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Lots of people have expressed consternation that I haven't gotten rid of Southern accent, but I just never saw any reason to lose the flavor that I grew up with. I enjoy saying some things with a Southern accent.

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Roy Blount, Jr.
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 4
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