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Old 12-23-2012, 03:38 PM   #1
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It's Christmas Eve and you're alone, stranded on a tropical island ...
... and you have only 1 book, 1 CD, and 1 beverage ...

what would each be?
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Old 12-23-2012, 03:47 PM   #2
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Book: The Stand - Stephen King (I'm a fast reader, so it'd last me a good while)

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The Book Lord of the Rings (unoriginal I know, but it's kept me entertained for years.

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Old 12-23-2012, 05:01 PM   #6
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Old 12-23-2012, 05:02 PM   #7
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Old 12-23-2012, 05:09 PM   #8
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I will happily trade the CD or the beverage for my cat.

Book: David Copperfield.

CD: Either Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (bit of a cheat as it's 5 CDs) or if that's disqualified, Einaudi's Islands.

Beverage: Tea. Cannot live without.
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CD: Queen's Greatest Hits

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The Beverage: Water

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The CD: as many of Beethoven's symphonies as could be crammed on one.

The beverage: I'm not particular. Someone above mentioned pineapple juice. I suppose a nice pineapple/mango mix would be nice.
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