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Jumping-Off Point

Jumping-Off Point

Blackadder 3d The Trip To Egypt Skyla Gif High Quality [updated] Jun 2026

The Year is 1999. Lord Edmund Blackadder, ever the opportunist, has constructed a "time machine" out of a cardboard box and a few lengths of string to prank his wealthy friends. The plan is simple: hide in the cellar, pretend to travel through time, and return with "historical" artifacts purchased at a local gift shop.

Ernie Smith

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Ernie Smith is the editor of Tedium, and an active internet snarker. Between his many internet side projects, he finds time to hang out with his wife Cat, who's funnier than he is.

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