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The Clerk Pulls Diehl’s Wooden Leg Practical Joke
A New Jersey shoe store tale centers on John Diehl of Gattenberg who jokes about a pair of shoes for his wooden leg. The clerk unwittingly pulls off the leg replacing it with the shoe, causing laughter and startled chaos as onlookers react. Diehl, amused, notes the gag and comments on the clerk’s caution for future mischief.
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John Diehl
Gattenberg
Dienl
Iva
Diehl
Aston Hill
N. J