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You know who you remind me of? The kid cop in Lethal Weapon 3. You know, the one who says, 'it's my twenty-first birthday today', and right away you know he's dead meat?

Jennifer Crusie

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Jennifer Crusie
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 17
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