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Eleanors38

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9. Reminds me of that urban legend Groucho Marx Joke on "You Bet Your Life:"

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 12:17 PM

Mar 2014

GR: well, it says here you are married and have kids. How many?

GUEST: Nine.

GR: (stunned) You have NINE?

GUEST: Well, I love my wife.

GR: (looking at cigar) I love my cigar, but I take it out once in a while.

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Ah, the Econoline bites the dust. Good vehicle for touring acts. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #1

They're replacing it with a MUCH better van jmowreader Mar 2014 #2

Stand up inside? Who'd thunk? Looks good, deisel, no doubt. Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #4

Comes two ways - gas or diesel jmowreader Mar 2014 #11

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just think of all the Duggars you can fit inside! uncle ray Mar 2014 #7

Reminds me of that urban legend Groucho Marx Joke on "You Bet Your Life:" Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #9

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I used to mechanic for a living, and I always recommended Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #8

In my corner of the industry Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #10

I serviced 2 one-ton Econolines in Austin, which came from NYC... Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #17

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