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I've got plenty of arthritis. But if you keep moving, it won't bother you that much. That's why old guys stiffen up. They forget they have to get out of their chairs and do something. You let the moss grow over, it's your own fault.

Dick Van Dyke

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Dick Van Dyke
Age: 98
Born: 1925
Born: December 13
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