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Recently I began to feel this void in my life, even after meals, and I said to myself, Dave, all you do with your spare time is sit around and drink beer. You need a hobby. So I got a hobby. I make beer.

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Dave Barry
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: July 3
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