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I was made to believe that my life was going to be fixed and it wasn't. I'm still the same loser who had flown to Los Angeles on my sister's frequent flier miles just six days before.

Mike Birbiglia

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Mike Birbiglia
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 20
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