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it's really mysterious what folk find funny.
for example, once upon a time, gallagher had a career.
the center of this career, as i imagine you remember, was that he would hit a watermelon with a sledge hammer.
people would laugh and laugh.
"he hit that watermelon with a sledge hammer," they would say, wiping away tears.
once i remember gallagher was on hollywood squares.
he had his own square and no-one wanted to select him because they knew that if they did, he would hit a watermelon with a sledge hammer.
"he is going to hit a watermelon with a sledge hammer if either contestant picks him," viewers said.
so he sat there, being gallagher----and because he was gallagher and nothing other than gallagher, no-one picked him.
some think this was a turning point.
eventually, gallagher became an object of nostalgia, but he wasnt invited to many nostalgia shows because...well....he was still gallagher and nothing other than gallagher and you know how cheap those nostalgia shows are.
in the meantime, adam sandler had developed a movie career.
and so the mysteries piled higher and higher.
i wouldn't worry, pan.
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