Sitting in my kitchen early on Father's Day, I pondered the ramifications of socking Michael Jackson in what's left of his surgically re-created nose.
But, the more time I actually spent thinking about Wacko Jacko, as the British Press so accurately dubbed him several years ago, the clearer it became that he is not entirely to blame for being the freak show he is today.
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