LAUSD Coffee Cake
Last week, we asked a simple question: "Why are people so obsessed with LAUSD's coffee cake?"
Perhaps unsurprisingly, LAist readers had a lot of feelings about the subject. Mostly they were nostalgic.
But not always.
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Several of you shared stories from the past...
...and the present.
Others fondly recalled their favorite school cafeteria foods.
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We have no idea what a fiesta stick is!
No comment.
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We can't officially support crime, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
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