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Old December 30, 2002, 02:11   #1
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Old December 30, 2002, 02:53   #5
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Old December 30, 2002, 09:04   #9
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Old December 30, 2002, 10:14   #10
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do her silicon parts count as 2 more items?
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Yes, a bit overly symbolic for an alien race to understand but it's not like they'll understand what Britney Spears is either.
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Old December 30, 2002, 10:21   #13
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A modern toilet/WC (extra small so it fits),

a bag of opium poppy,

a few dollar bills,

an AK-47,

the Mahabharata,

a light bulb, and

samples of human sperm and ova

That's only 7, tho.
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All the better to blow up his ship when he takes it aboard. That's a very good idea, Osweld.
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Old December 30, 2002, 21:09   #25
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