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Two wet noodles here. Hot tubbing finally. Y'll at the reunion know Kaypers and I talked ourselves into a coma ridding home, ate, then passed out. Neither of us on forum at all and will be hot tubbing till she has to eat and then back in. Sorry for absence. My Notebokk still in car. She'll catch up tomorrow when she gets home. Haven't even read, sorry. No words to describe one of the most amazing experiences for both of us. The reason so amazing was all the most amazing peeps in the world and how it was if we were instant best friends, all the moment we met.
Love and hugs, Nana and Feisty
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Love and hugs, Nana and Feisty
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LOVE the pictures and hearing about the blast you all had! I knew you would. Whatever the date and the place for next year's REO family reunion, I'm THERE!!
It is very difficult to refill a Reo bottle while hammering down the road at 85+; i know these things! I must ask Papaw how he does it but i imagine he's sensible and stops! I need that self-driving Google car.
But i have a cunning plan - hence trying to wean HRH onto the Mini!
I shall plan better in future - but i am used to just doing things and hoping for the best. It's not often it works i hasten to add.
T
But i have a cunning plan - hence trying to wean HRH onto the Mini!
I shall plan better in future - but i am used to just doing things and hoping for the best. It's not often it works i hasten to add.
T
Good looking bunch of Reo-folks! Man I wish I could've been there. And Scott you look like you belong on "Sons of Anarchy"!
Just got Kaypers off. Some little tears here.Will so miss her. Heading home for a nap.
Love and hugs, Feisty Alice
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G'day fellow Reonuts:
First chance to get on the computer since the Great Vape Bash and Food Tasting Extravaganza in Ardmore. For those of you who didn't get to attend and are wondering if it would have been worth the effort let me assure you that you would not have been disappointed. (Okay, I was there so it goes without saying that you would have had a better time if I hadn't made an appearance but even so you missed out on meeting a group of interesting, intelligent, creative and fun people... along with a foreigner and a SMURF, although no one has yet explained to me why this particular SMURF wasn't blue but I assume it had something to do with the flatland. Apparently their color is dependent on altitude.
Not being one that's much for parties or social gathering I went into with the pleasure bar set rather low, that being that if I didn't kill anybody I'd consider the event a success. I'm happy to report that I didn't kill anybody, (the thought of killing Clyde crossed my mind several times, not because I don't like him, on the contrary I found him to be most intelligent, humorous, knowledgeable about vaper subjects to the nth degree and in general an absolute pleasure to spend time with, I just thought about killing him because he's a lawyer and it'd be fun to kill a lawyer. I look at it as a public service), to the contrary, I found that I had an absolutely enjoyable time.
There are those who may feel that I am exaggerating the pleasant experience because they know Kay was there but you must take into account that I am used to operating under adverse conditions and am able to make the best of hazardous conditions.
In truth, Kay added an element to the festivities that simply couldn't have been achieved by anybody but... well, Kay. It just wouldn't have been the same without her, although after the second visit from the Park Rangers and one visit from the local police department we did need to have a quiet talk with her. Some might call it an intervention but I hesitate to go that far. Once we were able to disarm her and throw the bullets in the lake the rest of the weekend went relatively smoothly... relatively.
Scott showed up dressed as a billboard what with his Reosmods.com T-shirt and towing a little red wagon with a blinking neon sign that read; WINNERS SUCK ON A REO! (I'm not sure that was Robert approved but it pretty much got the point across. I think it would have been just a tad more effective if he hadn't spent the entire day vaping on an e-Go T but then again you people know how I feel about flatlanders so maybe that was normal.) I will tell ya one thing, that man can wrap a hell of a coil and do it in about 12 seconds, the only problem is he'd refuse to give you back your rba after he wrapped the coil. I lost 4 ERA's before I caught on to his little scheme. (Anybody have any ERA's they wanna sell?)
As much fun as everyone was having there was one constant complaint that tended to but a damper on things... the glare from Rob's, (Ratman), head kept giving everyone a headache. Yes, yes, he is my kind of guy, a real man, (well, as close as you can get to one while still being a flatlander), and engaging enough to spend an entire weekend with without getting bored but that damn glare has got to go. Perhaps we could take up some sort of collection and buy him a hat, or at least enough paint to coat his dome.
