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For any lawyers in the audience, before you start scouring the playgrounds of Pasadena for possible clients, this was from the October 1924 issue of Popular Mechanics<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n

<\/small> <\/p>\n

(via J-Walk<\/a>) <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For any lawyers in the audience, before you start scouring the playgrounds of Pasadena for possible clients, this was from the October 1924 issue of Popular Mechanics. 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