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Everyone over 50 should be issued every week with a wet fish in a plastic bag by the Post Office so that, whenever you see someone young and happy, you can hit them as hard as you can across the face.
Richard Griffiths
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Richard Griffiths
Age: 65 †
Born: 1947
Born: July 31
Died: 2013
Died: March 28
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North Yorkshire
Richard Thomas Griffiths
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