Name That List #4

Courtesy of Jenny, another "Name that list" challenge. What is this a list of? The answer is in extended (and on the comments page):

Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber handle, R2D2’s plastic handle, a lead cargo tag unearthed from the Jamestown colony, a stuffed teddy bear, fabric and a wooden strut piece from the Wright Flyer, a dead WWII pilot’s medal, a sheet of music from the repertoire of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy”), a golf ball, a small aluminum sculpture, signatures in the form of computer codes imprinted on compact discs, badges, wedding rings, jewelry, patches, flags, medallions, coins, currency, flags, stamps, charms, pennants, postal covers, unauthorized postal covers, and unauthorized timepieces (a wristwatch and a stop watch).

Answer: Items carried into space by astronauts. See NASA.gov and collectspace.com.

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Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 23, 2008
Category: Name That List

Comments

How come I didn't see condoms on that list. Are the people we look up to having unsafe sex up there? Maybe the Teddy bear was just for cover.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/24/08 at 12:43 AM

a small aluminum sculpture - a small aluminum sculpture of what? Is this the Accommodator from Wicked Wanda's? Naughty astronauts.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/24/08 at 07:14 AM

Add a pack of gum, and that's the contents of my purse.

Posted by lostinthevalleygirl on 10/24/08 at 05:02 PM

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