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doc03

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2. I remember that shot, I would have been in 2nd grade. I got it in a sugar cube

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 04:27 PM

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when I was in the Army. In the Army we got in line, when the guy in front of me stepped behind the curtain
anticipating one of those air guns he passed out cold over the sugar cube.

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I remember that shot, I would have been in 2nd grade. I got it in a sugar cube doc03 Sunday #2

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