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" Most time capsules, when they're unearthed, are really awful. There's nothing good in them. "

Douglas Coupland

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" I think half the people who get married now have met online. If I think about all the people in my life who married - they met online, online, online. And it makes sense if you think about it, because you fill out this form of 35 things that really define you and - bam - look, you've got two people who match. It works. "

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