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Aug 11th, 2005 at 11:46pm

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I found this and thought it was funny.

Aug 11 1984

Not realizing that his weekly radio address is already on the air, President Ronald Reagan quips into his live microphone: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes."

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Reply #1 - Aug 12th, 2005 at 4:54am

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2003: the year NH couldn't
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We understood the joke -- not sure they did: the whole USSR fell apart within the decade.
 
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