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Sun 29 Apr, 2018 10:10 pm
I've started a list. I thought others might want to help me, just so I don't forget anything important.
For the trip over, a barrel of apples to stave off scurvy.
Squeaky toys for the animals they encounter there
Change of socks
Fidget Spinner
Case of toilet paper
Boy Scout pocket knife
Boomerang
Dickey
Anything else?
Well, apples are not that good of an antiscorbutic. Rose hips are a very effective antiscorbutic when made into a tea, and would be far better for the weight. They will want to take some soil along with them, and some cultures of halophilic bacteria (it means salt-loving--the Martian soil is very salty). What we call soil, or just dirt, is in fact a living organism.
(Disclaimer: I know you were being facetious. They will want several cases of condoms, too, if they're going to be there for any length of time.)
@edgarblythe,
I bet I'll be sorry I asked, but should I know what a Dickey is????
@glitterbag,
A yes or no will suffice.
@glitterbag,
glitterbag wrote:
I bet I'll be sorry I asked, but should I know what a Dickey is????
It's a false shirt front.
@edgarblythe,
Oh Thank God, that's what I hoped it was.......do you remember when all the young guys would wear those damn dickies under their button down shirts?
@glitterbag,
I remembered a girl who wore one.
Lice killing formula
Nit comb
"D" batteries
Monopoly
Deep fryer with a very long cord
Back issues of National Geographic
Sporks
Wayne Newton
Dustbuster
Roger Miller records
spool of black thread
Sal Hepatica
copper knee wrap
spool of white thread
needle
cargo shorts
@edgarblythe,
One paperback copy of Ray Bradbury's Martian Chronicles; one hard cover copy of War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells; one bluray copy of The War of the Worlds (1953) and one copy of The War of the Worlds (2005).
WD-40
Marvel Mystery Oil
Duct tape
string
strands of wire
Expanding foam
Hammer
Krugerrands
Rubber bands
Sock monkeys
Sandy Koufax bobblehead
M&Ms, because they melt in your helmet, not on your gloves.
memory implant
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lint brush
dental floss
postcards to mail to family
deck of cards
crowbar
Cans of Sterno
Loaves of Wonder Bread
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