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I always carry a pair of scissors around with me to cut things out of magazines.

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Sally Phillips
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: May 10
Actor
Actress
Comedian
Film Actor
Screenwriter
colonial Hong Kong
Sally Elizabeth Phillips
Carry
Cutting
Around
Always
Things
Scissors
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Magazines

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