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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:05 AM
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At the '84 Olympics I shook hands with Joe Frazier and Muhammed Ali.
If I understand the "Palin Doctrine" correctly, I am now the Heavyweight Champion of the World.
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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:11 AM
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1. That's cool
where they together? Or did you meet them seperately?
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11 Bravo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:20 AM
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3. I encountered them seperately at the boxing venue.
I walked up to each of them and simply said, "Champ, I'd just like to shake your hand." Both of them couldn't have been nicer or more gracious.

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Gman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:54 AM
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9. I guess fortunately Ali didn't hear you call Frazier "champ"
He would have corrected you to use the word "chump"!
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Lancer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:12 AM
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2. Absolutely!
If I understand the "Palin Doctrine" correctly, I am now the Heavyweight Champion of the World.


Two times over!
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:22 AM
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4. Nice to meet you, Champ!
Didn't know we had such a big celebrity posting here.
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1awake Donating Member (852 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:24 AM
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5. according to her doctrine..
... I should be the next president.. having met with Bush Sr., Clinton (both), and Gore. Hell.. I should be a shoe-in!
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FourScore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:35 AM
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6. Wow. In '83, I was kissed on stage by Wilson Pickett!
Danced with him,too!:loveya:

Does that make me elligible for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? According to Palin's logic it should.
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Lochloosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:37 AM
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7. I met Jerry Garcia.
Can I be the official DU Hippie?
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Cosmic Charlie Donating Member (684 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 04:27 PM
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10. I will spin on the lawn while you play air guitar!
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H2O Man Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:43 AM
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8. On January 28, 1974,
I sat ringside at Madison Square Garden and watched their second fight. Hence, I am also the heavyweight champion of the world.

More, I was in the same row as Teddy Kennedy, making me a US Senator. Bill Cosby was nearby, as was Woody Allen. Therefore, I am also Dr. Huxtable, capable of defending my title against any and all Monster Chicken Hearts, without feathers.
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SoxFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 04:31 PM
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11. I met Johnny Pesky this summer
I want my 1946 AL Champs ring.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 04:33 PM
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12. I just got back from Costco and they had Santa displays up

So I am either CEO of Costco or Santa - depending which will be more useful in my next interview.
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grantcart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 04:33 PM
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13. I just got back from Costco and they had Santa displays up

So I am either CEO of Costco or Santa - depending which will be more useful in my next interview.
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ContinentalOp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 04:34 PM
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14. I met Al Gore once.
You all owe me royalties for inventing the internet.
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