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I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate - you should be able to walk on and live in your money. I had to give up the rugs because I'm allergic to mould.
Eric Idle
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Eric Idle
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
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I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them.
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I love being an older comic now. It's like being an old soccer or an old baseball player. You're in the Hall of Fame and it's nice, but you're no longer that person in the limelight on the spot doing that thing.
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