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I went to the doctor. I said to him I'm frightened of lapels. He said, You've got cholera.

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Tim Vine
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 4
Actor
Comedian
Television Presenter
Writer
Timothy Mark Vine
Punslinger
Went
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Lapels
Cholera
Vines
Frightened
Doctor
Doctors
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