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Life... is like a grapefruit. It's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.

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Douglas Adams
Age: 49 †
Born: 1952
Born: March 11
Died: 2001
Died: May 11
Comedian
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Playwright
Science Fiction Writer
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Douglas Noel Adams
Douglas Noël Adams
Douglas N. Adams
Life
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Grapefruit
Orange
Breakfast
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