A postman’s artificial thumb, A peat-fired whistling kettledrum, A tissue-paper butterdish, An artificial jellyfish, A ball of electronic string, A postcard (franked) from Mafeking, A stuffed sea-elephant, a corn Scarf (slightly foxed), a vamping horn, A bar of Martian saddle-soap, An armour-plated, clockwork pope, A Long-John-Silver folding crutch, An automated cockroach hutch, A set of silver bat detectors, Three crocheted genital protectors, A sausage magnet (batteries Included), a prosthetic sneeze, A chocolate nose, a midget pig, A ceremonial pubic wig (As used by royalty), a cork Divan, a cardboard tomahawk Complete with self-adjusting trunnions, A string of alcoholic onions,…
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