I did notice one flaw in Ratman's character though, he is less than 100% truthful. We talked about his public profession but he neglected to say anything about his extraordinary talent in the world of magic. He probably thought that I wouldn't figure out his little secret but it is obvious to even the most casual observer. One merely has to glance at his beautiful and gracious wife, Julie, and know that the only way he could of attracted her is through magic... most likely Black Magic. (It's such a pity... she could have do so much better. Some mysteries in life just can't be explained.)
One of the highlights was getting to meet JCOkie, (Jan). It is rare, nay, it is unheard of for a beautiful AND intelligent woman to actually remain in the same building with me much less actually talk to me. (Perhaps she was sick and having an off day.) I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed talking with Jan, a purveyor of knowledge to the mush minded youth of Oklahoma. (Had I had teachers that looked like that when I was in school I'd have paid a lot more attention and not turned out to be the ignorant slug that I am. Is it too late to re-enroll?)
For those of you who think Trunker, (Jim), talks funny in print, you should hear him in real life... it's actually quite nice. There's something dignified about someone who speaks the Queen's English and still get's his point across... albeit it make take him seven or eight times to make himself understood it still added class to the joint. Of course all of us guys would have been happy to have just sat there and stared at it beautiful wife, (SMURF or HRH, take your pick), but Trunker insisted on distracting us by talking. Rud damn foreigner.
Lest you think I forgot, we have our dear Feisty Alice. For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting her may I suggest that a journey of a thousand miles, crawling naked, over broken glass would not be too high a price to pay. (I might suggest either flying or driving but crawling over the broken glass will still get you there.)
Alice, and Kay, made it easy for us all to have an outstanding time. Lets face it, Clyde came up with the idea and Alice ran with it. (Pretty normal, lawyers point out a problem, let other people find the solution then they end up taking credit for it by charging you 33!/3%. That'll buy a lot of wick and wire.)
Alice behaved herself for most of the weekend, that is until one of the Canadian Geese that frequented the floating dock decided to honk all night whilst we humans were trying to get some sleep. I must say that I way a little taken aback when our animal loving Alice, replete in leopard skin bathrobe, (Real fur, not faux), and fuzzy rabbit skin slippers stormed out of her bedroom, threw open the glass door, pulled a small caliber pistol from her bra holster and blew that stupid goose right out of his little webbed feet. (I was proud of her... and the goose was delicious.)
So, if the occasion should arise that you have the opportunity to attend a Reo Vape Meet, make every effort to do so, if it is anything like the one I had the pleasure of attending you'll be very glad you did.
Oh, BTW... has anyone seen my Koa Reo... I seem to have misplaced it. All I remember is I set it down then some intense glare blinded me and when my vision cleared I couldn't find it. Must have been sun spots.
Jack
First chance to get on the computer since the Great Vape Bash and Food Tasting Extravaganza in Ardmore. For those of you who didn't get to attend and are wondering if it would have been worth the effort let me assure you that you would not have been disappointed. (Okay, I was there so it goes without saying that you would have had a better time if I hadn't made an appearance but even so you missed out on meeting a group of interesting, intelligent, creative and fun people... along with a foreigner and a SMURF, although no one has yet explained to me why this particular SMURF wasn't blue but I assume it had something to do with the flatland. Apparently their color is dependent on altitude.
Not being one that's much for parties or social gathering I went into with the pleasure bar set rather low, that being that if I didn't kill anybody I'd consider the event a success. I'm happy to report that I didn't kill anybody, (the thought of killing Clyde crossed my mind several times, not because I don't like him, on the contrary I found him to be most intelligent, humorous, knowledgeable about vaper subjects to the nth degree and in general an absolute pleasure to spend time with, I just thought about killing him because he's a lawyer and it'd be fun to kill a lawyer. I look at it as a public service), to the contrary, I found that I had an absolutely enjoyable time.
There are those who may feel that I am exaggerating the pleasant experience because they know Kay was there but you must take into account that I am used to operating under adverse conditions and am able to make the best of hazardous conditions.
