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Ham's substantial, ham is fat. Ham is firm and sound. Ham's what God was getting at When He made pigs so round.

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Roy Blount, Jr.
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 4
Musician
Writer
Indianapolis
Indiana
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Ham
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Pigs
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