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Prescient George Wallace joke tonight (10/8/16)


Comedian George Wallace made a joke about a guy who was acquitted of murdering his wife because his defense was that he was going home to get his gun. A little creepy that one of the other guests tonight was Robert Blake.



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Another surreal moment was when Carol Wayne was laughing at Johnny saying something about age and Johnny said don't laugh you'll be 45 someday.

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Blake was acquitted (cleared of any charges). Wallace was so young, always liked him.

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Blake's wife was shot while she sat in their car outside a restaurant the couple had just visited. Blake was acquitted because his defense was that the murder had occurred while he returned to the restaurant to get his gun, which he had forgotten.



I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

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