“Blinkin Aaahhhh, you lost your arms in battle, but you grew some nice boobs (Blinkin gropes the Venus De Milo statue left behind after creditors take away Loxley Castle)”

—  Mel Brooks

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American director, writer, actor, and producer 1926

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