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And I don't think Johnny Carson was taunting Tiny Tim in that way that Cos describes.

My take on it was that the Cos considers Ozzy to be crippled like Tiny Tim (from Charles' Dickens A Christmas Carol) and that to laugh at him is to laugh at his poor condition.

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My take on it was that the Cos considers Ozzy to be crippled like Tiny Tim (from Charles' Dickens A Christmas Carol) and that to laugh at him is to laugh at his poor condition.

Ozzy is crippled. And laughing at him is to laugh at another's misfortune.