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70sEraVet

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8. I just checked out a video of that contest, and you are right, DD!

Reply to DavidDvorkin (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 16, 2025, 10:28 AM

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I guess I had heard late-night comedians making fun of that pull-up, and hadn't researched it.
Glad you found it funny, even though it was misleading.

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