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--> "Arlo... [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories how many things in the world are eighteen minutes and twenty seconds long]]?"

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--> "Arlo... [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories how many things in the world are eighteen minutes and twenty seconds long]]?"long?"
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-->And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Littering." And they ''all'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards moved away]] from me on the bench there...

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-->And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay fifty dollars and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Littering." And they ''all'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards moved away]] from me on the bench there...
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* Officer Obie taking all that effort to document the crime of littering, up to and including [[InsistentTerminology twenty-seven eight-by-ten glossy color photographs]] of the crime scene [[spoiler: only to find out the judge presiding in the case is vision-impaired. In short, "Another case of American Blind Justice."]]

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* Officer Obie taking all that effort to document the crime of littering, up to and including [[InsistentTerminology twenty-seven eight-by-ten glossy color photographs]] of the crime scene [[spoiler: scene, only to find out the judge presiding in the case is vision-impaired. In short, "Another case of American Blind Justice."]]"
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* Officer Obie taking all that effort to document the crime of littering, up to and including [[InsistentTerminology twenty-seven eight-by-ten glossy color photographs]] of the crime scene [[spoiler: only to find out the judge presiding in the case is vision-impaired. In short, "Another case of American Blind Justice."]]
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* Somewhat related is a story he tells on his ''Live In Sydney'' album about one performance of the song where he forgot the words halfway through. He turned to his son Abe and daughter Sarah Lee, both of whom were in his band, and asked them if they remembered the next line, which they awkwardly admit that they didn't. After saving face with some ad libbing, Arlo takes his kids back stage and scolds them by saying "I know ''[[Music/WoodyGuthrie my]]'' [[Music/WoodyGuthrie dad]]'s songs!"

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* Somewhat related is a story he tells on his ''Live In Sydney'' album about one performance of the song where he forgot the words halfway through. He turned to Neither his son Abe and or his daughter Sarah Lee, both of whom who were in his band, and asked them if they remembered could help him recall the next line, which they awkwardly admit that they didn't.line. After saving face with some ad libbing, Arlo takes his kids back stage and scolds them by saying "I know ''[[Music/WoodyGuthrie my]]'' [[Music/WoodyGuthrie dad]]'s songs!"
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--> "Arlo... [[ConspiracyTheory how many things in the world are eighteen minutes and twenty seconds long]]?"

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--> "Arlo... [[ConspiracyTheory [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories how many things in the world are eighteen minutes and twenty seconds long]]?"

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* Arlo thinking that Officer Obie is going to give him a medal for being so brave and honest on the telephone. Hey, he didn't expect it, but that it even crossed his mind is hilarious.



** "'...and creatin' a nuisance!' And they all came back and shook my hand...!"



* Arlo is informed by Jimmy Carter's son Chip that Richard Nixon apparently owned a copy of the original ''Alice's Restaurant'' record. He's suddenly reminded of Nixon's infamous Watergate tape, which mysteriously omitted 18 minutes and 20 second of recording. Then he remembers how long "Alice's Restaurant" is, and his mind fills in the blanks...

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* On the 30th anniversary recording, Arlo is informed by Jimmy Carter's son Chip that Richard Nixon UsefulNotes/RichardNixon apparently owned a copy of the original ''Alice's Restaurant'' record. He's suddenly reminded of Nixon's infamous Watergate tape, which mysteriously omitted 18 minutes and 20 second of recording. Then he remembers how long "Alice's Restaurant" is, and his mind fills in the blanks...
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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down screaming "Kill, kill, kill", only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sergeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]

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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down screaming "Kill, kill, kill", only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sergeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]]]
* Arlo is informed by Jimmy Carter's son Chip that Richard Nixon apparently owned a copy of the original ''Alice's Restaurant'' record. He's suddenly reminded of Nixon's infamous Watergate tape, which mysteriously omitted 18 minutes and 20 second of recording. Then he remembers how long "Alice's Restaurant" is, and his mind fills in the blanks...
--> "Arlo... [[ConspiracyTheory how many things in the world are eighteen minutes and twenty seconds long]]?"
* Somewhat related is a story he tells on his ''Live In Sydney'' album about one performance of the song where he forgot the words halfway through. He turned to his son Abe and daughter Sarah Lee, both of whom were in his band, and asked them if they remembered the next line, which they awkwardly admit that they didn't. After saving face with some ad libbing, Arlo takes his kids back stage and scolds them by saying "I know ''[[Music/WoodyGuthrie my]]'' [[Music/WoodyGuthrie dad]]'s songs!"
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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down screaming "Kill, kill, kill", only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sargeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]

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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down screaming "Kill, kill, kill", only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sargeant Sergeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]
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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down, only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sargeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]

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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down, down screaming "Kill, kill, kill", only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sargeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]
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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down on the couch, only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and declare him to be suitable for military service.]]

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* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down on the couch, down, only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and a Sargeant declare him to be suitable for military service.]]
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-->And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Littering." And they ''all'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards moved away]] from me on the bench there...

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-->And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Littering." And they ''all'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards moved away]] from me on the bench there...there...
* Telling the psychiatrist that he wants to kill as a way to avoid the draft and jumping up and down on the couch, only for the psychiatrist to [[SpringtimeForHitler join him and declare him to be suitable for military service.]]
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* This moment during Arlo's induction ordeal:
-->And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanest father raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly 'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to me and said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?" And I said, "Littering." And they ''all'' [[EvenEvilHasStandards moved away]] from me on the bench there...

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