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Idiot Criminal Asks Expert for Appraisal
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6-18-2007 12:01 AM
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6-18-2007
12:21 AM
alanocu
a pretty piece of porcelain - that is not
6-18-2007
8:33 AM
wiccantexan
What's Ozzy Osbourne doing on 17th century porcelain? Or maybe it's David Lee Roth. Hard to tell.
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