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This guy owns Ikea?
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4-14-2008 12:20 PM
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ratilfar
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Makes sense in a weird sort of way!
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4-14-2008
4:36 PM
boniface
Guess he hasn't gotten the news: "You can't take it with you!" All that money and he doesn't even enjoy it, amazing.
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