Doesn't matter if someone's been doing it for 1000 years. If they don't have a patent, them some asshat can patent the "idea" and then sue the original creator for licensing fees.
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USA 2010: "Citizen, where are you going? Your Papers Please." (Just say NO to the National ID card)
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He cut the possum's face off then cut around the eye socket. In the center of the belt buckle, where the possum's eye would be, he has placed a small piece of wood from his old '52 Ford's home made railroad tie bumper. Damn, he misses that truck.