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"My latest brainstorm is to get the signs into liquor stores. This isn’t as crazy as it sounds."
“AA Intergroup, this is Kenneth, how may I help you?”
“What I want to know is why I have to go to Florida and pay $500 before you can help me!”
“What are you talking about, man?” I said to the caller. “This is AA. It’s free if you want it. I’m a volunteer answering the phone. I don’t want your money!”
“Well I just called your 800 number and they told me I had to make a $500 down payment and get an assessment at your center in Florida!”
“I don’t know who you called buddy, but it was not Alcoholics Anonymous!”
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