Yes a story from 1989 and you don't think that would affect his thinking nowadays. Fine.
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“I used to drive an 18-wheeler, man,” then added, “I got to.”
IOW "I got to" .... "drive an 18 -wheller, man".
Boy you don't want to compare SleepyJoe's vs Doofus's all-time whoopers do you? :D