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Thursday, February 24, 2011

LOL: The Grassroots Effort to Build Robocop

Oh, this is hilarious.  And brilliant.  And pretty darn awesome.  My friends, behold the power of the Internet, social media, playful and dedicated fans, and a crazy idea.   Ah, private initiative!
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