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I don't necessarily self-identify as a writer, 'cause it implies a certain level of intelligence.

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Michael Ian Black
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: August 12
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Super excited about things I'm going to do never excited about things I'm actually doing.
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I feel no obligation to teach my readers anything, to impart any sort of wisdom, to teach any sort of lesson, to instill any sort of morality. All I'm trying to do is make them and their parents laugh.
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