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" I wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and I wasn't the biggest, so I got real good at running my mouth and making people laugh and using humor as a way to not get into fights. "

Rob Riggle

Laugh

People

Mouth

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Rob Riggle

Chance

You

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Rob Riggle

Know

Love

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Rob Riggle

Holiday

Own

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Rob Riggle

Want

Try

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Rob Riggle

Commitment

Admire

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