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Old 05-23-12, 06:08 AM   #1
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I was only having a bad dream, yes?
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Old 05-23-12, 06:10 AM   #2
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LOL I can imagine someone who would be having a heart attack on first sight of that
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Old 05-23-12, 07:04 AM   #3
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LOL I can imagine someone who would be having a heart attack on first sight of that
On first SIGHT? Just needing to listen to that infantile naivety of that author gave me the creeps.
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Old 05-23-12, 07:35 AM   #4
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LOL I can imagine someone who would be having a heart attack on first sight of that
It's okay. I keep my defibrilators handy at all times.
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I really love this naive outlook on technology some people living in their ivory towers have.
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Tatooed codes for item-identification. Where have I heared that before - some history film or so....
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Tatooed codes for item-identification. Where have I heared that before - some history film or so....
A film called 'Idiocracy'.
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