In truth, Kay added an element to the festivities that simply couldn't have been achieved by anybody but... well, Kay. It just wouldn't have been the same without her, although after the second visit from the Park Rangers and one visit from the local police department we did need to have a quiet talk with her. Some might call it an intervention but I hesitate to go that far. Once we were able to disarm her and throw the bullets in the lake the rest of the weekend went relatively smoothly... relatively.
Scott showed up dressed as a billboard what with his Reosmods.com T-shirt and towing a little red wagon with a blinking neon sign that read; WINNERS SUCK ON A REO! (I'm not sure that was Robert approved but it pretty much got the point across. I think it would have been just a tad more effective if he hadn't spent the entire day vaping on an e-Go T but then again you people know how I feel about flatlanders so maybe that was normal.) I will tell ya one thing, that man can wrap a hell of a coil and do it in about 12 seconds, the only problem is he'd refuse to give you back your rba after he wrapped the coil. I lost 4 ERA's before I caught on to his little scheme. (Anybody have any ERA's they wanna sell?)
As much fun as everyone was having there was one constant complaint that tended to but a damper on things... the glare from Rob's, (Ratman), head kept giving everyone a headache. Yes, yes, he is my kind of guy, a real man, (well, as close as you can get to one while still being a flatlander), and engaging enough to spend an entire weekend with without getting bored but that damn glare has got to go. Perhaps we could take up some sort of collection and buy him a hat, or at least enough paint to coat his dome.
I did notice one flaw in Ratman's character though, he is less than 100% truthful. We talked about his public profession but he neglected to say anything about his extraordinary talent in the world of magic. He probably thought that I wouldn't figure out his little secret but it is obvious to even the most casual observer. One merely has to glance at his beautiful and gracious wife, Julie, and know that the only way he could of attracted her is through magic... most likely Black Magic. (It's such a pity... she could have do so much better. Some mysteries in life just can't be explained.)
One of the highlights was getting to meet JCOkie, (Jan). It is rare, nay, it is unheard of for a beautiful AND intelligent woman to actually remain in the same building with me much less actually talk to me. (Perhaps she was sick and having an off day.) I absolutely, thoroughly enjoyed talking with Jan, a purveyor of knowledge to the mush minded youth of Oklahoma. (Had I had teachers that looked like that when I was in school I'd have paid a lot more attention and not turned out to be the ignorant slug that I am. Is it too late to re-enroll?)
For those of you who think Trunker, (Jim), talks funny in print, you should hear him in real life... it's actually quite nice. There's something dignified about someone who speaks the Queen's English and still get's his point across... albeit it make take him seven or eight times to make himself understood it still added class to the joint. Of course all of us guys would have been happy to have just sat there and stared at it beautiful wife, (SMURF or HRH, take your pick), but Trunker insisted on distracting us by talking. Rud damn foreigner.
Lest you think I forgot, we have our dear Feisty Alice. For those of you who have not yet had the pleasure of meeting her may I suggest that a journey of a thousand miles, crawling naked, over broken glass would not be too high a price to pay. (I might suggest either flying or driving but crawling over the broken glass will still get you there.)
Alice, and Kay, made it easy for us all to have an outstanding time. Lets face it, Clyde came up with the idea and Alice ran with it. (Pretty normal, lawyers point out a problem, let other people find the solution then they end up taking credit for it by charging you 33!/3%. That'll buy a lot of wick and wire.)
Alice behaved herself for most of the weekend, that is until one of the Canadian Geese that frequented the floating dock decided to honk all night whilst we humans were trying to get some sleep. I must say that I way a little taken aback when our animal loving Alice, replete in leopard skin bathrobe, (Real fur, not faux), and fuzzy rabbit skin slippers stormed out of her bedroom, threw open the glass door, pulled a small caliber pistol from her bra holster and blew that stupid goose right out of his little webbed feet. (I was proud of her... and the goose was delicious.)
So, if the occasion should arise that you have the opportunity to attend a Reo Vape Meet, make every effort to do so, if it is anything like the one I had the pleasure of attending you'll be very glad you did.
Oh, BTW... has anyone seen my Koa Reo... I seem to have misplaced it. All I remember is I set it down then some intense glare blinded me and when my vision cleared I couldn't find it. Must have been sun spots.
