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Old 29-June-2007, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Larry Jacks View Post
I remember reading some time ago that in one of the early episodes of Star Trek TOS (the one with the creature that sucked the salt out of people), the designers came up with some funky salt and pepper shaker designs for the galley. No one recognized them so they use conventional salt and pepper shakers. The funky articles became some of Dr. McCoy's medical instruments.

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