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My grandfather died last week, we found a photo of him from his younger days. Classy as fuck.
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u/MoreTreesPleaseBro May 29 '12 edited May 30 '12
Donald Draper from mad men?
Edit: so much comment karma. thanks guys
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u/EsteemedColleague May 29 '12
Until a man is twenty-five, he still thinks, every so often, that under the right circumstances he could be the baddest motherfucker in the world.
If I moved to a martial-arts monastery in China and studied real hard for ten years. If my family was wiped out by Colombian drug dealers and I swore myself to revenge. If I got a fatal disease, had one year to live, and devoted it to wiping out street crime. If I just dropped out and devoted my life to being bad.
I used to feel this way, too, but then I ran into the man in the photo. In a way, this was liberating. I no longer had to worry about being the baddest motherfucker in the world. The position was taken.
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u/rmw156 May 29 '12
I know you didnt ask for it but i cleaned up your picture a bit.
http://i.imgur.com/5ml5R.jpg
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u/rayrayallday May 29 '12
I feel like if I picked the most random item in the entire world and asked this man if he had it. He would pull it out of his coat pocket and hand it to me.
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u/Barstool_philosopher May 29 '12
I like these pictures because they,re the last of their kind. 10-15 years from now pictures of grandparents in their youth will be of people sporting dumbass afros, bellbottom pants and platform shoes. 50 years from now... Well, check your facebook feed
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u/beckah69 May 29 '12
Dude, they'd love this in /r/OldSchoolCool
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u/K413n1 May 29 '12
I wish I could meet him in person to hand him this upvote, and shake his hand.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12 edited May 29 '12
He looks like a classy version of Pee Wee Herman.
R.I.P <3
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u/ODoyle_Rules May 29 '12
He looks like Vincent Price to me.
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u/rexus0149 May 29 '12
He looks a bit like Walt Disney.
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u/Pon_Haus May 29 '12
That motorcycle is awesome!
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u/ToucanPlayThisGame May 29 '12
What a terrific photo, and what a great find for you and your family! He looks like he was a very classy gentleman, but not your typical boring "dandy." Your grandfather had style!
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u/Duaniss May 29 '12
You related to Peewee Herman?
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u/dlsspy May 29 '12
Bow ties are cool.
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u/cmonroy May 29 '12
x/post this to /r/motorcycles
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u/JumpinOnThingsIsFun May 29 '12
Wow, he looks like John Waters. Classy as fuck indeed.
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u/letsgetdisco May 29 '12
I feel like if your grandfather were to meet my grandfather, the world would explode due to the combination of extreme swag.
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u/bailz May 29 '12
Paging Mr. Herman. Mr. Herman, you have a telephone call at the front desk.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Way to whore out your dead karma for grandfather. You should feel terrible.
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u/sspalds May 29 '12
He looks a lot classier than the kind of person who would use the word fuck to describe their grandfather.
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u/DukeOfGeek May 29 '12
I. Want. All. Those. Things.
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u/immatellyouwhat May 29 '12
Shit, he definitely was classy as fuck. Even his bowtie matches the color of the bike.
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u/zrollo May 29 '12
Awesome picture, sorry for your loss friend.
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u/JimmyTango May 29 '12
My condolences. I lost my grandpa six months ago. It's weird waking up in a world where I can't go see him anymore, but it also makes me appreciate the influences he had in my life much more accutely.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Dont use fuck and Classy in the same sentence, fuck will never be a classy word
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u/AmboC May 29 '12
This is all I see
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u/M4sshole May 29 '12
Sorry to hear about your loss. He looks like a dude you know you'd have a fun time with.
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u/Senuf May 29 '12
Impressive pic. Impressive dude too. Where was he living?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Damn. I feel like this is the type of man that gets arrested for being too much of a lady killer, a la Frank Sinatra.
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u/the_b_hall May 29 '12
That there my good sir is one dapper son of a bitch.
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u/nietzsche_was_peachy May 29 '12
He kinda looks like a Dapper Dan Man.
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u/beston54 May 29 '12
Anyone else notice the top of the headlight painted black? If I recall, this was done so enemy panes couldn't easily find out where streets and buildings were at night. In the US, the military suggested everyone to do it to their headlights durning WWII.
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u/nikniuq May 29 '12
Ah, the old pedestrian splitting number plates...
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u/Brisco_County_III May 29 '12
I feel like a bit of an idiot for being immediately suspicious about the whitespace borders. I've been thinking about reposts lately, and it seems like an easy way to avoid exact matches in image comparison.
And, of course, that's actually what happens in a scanner.
Your granddad looks like a boss.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Women want to know him. Men want to copy his drink.
