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mainer

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8. That has to be the explanation

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 08:42 AM

Jul 2013

He probably got the call, laughed, and said "Yeah, sure," and hung up. I mean, who on earth could possibly have thought this was a legitimate call from a TV news station? It's like getting a all about Prince Albert in a can.

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