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Ski boots are the worst. Solid plastic. They'll be around till the sun goes supernova.

Douglas Coupland

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Douglas Coupland
Age: 62
Born: 1961
Born: December 30
Artist
Designer
Fashion Designer
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Screenwriter
Sculptor
Writer
Douglas Campbell Coupland
Sun
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Skis
Boots
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Plastic
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