Jack
Oh my goodness! I've been waiting to hear from you since when we got home Jack. That's exactly how I remember the whole weekend as well! It was great to meet everyone and I had a wonderful time. It was like visiting with family without the annual fistfight in the backyard. One of the greatest things was getting a great big hug from Alice, Kay and Jack when we first walked in the door. This must happen again. I know Clyde said we should make it an annual event but I don't know if I want to wait that long!! And by the way Jack, I did see your Koa Reo, I actually caught a picture of the perp with it.
OMG! Jack is back! Let me just say, he really IS a writer (not just here ^^^) and I'm reading his book now. I'll also say that there's at least a grain of truth in every paragraph (above) he has written about the family reunion. Ha. There are a few things that he may have embellished (or at least put his own spin on) but for the most part, he pretty much nailed it.
It was a PERFECT weekend. I think it was so perfect and so full of good things that it's just hard to write it all out.....where to begin? I'm glad that Jack finally jumped in with his "version."
From the moment I walked in the door (late...I never thought that it would take me 3 hours to get there just because Google Maps SAID it would....Turns out maybe I should have taken the turnpike option after all....) Anyway, from the minute I walked in the door, it really DID feel like a family reunion. Ratman and OkieNurse and I know each other because we live in (basically) the same town and have met up quite a few times....they've had me to their house for dinner, even. And Clyde and Sterno have come to Tulsa a couple of times for Vapor Kings vape meets, so we had met. Nothing strange that we should have felt like old friends. But I'd never met Alice, Kay, Jack, or Trunker and Smurf, so you would expect a LITTLE bit of that initial sense of meeting new people. But, noooooo.......!!! It immediately felt like I'd known these people for years.
Every little detail of the whole weekend (at least the part I was there for) just fell into place and felt so natural and so comfortable that it really was incredible. No amount of planning ahead could have created the sense of family that prevailed. We all sat around a huge table (two pushed together) filled with vaping paraphernalia and bottles of juice, and talked and talked and talked. During all of Saturday afternoon, there was a constant rotation of cooks rotating from the table to the stove to the oven to the sink and back to the table. There was always somebody stirring something, checking the oven, washing dishes in the sink, loading the dishwasher, or fixing him/herself a drink or getting a cup of coffee. There were big bowls of snacks and there were big bowls of "goodies" that were up for grabs....syringes, unwanted juices, cartos, attys, zipper cases, empty bottles, flashlights, drip tips..... Everybody was so generous. Several copies of Jack's book (Cherish the Magic by Gioacchino (Jack) Giampapa) were lying around (Who knew??? I need to visit the REO Lounge more often!!!)
About the time supper was ready, Trunker and Smurf had to leave.....to go EAT (go figure!!!)....so we said bye to them and proceeded to have an impromptu FEAST. The most incredible part about that is that with little to no coordination about who would bring what, we ended up with a perfect meal that was cooked up by about six or eight different people. I'm telling you, it was a charmed weekend.
After dinner Clyde and Scott (eat and run!!!) left....hugs all around....but before he left, Clyde declared it the "First Annual REO Family Reunion".....and we all agreed we're going to start planning the "Second Annual....." NOW.
I could write as much as Jack did about every single person, but he really did cover it. Kay is delightful....the life of the party (rivaling Jack for that title); Alice is a shining diamond.....she is just like you'd imagine her from her posts.....only even better in person. And she's one of the most generous, big-hearted people I've ever met. After everyone else had gone to bed, Alice, Jack and I sat at the table until 3:00 a.m. cussing and discussing the woes of the world....keeping the early-to-bedders awake (I think) for hours. Ha.
I don't know what happened on Sunday morning before I got up, but I know Jack had to leave early. After the rest of us got up and around, Ratman and OkieNurse treated us to an awesome breakfast (using the HUGE stock of food that Alice provided!!) under the conditions that those who weren't on the cooking crew (the two of them) would do the clean up (the rest of us.) Very symbiotic.
