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In Mexico an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well.
Len Deighton
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Len Deighton
Age: 95
Born: 1929
Born: February 18
Film Producer
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Science Fiction Writer
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London
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Leonard Cyril Deighton
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