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The only thing that bothers me is if I'm in a restaurant and I'm eating and someone says, 'Hey, mind if I smoke?' I always say, 'No. Mind if I fart?
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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