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Learn how to cook a (effing) omelet. I mean, what nicer thing can you do for somebody than make them breakfast? You look good doing it, and it's a nice thing to do for somebody you just had sex with.

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Anthony Bourdain
Age: 61 †
Born: 1956
Born: June 25
Died: 2018
Died: June 8
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