Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for July 31, 2010
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Transcript:
Girl: Dad, what nationality are we? Man: Well, you know scruffy? We're sort of like him. Girl: So we're the human equivalent of a german shepherd with a beagle face and dachshund legs? Man: Sad, but true.
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