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Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at (...)
Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at (...)

Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at (...)

Date5/31/1992
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  • Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at (...)
  • Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Brown's Line, Etobicoke. Segin says the routine is part of a long-standing joke but she isn't saying what it is. Nor is Smith.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Veteran Des Smith, 66, gets a gander at Shelly Segin's knees yesterday during Veterans Appreciation Day at Branch 101 of the Royal Canadian Legion at Lake Shore Blvd. W. and Brown's Line, Etobicoke. Segin says the routine is part of a long-standing joke but she isn't saying what it is. Nor is Smith.
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