Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories—those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.

—Russell Baker

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Russell Wayne Baker (August 14, 1925 – January 21, 2019) was an American journalist, narrator, writer of Pulitzer Prize-winning satirical commentary and self-critical prose, and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Growing Up (1982). He was a columnist for The New York Times for 36 years, and hosted eleven seasons...

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    Inanimate objects are classified scientifically into three major categories - those that don't work, those that break down and those that get lost.