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		Samuel_Michon on June 19, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Steve Jobs Ponders His Legacy In Never-Before-Seen... What you’re describing is also known as Theseus’ Paradox, and has been with us for 2 millennia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

scrumper on June 19, 2013 [–]

My personal favourite instance of the trope is Trigger's Broom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigger_(Only_Fools_and_Horses)

Thanks for the link to something much, much older.

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