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juggling of little rubber balls as well as what he referred to as "anti-juggling" of helium-filled balloons – and completely won over the seen-it-all crowd. *** Back onstage, the juggling fool Davis admitted that "I have a hard time finding the words to express how articulate I really am." The audience went crazy. "You should get out more," he advised them. He also popped little balls into both cheeks and did an uncanny Nixon imitation.
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