Marina Abramović
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Long hair, big nose, large ass.
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Funny, loyal, genuine.
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I’m a very happy, fat, bald bloke who sounds like a pirate.
Brave, naughty, diligent.
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Ignorance and rudeness. Decency and a please and thank you cost nothing.
A Porsche 911 Turbo.
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