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Originally Posted by Ecuadog
I think I learned that expression while working on the Brooklyn waterfront when I was a teenager. I like it. It has served me well over the decades.
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Originally Posted by Two Bills
I coulda been a contender.
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Ahhh... One of my favorite movies. A great movie. I also like it because my father's friend (a real contender) was in it. His character threw the beer can that hit the priest, Karl Malden, in the head.
Abe Simon fought Joe Louis twice for the heavyweight title.