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3sIn a tradition that dates back to...
4.24sfounding father jebediah Springfield, every May 10, local residents gather...
3.87sto drive snakes into the center of town and whack them to snake heaven.
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2.94sAfter exposing Alger Hiss,
1.97sHonorary Grand Marshal Richard Nixon...
3.87sgoes after another deadly hiss.
3.69sOh!
0.48sI-is Whacking Day over?
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2.65sThank you. Thanks for coming out.
2.99sIt's all so barbaric.
1.87sHey, kids, how was school?
3.12sI learned how many drams in a pennyweight. I got expelled.
2.49sThat's my boy.
2.64sMmm, beer. What?
2.05sLook, Dad, I don't need school.
3.5sI'll make my way as a bootblack. Shine your boots, guv'nor?
3.14sNo son of mine is gonna be a 19th-century cockney bootblack.
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