I'm getting exiled to Pliocene Europe, and I'm bringing....

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Ever play that car/bus game “Going on a Picnic” as a kid? You say “I’m going on a picnic, and I’m bringing…” and name something you’d bring on a picnic starting with the letter A (“apples”). The next person then has to recapitulate the entire list up until that point from memory, and then add on something to bring for the next letter in the alphabet: “…apples, and beer”, “apples, beer and Cheetos”, etc., etc. If you get all the way to Z you wrap back around to A (no duplicates) until eventually someone forgets one of the items, the destination is reached or everybody gets bored of doing it.

So this is kind of like that, but instead we’re engaging in a SDMB favorite: time travel (this time to the Pliocene era somewhere in the south of France). Assume it’s a one-way trip, like the gateway in The Many-Colored Land by Julian May, but without the psychic powers or aliens. (As usual, if you haven’t read the books and would like to remain unspoiled, don’t read the Wikipedia entry.)

So, without the recapitulations: I’m getting exiled back in time to Pliocene Dordogne, and I’m bringing an AK-47. (Ya think?)

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Since you’re going to run out of ammo at some point, I’ll add a bayonet.

ETA - GAH! I could have said ** bullets!**

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I guess C = “a case of ammo” then!

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I think a dog would be a good idea.

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Excalibur

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I tink that might go under “Bayonet” :slight_smile:

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Ok, then Excedrin.

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Franks and beans

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Gorilla Glue

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Hot women

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Iodine

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To keep track:

I’m getting exiled back in time to Pliocene Dordogne, and I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine,

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AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife

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AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite

ETA That may be overkill, but you did say a one-way and I assume one-time trip.

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AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library

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Not to be a spoilsport, but shouldn’t this game be limited to what you can conceivably carry on your person? In any case…

I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library, machete,

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I’m being dumped in the Pliocene Dordogne, but I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library, machete, and a napkin

. . . hey, I’m cuth.

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I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library, machete, a napkin, and some orichalcum.

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I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library, machete, a napkin, some orichalcum and paracord.

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I’m bringing an AK-47, a bayonet, a case of ammo, a dog, Excedrin, Franks and beans, Gorilla Glue, hot women, iodine, jackknife, kiloton of dynamite, library, machete, a napkin, some orichalcum, paracord, and quinoa

unless there is malaria, and then I am bringing quinine. But let’s stick with quinoa for now.