blue peacock- chicken power


	blue peacock- chicken power

doodleicious

10-22-2009 7:27 AM

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nuclear-bomb, project

doodleicious says:

it went on to say that when this was declassified April 1 2004- people thought it was an april fools joke-a spokesman said that while it seemed like something of a joke- that the Civil Service does not do jokes..........wow..........

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