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That Mario you see now is not the real Mario. He's a stand-in, a doppelganger. The true Mario fled sometime after the travesty known as Mario Party 4 was forced upon the general public. The question's been, where did he go? Reader Thanius found out:
Me and my girlfriend went to Calabria, Italy for our vacation this year. We were strolling around in the old parts of the town Tropea where we stayed, when suddenly we walk past this stand. It seems that Mario has retired from the plumbing-/salvation-/karting-/sports-/cameo-/whatever-business and started his own candy/crappy toy-stand.
I must congratulate Nintendo, because that new guy they got to replace Mario looks EXACTLY like him.