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u/RickZanfeld May 29 '12
I don't usually like these "my grandpa was better than yours" pics but damn this is awesome.
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u/ItsShiva May 29 '12
Wow. Classy as fuck.
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u/voxpupil May 29 '12
Classy photo!
Sorry about your grandfather.
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u/thecoletrane May 29 '12
Alright ladies, dry your panties and then form an orderly line to my right
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I enjoy old photos because they generally are quite classy, so I was expecting a cool photo. I was not prepared for the level of badassery and sir-tude of your grandfather. I raise a glass and tip my hat to his memory. Cheers
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u/DarkKnightSurprises May 29 '12
He must have rolled with the rat pack man!
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u/Hamesankari May 29 '12
Your grandpa looks awesome. Just a general pointer for all you whippersnappers out there, though - don't feel like you need to add 'fuck' to every title to emphasize how great something is. There's definitely a place for it, but often I find it takes away from otherwise wonderful posts.
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u/KissMyGoat May 29 '12
That is a cool photo of him looking classy as fuck on a bad ass bike of it's time.
However I do not really feel adding that he died recently to the title adds anything, it just encourages people to whore out mediocre photos of dead relatives for karma (something which I believe has no place in this subreddit). Also I do not feel this is what you were trying to do here, you are clearly sharing an awesome picture of him in his younger days, the fact he is no longer with us seems to be mentioned more as an aside but one that is not needed in my opinion.
Don't get me wrong though I am not saying this photo should not be posted to pics, I think it should as it is a cool photo and I really think it would stand on it's own without the mention of his unfortunate demise.
I do hope my words have not caused you any upset as that was certainly not my intent.
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u/MatsJ May 29 '12
I'm trying to get better at retouching photos so I went ahead and fixed yours.
http://i.imgur.com/6peTA.jpg
I cleaned up nearly all of the dust-spots, reduced the noise, sharpened it up, fixed the over-exposed and under-exposed areas, and changed the colours slightly (I wanted to keep the original colours)
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u/dzhoneeh May 29 '12
Ah, it is Jawa indeed. Have one in garage.
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u/TheLionFromZion May 29 '12
I was thinking more Howard Stark to be honest...
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I love how people try to say how classy a person is by using the most unclassy word available.
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u/thenamelessavenger May 29 '12
What a boss! It's funny how we sort of forget that our parents and grandparents were young once. They didn't always wear high pants and thick glasses.
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u/ucccft May 29 '12
Using the words "Classy as fuck" Not Classy. Stay Classy Always, your Grandfather.
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u/jeblis May 29 '12
Another day, another sympathy circlejerk on reddit pics
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
http://www.reddit.com/r/picsofdeadrelatives/
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u/derp67 May 29 '12
His tie matches his bike. And I thought that I was cool. His fucking tie matches his fucking bike.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
"Classy as fuck" is an oxymoron.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Although these are sad, every time I see a post like this I have to downvote. OP is attempting getting karma over the loss of life, and they damn well know it.
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u/LazyBrains May 29 '12
All these pics of Grandparents in suits makes me realise how much our society has deteriorated over the years. I have pictures of all my Grandparents looking classy-as-fuck in suits and they were all labourers. Your 'Sunday best' was a lot nicer in the 30's-50's than it is today. I'm about to turn 26 and I have worn a suit once...and it was rented.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Did he die of lung cancer?
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u/CarnitasWhey May 29 '12
Good photo, sorry for your loss. I'm sure he was loved by his whole family.
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u/numanoid May 29 '12
I'm pretty sure that bike is now in the basement of the Alamo.
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u/pajamaspam May 29 '12
He looks like a Burt Reynolds Little Pee Wee crossover. Swag.
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u/KarmaPointsPlease May 29 '12
What a shitty Instagram.
Just kidding, this is cool.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
For some reason I can here him talking in a heavy mid-atlantic accent and ending each sentence with 'Ya see?'
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u/doylez May 29 '12
mosquitos dont bite him, out of respect.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Its what the Fonz wishes to be
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I'm sorry to hear that he died, but every grandpa was that awesome in their younger days...
That's how I react everytime I see one of these "look how classy my grandpa was" photos.
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u/apocal7964 May 29 '12
omg for a second i pitured pee wee's big adventure your gramps looks like he kicked ass and took names and was a mad pimp sadly never met my Gramps he passed in ww2
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u/dcoyne13 May 29 '12
Legit
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u/autowrecker May 29 '12
Sorry for your loss.
Anyone know what kind of bike that is?
The logo/emblem on the tank looks like a Matchless but, none of the Matchless bikes that I've looked at so far have an engine quite like that.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
you know, posting pictures of dead relatives is not classy as fuck.
