# How did you like the old movie Patch Adams (1998)? We finally watched it, for the first time

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> [@smilingbandit](#):
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> The actual Dr. Adams is a much better person…

I don’t know about that. [Dr. Adams once visited the grocery store where my SO worked as a cashier.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celebrities-are-known-for-being-jerks-that-are-not-named-chevy-chase/919839/132)

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