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Old 11-22-2022, 11:08 AM   #16
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Group W - Since Thanksgiving is upon us, think
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What is the “group W bench” out of curiosity?
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What is the “group W bench” out of curiosity?
It's a reference to the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. The song is a talking blues song about Arlo's experience getting tested before being drafted into the military. It's hilarious. If I remember correctly, the draft classification "W" was unsuitable for the military.
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Old 11-23-2022, 06:46 AM   #18
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It's a reference to the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. The song is a talking
blues song about Arlo's experience getting tested before being drafted into
the military. It's hilarious. If I remember correctly, the draft classification "W"
was unsuitable for the military.
Ahh. I don't think there would even be a classifcation of unsuitability for me - back at 17 I was tripping over my own shadow and couldn't hear properly!

But, having come across you Barry, I've become quite....

'The Tire Whisperer'!

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Old 11-23-2022, 10:25 AM   #19
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It's a reference to the song Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie. The song is a talking blues song about Arlo's experience getting tested before being drafted into the military. It's hilarious. If I remember correctly, the draft classification "W" was unsuitable for the military.
That's got it.

Another one in the same genre which applies to me directly is Steve Goodman's "Do they still play the blues in Chicago?" (a.k.a., A dying Cub Fan's Last Request) which is possibly now more fitting than ever.

And it retains its relevance to the thread content since fans are now more "tired" than ever.
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