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What happened?
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Me and Tiny had them cornered,
but we lost them in the shuffle.
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- Where were you guys?
- We was with you, at Rigoletto's.
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- Why, you stupid idiot.
- Boss, we'll get 'em after the banquet.
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They can't be too far away.
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Thank you.
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Thank you, fellow opera-lovers.
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It's been ten years since l elected myself
president of this organisation,
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and, if l say so myself,
you made the right choice.
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Let's look at the record.
ln the last fiscal year,
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we made $1 1 2 million before taxes.
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Only we ain't payin' no taxes.
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Of course, like in every business,
we had our little misunderstandings.
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Let us now observe one minute of silence
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in memory of seven of our members
from Chicago, North Side Chapter,