July 4, 2006
The Rocket's Red Glare
Well, the Shuttle blasted off okay. Of course from my yard it looked more like a humongous bottle rocket. But it does my heart proud to see $10 billion worth of chewing gum, bandaids, and baling wire go into orbit in order to conduct middle school science projects.
Maybe in a few years we'll go to Mars. And hope the astronauts don't bring back an abomination. Some virulent microbial pox that wipes out mankind. That would suck! I'll bet they quarantine those astronauts in a hermetically sealed room for six months, and peer at them anxiously to see if their faces get eaten away by space disease. At least, I hope they do. Peer, that is.
Hope they didn't forget the duct tape. That always helps when repairing the foam insulation.
Posted by: Richard at July 4, 2006 3:45 PMDuct tape also helps when a crew member on the space station gets cabin fever and starts foaming at the mouth and waving scalpels. Or so I'm told.
Posted by: Velociman at July 4, 2006 4:05 PMIt is doubtful (at least to me) that the first team to make it to Mars will actually get back. Open the pod bay doors, Hal.......
Posted by: bitterman at July 4, 2006 4:23 PMI'm going to have to invade Velociland before they retire those bad girls.
Hehe. Velociland. What a freaky theme-park *that* would be.
Posted by: Chablis at July 4, 2006 4:42 PMI think it's a grand idea, Chablis. I need venture capital, though. I would especially like a sideshow section with monsters, deformities, in formaldehyde. Little Siamese twins conjoined at the forehead, waterheads, and such. That would be very exciting.
Posted by: Velociman at July 4, 2006 5:16 PMIt was cool. Boo coo more camera angles.
Posted by: Yabu at July 4, 2006 5:27 PMI just sent this to my "Space Studies" prof; I'm sure he won't find it as amusing as I did but the course is over and I've got my "A" so it's okay to antagonize now.
Posted by: Lisa W. at July 4, 2006 5:45 PM"And hope the astronauts don't bring back an abomination. Some virulent microbial pox that wipes out mankind. That would suck!"
*cue Rod Serling*
"Some returnees were abominations.
Some survived.
Some adapted to a watery environment.
Most are now Senators.
THEY spread the microbes."
WE control the..."
That would certainly suck.
Especially if the microbes were alcohol-resistant.