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19. Lots of my high school classmates would go home for lunch

Reply to SheltieLover (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 22, 2026, 01:41 PM

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just to watch Bozo. The cast were hilarious when they went off-script. There was lots of humor that was over the heads of the intended audience, but high schoolers caught onto it.

Thinking I might have seen the future Pope, as well...

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