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It seems that every generation needs its public, tweedy, literary personality to sell its consumer electronics. To whatever degree I can live up to the Plimptonian legacy, I am humble and proud.

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John Hodgman
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: June 3
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John Kellogg Hodgman
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