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April 1948

Bottoms Up!

According to D.L.B., of the Goshen, Ind., Group, two of his drunken friends finally decided to end a prolonged binge. They locked themselves in a hotel room and started talking things over. During the conversation one of the drunks passed out. His pal, thinking him dead, called the house physician. "This man isn't dead," the doctor said, "Have you men been drinking much?" "About three months," the drunk answered. The doctor asked: "Did your friend see anything strange before he passed out? You know--purple elephants, funny little men or snakes?" Came the reply: "That's a funny thing, Doc, all the things you mentioned were in here but he didn't see them!"

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