Seems like it took hours to haul all the "stuff" out (we really nested in) to the cars....and we all dawdled, not really wanting the weekend to be over. I pondered the weekend all the way home which made the drive home seem fast. It couldn't have been better in any way. But NEXT year.....it will be just as good because we're going to have LOTS more Reonauts in attendance. Right, gang?
It was a PERFECT weekend. I think it was so perfect and so full of good things that it's just hard to write it all out.....where to begin? I'm glad that Jack finally jumped in with his "version."
From the moment I walked in the door (late...I never thought that it would take me 3 hours to get there just because Google Maps SAID it would....Turns out maybe I should have taken the turnpike option after all....) Anyway, from the minute I walked in the door, it really DID feel like a family reunion. Ratman and OkieNurse and I know each other because we live in (basically) the same town and have met up quite a few times....they've had me to their house for dinner, even. And Clyde and Sterno have come to Tulsa a couple of times for Vapor Kings vape meets, so we had met. Nothing strange that we should have felt like old friends. But I'd never met Alice, Kay, Jack, or Trunker and Smurf, so you would expect a LITTLE bit of that initial sense of meeting new people. But, noooooo.......!!! It immediately felt like I'd known these people for years. Every little detail of the whole weekend (at least the part I was there for) just fell into place and felt so natural and so comfortable that it really was incredible. No amount of planning ahead could have created the sense of family that prevailed. We all sat around a huge table (two pushed together) filled with vaping paraphernalia and bottles of juice, and talked and talked and talked. During all of Saturday afternoon, there was a constant rotation of cooks rotating from the table to the stove to the oven to the sink and back to the table. There was always somebody stirring something, checking the oven, washing dishes in the sink, loading the dishwasher, or fixing him/herself a drink or getting a cup of coffee. There were big bowls of snacks and there were big bowls of "goodies" that were up for grabs....syringes, unwanted juices, cartos, attys, zipper cases, empty bottles, flashlights, drip tips..... Everybody was so generous. Several copies of Jack's book (Cherish the Magic by Gioacchino (Jack) Giampapa) were lying around (Who knew??? I need to visit the REO Lounge more often!!!)
About the time supper was ready, Trunker and Smurf had to leave.....to go EAT (go figure!!!)....so we said bye to them and proceeded to have an impromptu FEAST. The most incredible part about that is that with little to no coordination about who would bring what, we ended up with a perfect meal that was cooked up by about six or eight different people. I'm telling you, it was a charmed weekend.
After dinner Clyde and Scott (eat and run!!!) left....hugs all around....but before he left, Clyde declared it the "First Annual REO Family Reunion".....and we all agreed we're going to start planning the "Second Annual....." NOW.
I could write as much as Jack did about every single person, but he really did cover it. Kay is delightful....the life of the party (rivaling Jack for that title); Alice is a shining diamond.....she is just like you'd imagine her from her posts.....only even better in person. And she's one of the most generous, big-hearted people I've ever met. After everyone else had gone to bed, Alice, Jack and I sat at the table until 3:00 a.m. cussing and discussing the woes of the world....keeping the early-to-bedders awake (I think) for hours. Ha.
I don't know what happened on Sunday morning before I got up, but I know Jack had to leave early. After the rest of us got up and around, Ratman and OkieNurse treated us to an awesome breakfast (using the HUGE stock of food that Alice provided!!) under the conditions that those who weren't on the cooking crew (the two of them) would do the clean up (the rest of us.) Very symbiotic.
Seems like it took hours to haul all the "stuff" out (we really nested in) to the cars....and we all dawdled, not really wanting the weekend to be over. I pondered the weekend all the way home which made the drive home seem fast. It couldn't have been better in any way. But NEXT year.....it will be just as good because we're going to have LOTS more Reonauts in attendance. Right, gang?
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Why oh why couldn't any of my many husbands given me sooo much pleasure and brilliance??!!! I'd still be married!!!
I', too, need a few days to digest the whole indiscribably incredible experience so I'm just gonna catch up here and look at the pics already posted and be flooded with the memories.
But I will say that i'm now in love with way too many people to for it to be legal and socially acceptable cuz it includes women, too!!!
I', too, need a few days to digest the whole indiscribably incredible experience so I'm just gonna catch up here and look at the pics already posted and be flooded with the memories.
