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1 posted on 10/15/2019 3:35:40 AM PDT by Bratch
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A man held in high regard by the millions of members of E Clampus Vitus!


2 posted on 10/15/2019 4:10:24 AM PDT by CarmichaelPatriot (Recovering Kalifornian...)
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To: Bratch

I love watching the history guy. Interesting story.


3 posted on 10/15/2019 4:26:00 AM PDT by FreedomOfExpression
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There is also a 1956 episode of ‘’Death Valley Days’’ about Norton.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0556605/


5 posted on 10/15/2019 4:31:23 AM PDT by Theodore R.
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Gavin “Emperor Norton” Newsom. Just about right. History kinda repeats itself...no?


6 posted on 10/15/2019 4:34:48 AM PDT by Getready (Wisdom is more valuable than gold and diamonds, and harder to find.)
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To: Bratch

First read about this in an old Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon.

Reality is that he was just some harmless mentally ill pseudo-homeless dude in San Fran that people humored because it was cheap entertainment I guess. Far better than the type they attract today.


9 posted on 10/15/2019 5:52:05 AM PDT by VanDeKoik
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