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@BrianStack153

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Writer, @ColbertLateShow Formerly at "Conan". @TheSecondCity Other stuff. @IUBloomington @UWMadison

Chicagoan in NY
Joined June 2014
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Just thought I’d re-post this old photo of our dog Darby being too lazy to get up when the mail was dropped on him through the door-slot.
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My neighbor’s “Skeleton Zoom” display rules.
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If they cancel the Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration, I feel bad for everyone who misses out on what everyone I know who’s ever been to it describes as one of the worst things they’ve ever experienced.
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Still one of my all-time favorite Onion headlines.
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6 years
Not much makes sense to me these days but at least Catherine O’Hara has her own Canadian postage stamp.
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2 years
I guess I’m not going anywhere for a while.
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“One of my best friends was killed by gun violence right around here...”
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HEAVY-HANDED METAPHOR ALERT
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A water fountain at the EPA backed up and started spewing sewage into the hallway
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“Oh, and in case you forgot, my Presidential campaign received 30 million dollars from the NRA.”
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6 years
Just spoke to Governor Rick Scott. We are working closely with law enforcement on the terrible Florida school shooting.
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Everything is terrible but my neighbor has a big dog named Maximus and just named his new tiny dog Minimus.
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5 years
And I demand that pizza have the same calories as lettuce.
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The Hill
5 years
Trump Org demands Judiciary committee stop its investigations of the company
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Couldn’t have been a bigger fan of these people as a kid and I’ve never grown out of it.
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I can’t remember who made this joke originally but I just thought of it again and it still makes me laugh: “He died doing what he loved: surprising tigers”.
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5 years
Everything is terrible but here’s a dog in a beekeeper outfit.
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I’m in complete awe of these people and their incredible courage.
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Breathtaking Russian defiance.
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Just imagine going back in time even three years ago and showing people this headline.
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3 years
Me when my younger co-workers discuss recent pop culture.
@YouglePost
Yougle Post
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Hello World, my name is Johnathon and i was born in 1832 Still going strong.. Love you all.. It was my birthday last month and i am 189 years old.
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There’s obviously a lot going on in the world but if you could spare a very quick little good thought for our boy Darby who’s having surgery today, we’d really appreciate it.
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I’m truly amazed that he’s never deleted this.
@LindseyGrahamSC
Lindsey Graham
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If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it.
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4 years
Hard to believe this was over 20 years ago. Sorry again, @AndyRichter .
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7 years
4 years sober today. Feels good. Thanks to all the people who've helped/inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are. ;)
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2 years
Possibly the least crazy photo ever taken of Klaus Kinski.
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4 years
Heartbroken to say we lost our beloved dog Darby today. Every day we had with him was a gift. He was the sweetest boy we could’ve ever asked for and we’ll love him forever. ❤️🐾❤️
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5 years
When I’m at a social gathering and see pigs-in-a-blanket.
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It just hit me that it was 25 years ago today that I started at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and gradually began creating the World’s Messiest Desk.
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4 years
Still one of the best Tweets ever.
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Katie Dippold
8 years
Tbt to Halloween when I dressed as the babadook but my friend's house had more of a grown ups drinking wine vibe
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Six years sober today. Feels really good. Thanks to all the people who’ve helped and inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are. ;)
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Twenty seven years ago this week, I started at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and gradually began creating the World’s Messiest Desk.
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@velodus Fun Fact: Every single thing Pierre talked about in these bits was something that he was genuinely annoyed about.
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6 years
Let’s never forget how those angry people burning Beatles albums in ‘66 insured that band’s immediate slide into total obscurity.
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Robert Smigel, Conan O'Brien, and Bob Odenkirk in Chicago to do "Happy Happy Good Show" onstage back in the summer of ‘88 during the WGA Strike.
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My neighbor may never top last year’s Halloween masterpiece but I look forward to seeing whatever she comes up with this year.
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My neighbor’s “Skeleton Zoom” display rules.
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This might be the least crazy photo I’ve ever seen of Klaus Kinski.
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4 years
Seven years sober today. Feels really good. Thanks to all the people out there who’ve inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are. ;)
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4 years
One day at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” years ago, I climbed out of the make-up chair as the legendary Walter Cronkite was walking in and said, “It’s an honor to have you here, Mr. Cronkite”, forgetting I was dressed head-to-toe as Frankenstein.
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What’s ya most awkward or interesting celebrity interaction you have had? Lol I have so many 😂
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Rest In Peace, M. Emmett Walsh, one of my favorite character actors. As Roger Ebert once said, “Any film with Harry Dean Stanton or M. Emmett Walsh in it is worth seeing.”
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3 years
I think about this Tweet a lot.
