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The first thing I said to myself on 9/11 was, 'There go our civil rights.' I found out by comparing notes later that George Carlin and I both said that at the exact same time. That's the first thing that popped into our head.

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Penn Jillette
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: March 5
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