Who needs science when you have science fiction?


	Who needs science when you have science fiction?

tpq62

6-2-2007 8:25 PM

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science fiction, gwot

tpq62 says:

"they 'need people to think of crazy ideas,' Andrews says."
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6-3-2007 12:44 AM

sl0wdjin

Geez, I know three of those people...

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