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People always say pop culture. As if we have some high culture to distinguish it from.
Fran Lebowitz
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Fran Lebowitz
Age: 73
Born: 1950
Born: October 27
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Morristown
NJ
Frances Ann Lebowitz
Robert Paine Cook
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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.
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