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		stavros on Nov 25, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 33 Questions But, then again, so would "I am John Doe and live in 23 Maple Road, Kentucky, US, 12345, Apartment 1a", that's why the post office uses it.

lmm on Nov 25, 2013 [–]

You can't identify everyone in the world that way though. There are people with the exact same name living in the same house, and there are people who don't have a postal address.

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