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Magnum, SMH

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Who could possibly sully the sainted memory of Thomas Magnum, fictional private investigator and iconic 1980s bon vivant? All 45 of these guys, apparently.

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Matthew Gilley
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Who could possibly sully the sainted memory of Thomas Magnum, fictional private investigator and iconic 1980s bon vivant? All 45 of these guys, apparently.

Here's a quick hit in case you don't want to follow the link: Bachelor partygoers decided they would take in a baseball game in Detroit between the Tigers and the Chicago White Sox. All 45 partiers (if only I were so well-liked) dressed as television's best-known Detroit Tigers fan, Magnum, P.I. The fellows must have left their Higginses behind because they weren't on their best behavior (hijinks during a bachelor party—perish the thought!). Eventually, the Tigers brass kicked all 45 Tom Selleck doppelgängers from Comerica Park.

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