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I spent most of my seventh grade summer dehydrated, green-tongued, and smelling like a Malaysian whorehouse.
Aisha Tyler
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Aisha Tyler
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 18
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Aisha Nilaja Tyler
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