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Martinis are like breasts, one isn't enough, and three is too many.
Herb Caen
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Herb Caen
Age: 80 †
Born: 1916
Born: April 3
Died: 1997
Died: February 1
Journalist
Sacramento
California
Herbert Eugene Caen
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