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sdfernando

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5. I remember watching him on a variety of shows when I was a kid.

Reply to Buttoneer (Original post)

Thu Oct 30, 2025, 09:38 PM

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He had the "drunk" thing down pat...probably because he used to be one. I stopped watching him long ago because I felt he was making fun of alcoholics. I don't think I ever saw him promoting Alcoholics Anonymous or any other program. Maybe he did, I just never saw it.

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