But I will say that i'm now in love with way too many people to for it to be legal and socially acceptable cuz it includes women, too!!!
Sheesh. I would have loved to been able to attend.
DW needs $14K in dental work, so I'll continue this two job suck-fest for the foreseeable future (no paid time off weekend jobbie).
Thanks for sharing the pics and stories, tho.
DW needs $14K in dental work, so I'll continue this two job suck-fest for the foreseeable future (no paid time off weekend jobbie).
Thanks for sharing the pics and stories, tho.
welll...I just wrote about a fifteen long paragraph description of my week long experience....clicked advance to correct any misspelling... I thought....lost the whole damn thing... I think I need a little more sleep....
Damn, so sorry. We'll be patient and look forward to your most excellent first, but not the only, story about the weekend. BTW.... I'm exhausted. Bet you are, too.
Kissies, Feisty
Caesar, The Dog Whisperer, can only in his dreams experience a more balanced pack than what we had this weekend!!!!
I'm not going to even attempt to describe the weekend as others have so eloquently started "trying" to explain our experience. It was so amazing no words can fully describe but many beautiful words have been posted to give you a glimpse into our unbelievable experience. Just a start folks.... It was damn close to a religious experience (if one leans that way).
Imagine a successful hive without the need for soldiers and no stings. The moment anyone crossed the threshold they instantly integrated themselves into the hive.
I was beyond mental and physical exhaustion before Kay entered my frenzied world Wed morning. I could not have made it to and through the weekend without her most exceptional organizational skills and all the work she put in. Her lists were invaluable. Kaypers packed everything and loaded the car while I was frantically running around gathering stuff up.
I did appoint myself Queen Bee (It wasn't hard with so many exceptionally talented worker bees who merrily and effortlessly took care of all of us.) and planted my .... on a stool moving only for an occasional potty break or to drag myself to and from the bed.
Amazing food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only thing I would change would be chairs instead of the tall stools. I'll plead dumber in that I didn't notice till way late that Kaypers had put a sofa pillow on her stool. Dumb Broad Feisty. But, let it be known that the larger houses that sleep 18 have a giant table that seats 18 in regular chairs.
So looking forward to REO REUNION Two. Waiting till next year will be hard.
I love all you most incredible peeps more than I can express.
Love and hugs, Feisty Alice
BTW.... Damn Scott, I never did get the celery hearts out for you. Guess I'm gonna have to come up for an overnight and fix ya some stuffed celery hearts, grab Clyde, and hit one of those great restaurants you two frequent.
I'm not going to even attempt to describe the weekend as others have so eloquently started "trying" to explain our experience. It was so amazing no words can fully describe but many beautiful words have been posted to give you a glimpse into our unbelievable experience. Just a start folks.... It was damn close to a religious experience (if one leans that way).
Imagine a successful hive without the need for soldiers and no stings. The moment anyone crossed the threshold they instantly integrated themselves into the hive.
I was beyond mental and physical exhaustion before Kay entered my frenzied world Wed morning. I could not have made it to and through the weekend without her most exceptional organizational skills and all the work she put in. Her lists were invaluable. Kaypers packed everything and loaded the car while I was frantically running around gathering stuff up.
I did appoint myself Queen Bee (It wasn't hard with so many exceptionally talented worker bees who merrily and effortlessly took care of all of us.) and planted my .... on a stool moving only for an occasional potty break or to drag myself to and from the bed.
Amazing food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Amazing people!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only thing I would change would be chairs instead of the tall stools. I'll plead dumber in that I didn't notice till way late that Kaypers had put a sofa pillow on her stool. Dumb Broad Feisty. But, let it be known that the larger houses that sleep 18 have a giant table that seats 18 in regular chairs.
So looking forward to REO REUNION Two. Waiting till next year will be hard.
I love all you most incredible peeps more than I can express.
Love and hugs, Feisty Alice
BTW.... Damn Scott, I never did get the celery hearts out for you. Guess I'm gonna have to come up for an overnight and fix ya some stuffed celery hearts, grab Clyde, and hit one of those great restaurants you two frequent.
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Oh, yeah, the goose was most excellent. I'll take credit only for procuring it.
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