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The comment riled up the Motor City, prompting the local ABC affiliate to briefly shelve Kimmel’s show.

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Regardless, the segments always ended the same way: the men in handcuffs, the audience riled up with moral righteousness and suspicion of their own neighbors.

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What riled him most were claims that a major road was blocked for hours for VIP guests, who reportedly included the Nepalese prime minister.

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He even riled up the crowd by shouting out to his "Latino fans", adding: "This fight is going to be stamped in the history books."

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Another ploy that is not against the rules - but riles up many - is the underarm serve.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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