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Gourmet: Usually little more than a glutton festooned with credit cards.

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Sydney J. Harris
Age: 69 †
Born: 1917
Born: September 14
Died: 1986
Died: December 8
Journalist
London
England
Sydney Harris
Cards
Credit
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Food
Littles
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Glutton
Gourmet

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