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( Purple Martin is board sigless, Fri 29 Jun 2012, 2:32, archived)

Little did he know it would be many centuries before his idea would come to fruition.
( cowcat loves Choctopus milkshakes, Fri 29 Jun 2012, 2:43, archived)

*voila*
( Kaiser, Fri 29 Jun 2012, 3:17, archived)