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created_at: '2012-01-09T11:24:53.000Z'
title: Whats Your Permanent Age? (2007)
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[Source](http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/03/whats_your_perm.html "Permalink to The Dilbert Blog: Whats Your Permanent Age?")
# The Dilbert Blog: Whats Your Permanent Age?
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