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I've noticed that when people are joking they're usually dead serious, and when they're serious, they're usually pretty funny.

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Jim Morrison
Age: 27 †
Born: 1943
Born: December 8
Died: 1971
Died: July 3
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Melbourne
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Mr. Mojo Risin'
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