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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.

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Victor Borge
Age: 91 †
Born: 1909
Born: January 3
Died: 2000
Died: December 23
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København
Børge Rosenbaum
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You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
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I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.
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