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Plagiarize! Plagiarize, Let no one else's work evade your eyes, Remember why the good Lord made your eyes, So don't shade your eyes, But plagiarize, plagiarize, plagiarize... Only be sure always to call it please research.
Tom Lehrer
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Tom Lehrer
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: April 9
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New York City
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Thomas Andrew Lehrer
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