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by Norm Macdonald

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Who is Gabe in real life?

Boris The Spider Matthew you said it best, that is a great answer btw. Chasing hope and/or going on tilt.

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Are there swear words?

Christopher Here and there, not a lot. Are you comfortable with recreational morphine? Lot's o' that.…moreHere and there, not a lot. Are you comfortable with recreational morphine? Lot's o' that.(less)

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I enjoyed the book but I wish Norm would have explained how he seemingly got his hands on so much "recreational" morphine. I'd like some. Also, he never even hints at why he takes it, what it does for him , except get him high, and how long he's been on it, why he started, etc... Does anyone know what the deal was with his morphine use?

Brad I can't state it authoritatively but I don't really see Norm Macdonald as the type to use morphine. I am assuming it is a running joke in the book bas…moreI can't state it authoritatively but I don't really see Norm Macdonald as the type to use morphine. I am assuming it is a running joke in the book based on the Wikipedia-based allegation that he died from morphine use in his hotel room.

Norm wrote a tweet in 2018 saying, "I've never taken morphine. I chose it because I read the letters of Jack London, under the influence of Morphine." That comma is tricky, but Jack London died of a morphine overdose.

My own personal experience, knowing people who did morphine recreationally... I don't think you're 100% all there when you're doing it, it isn't a party drug, and you're certainly not handing out morphine for free unless you're extremely affluent. Either way... I don't think Norm ever did morphine recreationally, it's just another fabrication in a book of fabrications.(less)

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