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There was a very active forum as well where the Grand Poobah aka Daniel Pinkwater participated with enthusiasm.
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There was a very active forum as well where the Grand Poobah aka Daniel Pinkwater participated with enthusiasm.
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There was a very active forum as well where the Grand Poobah aka Daniel Pinkwater participated with enthusiasm.
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Then there’s Pete, a k a Poobah, one of the show’s little people you can see him in action here, who’s been doing this so long that illusion has blurred into reality: “I tell people that Pete has appeared in 37 motion pictures and over 200 television shows, which is quite an exaggeration,” Ward says, “but Pete has heard this so many times he now actually believes it.”
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Then there’s Pete, a k a Poobah, one of the show’s little people you can see him in action here, who’s been doing this so long that illusion has blurred into reality: “I tell people that Pete has appeared in 37 motion pictures and over 200 television shows, which is quite an exaggeration,” Ward says, “but Pete has heard this so many times he now actually believes it.”
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SIEGEL: The Grand Poobah, Sean Greenwood, has been working for Ben & Jerry's for more than 20 years.
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SIEGEL: The Grand Poobah, Sean Greenwood, has been working for Ben & Jerry's for more than 20 years.
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Mr. SEAN GREENWOOD (Grand Poobah of Public Relations, Ben & Jerry's): On my business card, it says grand poobah of public relations.
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Want a fast track to Grand Poobah status in your fave airline?
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Mr. SEAN GREENWOOD (Grand Poobah of Public Relations, Ben & Jerry's): On my business card, it says grand poobah of public relations.
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