"Damn,' someone behind me says. 'I was hoping we would get to scrape some Stiff pancake off the pavement later."

Violence, Humor, Expectation, Accident

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"Damn,' someone behind me says. 'I was hoping we would get to scrape some Stiff pancake off the pavement later."

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