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senseandsensibility

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Tue Sep 23, 2025, 01:05 PM Sep 23

As I was saying..... [View all]

I just watching Peter White, an entertainment reporter on MSNBC, and he had a great idea for Jimmy Kimmel's return tonight. He reminded the viewers that Jack Paar was once suspended for a risque joke he told in the sixties.

When he came back after his suspension, he began his monologue with "As I was saying...."

Great idea! No apologies, not back and forth, no change of tone. Just okay, I'm back and I will continue as I have been. Humble boasting in a way. Because in spite of efforts to spin this, make no mistake. WE WON THIS ONE!

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As I was saying..... [View all] senseandsensibility Sep 23 OP
Paar's joke was about water closet. Hard to believe he got suspended for that. rsdsharp Sep 23 #1
Really? senseandsensibility Sep 23 #2
If I remember correctly, he actually said WC. rsdsharp Sep 23 #3
Great video senseandsensibility Sep 23 #4
Well, I was 8 and my butt was in bed when this went down, so. . . rsdsharp Sep 23 #6
Thinking the same thing. edbermac Sep 23 #5
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