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By the time they're ready to be thrown away, most shoes are thoroughly comfortable
Andy Rooney
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Andy Rooney
Age: 92 †
Born: 1919
Born: January 14
Died: 2011
Died: November 4
Journalist
Screenwriter
War Correspondent
Writer
Albany
New York
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If you get murdered because you go on a date with someone you met on the Internet, you probably deserved it.
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