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GusBob

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6. I grew up in Green Bay, it gets a little deeper

Reply to WiVoter (Original post)

Tue Oct 7, 2025, 09:48 PM

Oct 7

Back then if you saw a black guy in town he played for the team. It is still a blue collar and redneck town

But Vince had a gay brother, so he was wised up. He insinuated that he had a gay player on the team and knew and was ok with it

He also played golf at the bougie golf course there. Insisted on Native American caddies and tipped them huge

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