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<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-250504" src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/ironsheikkk.jpg" alt="ironsheikkk" width="601" height="757" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="eager"></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I don’t know what it is but Virgil jokes make me laugh 100 out of 100 times.  Well played by the Sheik.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-250507" src="https://cdn.barstoolsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/virgillll.jpg" alt="virgillll" width="450" height="321" sizes="(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 776px" loading="lazy"></p>

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