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I was searching the Internet for video of the “Samoan Slap Dance” when I came across this video uploaded by good ol’ Mr. Bali Hai<\/a>. A nice memory to share.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was searching the Internet for video of the “Samoan Slap Dance” when I came across this video uploaded by good ol’ Mr. Bali Hai. 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