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" What kind of person would have a real craving for gummy worms? "
Steve Carell
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" Divorce is fairly common these days, and I think many times people disregard the emotional impact that divorce has on a couple and a family, because it happens so frequently. "
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" From cheesecake on a stick to meat skewers to deep-fried bananas on a stick - there are no plates anymore. In Los Angeles, everything has become a corn dog. Actually, corn dogs still work. But most other food should be stickless. "
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" I have no idea where my pathetic nature comes from. If I thought about it too long, it would depress me. "
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