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Gazillionaires don't worry about peons.
-- Johnnie Royale
Muppets Claim Another Victim
1998-12-16 17:00:00
You'll never see them running down the street armed with sawed off shotguns. Nor will you see them in a darkened alley holding a bloody knife (though I bet you would). But beware the Muppets. Their methods are far subtler, and they have a long victim list to prove it.
Their latest victim--Terrell Davis of Denver Broncos.
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