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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Colbert wishes us a happy Halloween!

I was happy to see Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report recognize our delightful hobo upbringing. Quote from tonight's show:

"You know what I call trick-or-treaters? Pre-hobos."

at 11:32 PM

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