This year, if Jell-O salad comes in the front door it will go right back out the back door with the garbage.

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One of the fire investigators, who had been standing by an open door in the living room, escaped moments before the oxygen-starved fire roared out of the room into the hallway a fireball that caused the corridor to go quickly into flashover as well, propelling the fire out the front door and onto the porch.

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But you know, one fantasy I have -- and the Secret Service, they keep looking at me because they think I might actually do it -- is to walk right out the front door and just keep walking. (Laughter.) Just go right over there and go into some shops, and stop and have some ice cream and -- yeah, go shopping.

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