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Was Uncle Earl a nickname?
"Uncle Earl" (so-named because of his relatives, including nephew and U.S.
Senator Russell Long.
How did he feel about the nickname?
once joked that one day the people of Louisiana would elect "good government, and they won't like it!.

Question: What is a popular anecdote?
Self-contained rewrite: What is a popular anecdote about Earl Long?