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My friend Ronnie had cats when I first went to Los Angeles in 1983. And I would stay with Ronnie, like a futon, but in a frame.

And like underneath the frame on the floor, you could see like enormous tumbleweeds of cat hair.

And I had an asthma attack.

And I had to go to the hospital and get a shot of epinephrine from the doctors there.

And I said to my wife, I said, don't, we can't have cats ever.

We can't have cats.

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