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I have an unfortunate compulsion. I really would rather not do it, as it is very nerve-wracking and un-fun. But when it works, there is nothing like it.

John Hodgman

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