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Pair of singing bird pistols from 1820.
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Posted on 07/16/2011 6:50:33 AM PDT by Hotmetal
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To: VeniVidiVici
I could see them stolen in a James Bond film and 007 sent to recover them.
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07/16/2011 10:31:40 AM PDT
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Hotmetal
To: Thommas
Sadly, I have not yet attained control over matter at a subatomic level.
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07/16/2011 6:49:47 PM PDT
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Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
To: Thommas; Yardstick; Hotmetal
I have, however, mastered the Curta.
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07/16/2011 6:59:34 PM PDT
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Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
To: Hotmetal
Those ‘singing bird pistols’ sold for $5.8 million US on May 29, 2011 at Christie’s Hong Kong auction.
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07/16/2011 8:17:24 PM PDT
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deport
To: Hotmetal
"I could see them stolen in a James Bond film and 007 sent to recover them." Lovejoy already tracked them down...
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07/16/2011 8:21:49 PM PDT
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Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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