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Grokenstein

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7. Aw, I liked Lawrence Welk.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 30, 2025, 10:49 AM

Jul 30

I mean, I probably wouldn't watch it today, but way back then we lived in the sticks, only had one channel, and it was either this or arguments that ended in violence. Believe me, Welk's show was something I looked forward to.

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Ok. I laughed out loud. Excellent!!! Srkdqltr Jul 30 #1

This one: Ocelot II Jul 30 #2

Woo hoo!! WestMichRad Jul 30 #4

Aw, I liked Lawrence Welk. Grokenstein Jul 30 #7

That's got a lot of stuff packed into it. erronis Jul 30 #10

I can relate. llmart Jul 30 #11

Whenever Grandma visited she *had* to watch Lawrence Welk, Ocelot II Jul 30 #14

Better than most everything on nowadays. BHDem53 Jul 30 #18

I lived with my grandma! But, grandpa liked all the westerns, so it balanced out. txwhitedove Jul 30 #19

We had to watch Lawrence Welk every Saturday night. House of Roberts Jul 30 #26

Thank you so much 3825-87867 JMCKUSICK Jul 30 #3

Utterly hilarious. Thank you. niyad Jul 30 #5

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Thanks. A good way to start the day. question everything Jul 30 #8

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Those were absolutely hilarious. llmart Jul 30 #12

These are great! Especially the one about the nightly news being scary. raccoon Jul 30 #13

Thanks for the fun! mdbl Jul 30 #15

Absolutely wonderful Grim Chieftain Jul 30 #16

Soooo funny! Thank you. chowder66 Jul 30 #17

Many laughs! sagetea Jul 30 #20

Awesome. Really LOL funny. riverbendviewgal Jul 30 #21

Lots of good laughs Marthe48 Jul 30 #22

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Thanks orangecrush Jul 30 #24

Love this collection Picaro Jul 30 #25

Excellent 👍👍 TommieMommy Jul 31 #27

Excellent malaise Jul 31 #28

Great collection! 70sEraVet Jul 31 #29