@scullymike
Mike Scully
4 years
When Trump dies, we better not hear one moment of reverence from media like “He was a colorful character that wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but he sure made things interesting.” Should be “America’s biggest piece of shit died today. Turning to sports...”
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5 years
Why didn’t anyone tell me about these jeans? I’ve been just a dude this whole time.
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8 years
Hey, maybe a thin-skinned, tax-dodging, narcissistic sociopath with zero political experience and a string of bankruptcies will surprise us.
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3 years
Eight years sober today. Feels really good. Thanks to all the people who’ve helped and inspired me along the way. I’m pretty sure some of you know who you are. ;)
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4 years
Still amazed we got out of there alive. Thankfully, the crowd hated us just as much as we hoped they would. I must say, Slipknot put on a really great show once we got the hell off the stage.
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“Wait, did I just pronounce it ‘Thigh-land’? Haha, wow, well we all make mistakes, right? Anyway...” -A President I might like and respect a little
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Happy Birthday to Stephen Colbert, seen here as one of The Beatles at @TheSecondCity in the early ‘90s.
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Just found out that one of my biggest comedy heroes has been Knighted. For real this time. Congratulations to Sir Michael Palin.
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Oh yeah, that’s why I fantasize about living in Woodstock, Vermont.
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3 years
Beautiful. I hope the Sandy Hook families get every cent he has or ever dreamed about having.
@SebastianMurdoc
Sebastian Murdock
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SCOOP: A Texas judge has ruled default judgements against Alex Jones and Infowars in two separate Sandy Hook cases. He will now be liable for all damages and a jury will now be convened to determine how much he will owe the plaintiffs.
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Just laughed remembering the time my youngest daughter was very little and she bumped into an elderly lady and said, “Sorry, old woman.”
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A friend of mine once spotted the late, great Phil Hartman just before a big audition she had and asked if he had any advice for her since she was very nervous. He replied with a smile, “We’re all scared to death and it’s part of our job to pretend that we’re not.” #PhilHartman
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The AMPTP is no match for the “Parks and Rec” gang. Don’t mess with Li’l Sebastian. #SAGAFTRAstrong #WGAStrong
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Nine years sober today. Very grateful to all the people who’ve helped or inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are. 😉
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Heartbroken that we had to say goodbye to our feisty little guy, Rigby, today. He made us laugh so much and we’ll love him forever. ❤️🐾
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4 years
I’ve literally cried with laughter every time I’ve looked at this Tweet. What a gift.
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One of the most Irish things ever said.
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Regina Kenney
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You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from. - Cormac McCarthy, 'No Country for Old Men'
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3 years
I can’t put into words how funny it is to me that this will be one of the most indelible images of our 45th President.
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Heartbroken that our beloved boy Banjo passed away unexpectedly tonight. He was as sweet as he was nervous and we’ll love him forever. ❤️🐾
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One of the stupidest things ever but we had fun doing it.
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Hahaha.
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6 years
5 years today and I still feel the same way. Thanks, everybody. ;)
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4 years sober today. Feels good. Thanks to all the people who've helped/inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are. ;)
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Just remembered that in the TV edit of “Caddyshack”, they changed Rodney Dangerfield’s last line from “Hey everybody, we’re all gonna get laid!” to the much creepier “Hey, everybody, let’s all take a shower!”
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4 years
I'll always be more grateful than I can say that I got to work with Conan for 18 years. He's obviously one of the funniest people on Earth and I wish him nothing but the best with his new show.
@Variety
Variety
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Conan O’Brien will end #Conan on TBS next June. O’Brien has also signed a deal with HBO Max for a new weekly variety series, though no premiere date has been set
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I love seeing very uncomfortable line readings by athletes or coaches in commercials and thinking, “That was the best take.”
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“Hey ladies, who wants to hear some Monty Python or SCTV sketches I nerdily memorized?” #ThrowbackThursday
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Just laughed remembering my friend/former co-worker Andres du Bouchet opening a stand-up set years ago on his phone, saying, “Sorry, gotta go, I’m doing a show. I love your work too. Thanks, the band Radiohead.”
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During my early days at "Conan", I had a dumb idea for Hamlet to French kiss Yorick's skull. I asked our late, great prop master Bill Tull, "There's no way you could make a tongue pop out of a skull, is there, Bill?" "No problem," he said. I still have it today. Happy Tulloween!
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I did not know until this morning that @kurtbraunohler once hired a skywriter to write “How Do I Land” in the sky above L.A. but now that I know that I'll certainly never forget it.
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Everything is terrible but I just saw a CBS News story about an alligator named Chance the Snapper.
