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The reason I said the Internet is dangerous is that a couple smart guys could hack into a computer and shut down the Eastern seaboard if they wanted to. It's a terrible, out-of-control thing.
John Mellencamp
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John Mellencamp
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: October 7
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