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I tied a bunch of balloons to a beach chair and tried to float up to heaven. *begins to weep* There's no heaven, and birds tried to kill me! *shrivels up*
Thom Yorke
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Thom Yorke
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: October 7
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Thomas Edward Yorke
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