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What does "it isn't all that, I know, crazy" mean?

Here is an extract from The Vampire Diaries:
[Elena and Bonnie are driving to school in Bonnie's car.]

BONNIE: So Grams is telling me I'm psychic. Our ancestors were from Salem, witches and all that, I know, crazy, but she's going on and on about it, and I'm like, put this woman in a home already! But then I started thinking, I predicted Obama and I predicted Heath Ledger, and I still think Florida will break off and turn into little resort islands. . .Elena! Back in the car.

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Saeed Gharaati
Feb 27, 2013
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"witches and all that" means that Bonnies ancestors were witches, with all the usual implications that accompany that status.

"I know, crazy" should probably be set off with dashes -- like this -- instead of commas, for clarity. It is an aside that interrupts the sentence. It basically means, I know that you think what I am saying is crazy, and I agree that it is crazy, but... (here's the rest of it)

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Mike
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