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Just heard Fauci say that yesterday in Melbourne, Australia where everyone wears masks in public, they had ZERO new cases of COVID. When I think about what was possible here with good leadership and sensible behavior, I just want to scream or cry.
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Chris Farley, Jill Talley, Bob Odenkirk, Holly Wortell, and Tim Meadows in the original “Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker” sketch at @TheSecondCity back in ‘90. #ThrowbackThursday
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I bet this guy will never have to buy another beer in Boston the rest of his life.
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ICYMI: A fan threw Giancarlo Stanton's home run back onto the field ... and hit him with it 👀
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Joe Flaherty and John Belushi at @TheSecondCity in the early ‘70s.
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Ten years sober today. Thanks to all the people who’ve helped and inspired me along the way. I think some of you know who you are.
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Wow, it honestly never occurred to me that he practiced these moves beforehand but of course he did.
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David Byrne practicing his moves for Stop Making Sense
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Years later, I’m still sorry about this little mishap, @AndyRichter . #ThrowbackThursday
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In any sane world, this would obviously disqualify anyone from being President.
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Chris Hayes
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TRUMP WENT TO BEDMINSTER AND EXPOSED STAFF AND FUNDRAISER ATTENDEES WHEN HE ALREADY KNEW HE HAD COVID!?! WHEN HE WAS ALREADY SYMPTOMATIC AND RECEIVING TREATMENT!
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I can’t believe they called my one-man show “self-indulgent and pretentious”.
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Service dogs attend theater performance as part of training
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Self-awareness can be a beautiful thing.
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President Warren Harding, who died tomorrow 1923, had privately said, “I am not fit for this office and never should have been here”:
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Wardrobe department Polaroid of Amy Poehler as Andy’s Little Sister at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” back in ‘97. #FlashbackFriday
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Debbie Reynolds, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor perform "Good Morning" in the classic "Singin' in the Rain".
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Andrew Weinberg at “Late Night” years ago as the rejected X-Men character, Shoeverine. One of the stupidest ideas I’ve ever been proud of. #FlashbackFriday
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Wardrobe photo of Amy Poehler as “Andy’s Little Sister” at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” back in ‘97. #ThrowbackThursday @smrtgrls
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From the late, great Kurt Vonnegut. I love this so much.
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Just had a flashback to a nice homeless guy who used to walk quickly around Old Town in Chicago, miming his hand on an imaginary steering wheel. One day, he turned to me with a wink and said, “Most people think I’m driving a truck but I’m really flying an airplane.”
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Just remembered this insane conversation I had with a complete stranger on the Hudson Line train one morning years ago: HIM: “Headin’ into work?” ME: “Yeah, how about you?” HIM: “I won’t lie to you, man. I’m goin’ to a live sex show.”
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Even on the worst days, it helps to remember that on “Hey Ladies” the Beastie Boys rhymed “tomfoolery” with “Chuck Woolery”.
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Steve Carell, Scott Allman, Stephen Colbert, and Dave Razowsky as The Beatles at @TheSecondCity in Chicago back in the early '90s.
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Thanks to the wonderful people at North Shore Animal League and my friend/co-worker @WynnHarrison , we brought a new member of the family home today and we love him already.
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My daughter Colette did this drawing of our old dog Darby and it’s one of the best Christmas gifts I’ve ever gotten.
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Just heard a guy in a business suit say into his phone, “You had a chance to make cash fucking money.” This was at Chipotle.
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Tonight is my last show with "Conan" after 18 yrs. I'll always be more grateful than I can say to him and all the other great people here.
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My wife just found this photo of our much-loved old dog Darby and our little guy Rigby when he was a puppy. All of Rigby could fit in Darby’s head.
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I certainly expected better leadership from a guy with a failed line of mail-order steaks.
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Happy to introduce this sweet, mischievous new member of the family…Holly! Thanks so much to her kind foster mom Marjorie and the other wonderful folks at Happy Dog Rescue in Memphis.
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Just saw a guy at Newark Airport with a “Carmela Soprano” t-shirt. Not “The Sopranos”, just Carmela. You gotta love the specificity.
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I was lucky enough to work for Conan for 18 years and I can say with absolute certainty that he would NEVER use a joke not written by him or his writing staff. Anyone who doubts that for a nanosecond doesn’t know him.
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I can’t believe that guy who gets $500,000 a year from the coal industry didn’t do the right thing.
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I guess it’s true that all married couples eventually start looking alike. Happy 25th Anniversary to my wife, Miriam. ❤️
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Happy Birthday to the great Catherine O’Hara.
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Not much makes sense to me these days but at least Catherine O’Hara has her own Canadian postage stamp.
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I love his expression, like “You GUYS! You SHOULDN’T have!”
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