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Ball And Chain

One might imagine that being a wedding photographer is a fairly pleasant job, where one is surrounded by happy people. Commentator John Rosenthal discovered, though, that is not always the case. He describes a wedding where the groom's buddies put a ball and chain around his ankle. The groom thinks this is hilarious, until the bride demands he take it off or she will call off the wedding.

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