Comedian Sam Mullins tells a story onstage about being in middle school, and throwing a party for his longtime childhood friend, who is also a girl. Sam sees the beach party as the perfect opportunity to impress a bunch of teenage girls in bathing suits. Only when the moment comes, things go so horribly wrong that Sam winds up half naked, injured and crying for his mom. (10 minutes)
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