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Born on the side of a hill?


I don't get why she says that!
I was born on the side of a hill? What?
Someone please explain!

But why are you wearing *these* clothes?
Because I just went gay all of a sudden!

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You have never heard jokes about people being born on the side of a hill? It's a VERY old joke. The theory is that people who are born on the side of a hill would have one leg shorter (closer to the top of the hill). Just imagine it.

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yea, that makes sense. when I first saw it though, I thought she was saying, "I was born of the side of a HEEL," which would be a play on words, referencing her broken heel. I guess either way would work

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I'd never heard that joke, but I still got the point of what she was saying. It's such a funnym cute moment!

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