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Seventeen Years I've Wanted This Little Item and Been Trying to Get It

By Kat Bauman - Nov 25, 2013

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Here's lookin' at you, kid

Never actually watched the black and white films everyone claims to love? No sweat. If you've got a mil' to kil' today you can massage your movie cred by buying THE Maltese Falcon. Or the getaway car from Casablanca. Or a gauzy garment from Gone with the Wind... the, ah stuff dreams are made of. Who could question you with that regal raptor on your mantle? Nobody, kiddo.

Winning bidder may or may not be required to reenact this scene.

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Kat Bauman

Irritated machine-lover and international Portland correspondent.

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SW

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Or save some cash and print your own! http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:46631
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Fraz

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This reminded me of this TED talk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEg-ZNB3qyI I love his process & passion.
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