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2015.

I got touched.

You know what's crazy?

I no one ever learned the words of that song.

I thought I didn't know the words, but then as soon as I started singing, I kind of felt them rush back into my mind.

And they just kind of came out of my mouth.

Yeah, cats wrote that song.

These Scottish cats, Scottish cats.

Cats wrote that song because they love parties.

Okay, here's something from Jason.

Do you know something Jonathan Colton is my dear friend and I know him.

And what and and one time years and years ago, probably 22 years ago would be my guess.

We're over at my friend Charles Diggs's house.

Charles had recently gotten sober, having had his troubles with alcohol.

And we were supporting him by going over to his house to watch ET and drink a whole lot of diet, coconut fresco.

And there was a cat in the department in We're Grown Man.

And the cat, we had we had a whole bunch of saltines and the cat was just licking those saltines.

And we were making a note about how much that cat loves saltines.

And Charles said, well, you know how cats love crackers.

And Jonathan said, that's why we have that saying. He's happier than a cat and a cracker barrel.

And I think about it probably once a month and it still makes me laugh and informed as one of those moments where I learned how to make a joke.

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