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When I hear young people today complain about being bored - and the things that keep them from being bored are generally exclusively videogames and/or computer pastimes - I just try to encourage them to go outside.
Nick Offerman
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Nick Offerman
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: June 26
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Nicholas David Offerman
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