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BlueKota

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15. I remember Robin Williams joke about Teddy Ruxpin

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 09:48 PM

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Saying it was creepy, and it was the type of toy that looked like it would come alive at night and say, "you must kill Mommy and Daddy." Looks like he wasn't far off.

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