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I ache for the touch of your lips dear, but much more for the touch of your whips dear.
Tom Lehrer
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Tom Lehrer
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 9
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Mathematician
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Singer-Songwriter
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New York City
New York
Thomas Andrew Lehrer
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