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30. Oh, man, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 12:50 AM

Jan 2012

My mom got me that book (Scholastic) when I was in elementary school and I saw the movie when it came to my town a little bit after that. I saw it again for the first time in more than 40 years not too long ago, and it really became an emotional experience for me, especially when the gang are driving down the road (on the wrong side, if they were supposed to be in England!) to the beach singing the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song.

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