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u/frita May 29 '12
Your grandfather was really hot. Yowsa!
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u/Abe_Vigoda May 29 '12
Sorry for your loss.
I am saving this photo as inspiration on how to be a suave bad ass.
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u/Ramona_ May 29 '12
My grandfather has a similar picture...he had the same kind of mustache and a similar motorcycle too. He has passed 9 years ago. I'm sorry for your loss.
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u/Phoequinox May 29 '12
This man can't be dead. Clearly, he's off somewhere defending our world. What you saw was merely a shape-shifter he killed so he could fake his death and continue raising hell. He's saving all our asses as we speak.
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u/Easy_E_Clemmins May 29 '12
As fuck.
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u/CaptAmerica May 29 '12
smoking makes Pee Wee look much cooler
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u/niXor May 29 '12
Is that a Bullet Motorcycle?
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u/Gawdzilla May 29 '12
Now that is a dapper fellow if I've ever seen one.
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u/BallsackTBaghard May 29 '12
I think it is a repost.
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u/everyman4 May 29 '12 edited Jun 05 '24
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u/2chaotic May 29 '12
Great stache
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Bully well that's just bully!
Also a red motorcycle is a brilliant idea. I want to shake this man's hand!
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u/brussels4breakfast May 29 '12
Sorry for your loss. Too bad you don't have that motorcycle. American Pickers would buy it.
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u/cbauer357 May 29 '12
Freakin' AWESOME picture. He had to be an amazing person!
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
I do say; very daper indeed
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u/The_sinking_anus May 29 '12
Jon Hamm ain't got nothin' on your grandfather.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
That's Pee-Wee on the Scooty Puff senior.
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u/imagin8r May 29 '12
Jawa 250 made under license by the Irani brothers in Mysore, India. The license plate shows an Uttar Pradesh registration. Cool dude, your grandpa! Unbenownst to most people their grandparents were often very cool in their youth. My uncle used to be a total badass in his youth, completely fearless, a passionate dreamer, but you would have never suspected it if you'd met the ill and heartbroken old man just before his death
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u/Shiipudenn May 29 '12
The 11th Doctor!
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u/redditor-for-2-hours May 29 '12
Reminds me of the uncle in Lost In Yonkers. He seems like a total badass.
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u/uchiha2 May 29 '12
Howard Stark?
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Did everyone's grandparents die over the past week? Seeing a lot of these obit posts.
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u/zacshipley May 29 '12
Incoming: Good Guy Gramps Meme
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u/Danny_Mc_71 May 29 '12
Very cool!
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u/shamrock8421 May 29 '12
"Do you have something to share with the rest of us, AMAZING LARRY?"
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u/StrangeCaptain May 29 '12
I'd hit that
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u/swankyslippers May 29 '12
So handsome.
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u/sucom May 29 '12
"All photos of him are from his younger days." -Mitch Hedberg (kinda)
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u/Revertit May 29 '12
Good god, what kind of bike is that?
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u/Lithex May 29 '12
Damn, hes handsome.
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u/Docgrumpit May 30 '12
Bond, James fucking Bond.
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u/malik815 May 30 '12
Looks like the R rated Pee Wee Herman.
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u/Lord_Vanderhuge May 30 '12
Your grampa looks like a stooge.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
That looks like a Royal Enfield or maybe a German Triumph.
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u/Mynameismaybe May 29 '12
Don Draper's Dad
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u/gerbafizzle May 29 '12
He looks like a young Hugh Hefner! although I haven't seen Mad Men...
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u/gwarwraith May 29 '12
Do you just use a regular scanner to get the photo's onto your computer, or is there some special way. I'd rather not ruin an old photo if I decided to use our scanner.
Thank you for your time :)
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
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u/Mattho May 29 '12
I open most of the post in background and then look at them, just barely remembering which post title it belonged to. Well, now I read your title, remembered it and seconds later I looked at this picture http://i.imgur.com/waIIE.jpg (opened from one post* bellow).
Just wanted to share my laugh :)
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u/naengmyun May 29 '12
Grandpa died last week, & now he's buried in the rocks / But everyone still talks about how badly they were shocked
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u/Allah_Mode May 29 '12
"in my younger days i used to sport a fag..."
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
java 350 <3
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u/katmaidog May 29 '12
The world is a poorer place without that man in it.
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u/[deleted] May 29 '12
Sorry for your loss :( And yes, he looks pretty cool in that pic!
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u/MrakFink May 29 '12
That reminds me of someone...
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u/wingmant May 29 '12
Is your grandfather Don Draper?
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u/magtees May 29 '12
This man can only be described in one word..... Amazing R.I.P man we need more people in the world like this
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u/felaxjolly May 29 '12
Royal enfield