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Now I got a time machine at home. It only goes foreword at regular speed. It's essentially a cardboard box and on the outside I wrote time machine in sharpie.
Demetri Martin
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Demetri Martin
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: May 25
Comedian
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New York City
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Demetri Evan Martin
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It's hard to know what's gay in life. Boxing. That's two men fighting over a belt.
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