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April 1991

Ham on Wry

"THE CURRENT FAD OF AA HUGS" isn't her style, admits this long-timer, and when a guy she hadn't met yet came up after a big meeting with his arms spread wide, she quickly stuck out her hand and said, "I'm a shaker, not a hugger." So he grabbed her hand and assured her, "Keep coming back. Those shakes will go away after awhile."

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