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Nobody had a better sense of humor than my friend Dolly Parton

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We lost country queen Dolly Parton on Tuesday. I knew Dolly well. Here’s some of the things she told me over the years:

In 2022: “I often get up 3 a.m. because God gets up early.”

Years earlier: “My husband calls me Catfish.”

One of my favorites from 1989: “My idea of a heavenly Christmas is being in bed with my husband with no phone calls for five days.”

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Another time, “I know what it’s like to be dropped.”

Recently, it was: “Like me, 86th Street is getting a makeover.”

And so you know: “I refrigerate my wigs.”

She could laugh at herself:

“My Christmas gift will be to Our Lady of Unbelievable Proportions.”

“My chestnuts won’t roast by any open fire.”

Dolly Parton: An American great and a great American

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