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I wasn't really aware they were a religious organization for quite some time. But my grandparents were very devout and ran a Quaker meetinghouse and were missionaries at one point.
Charlie Brooker
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Charlie Brooker
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: March 3
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I could worry that I'm going to bleed to death, you know, from cutting my finger on a sandwich packet, you know, if I sort of open a sandwich.
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My continuum? Blimey! For me,Black Mirror is all part of the whole.
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I saw The Twilight Zone for the first time when I was 12 or 13. I used to stay up late to watch.
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