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2012-06-16 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Voyager 1 is just a few weeks from inter-stellar space! (Exit stage left)
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Posted by Water Modem 2012-06-16 01:13|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [206 views ]  Top

#1 If Obean were to give a speech from there, I would surely vote for him.
Posted by gorb 2012-06-16 03:09||   2012-06-16 03:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Each Voyager space probe carries a gold-plated audio-visual disc in the event that either spacecraft is ever found by intelligent life-forms from other planetary systems. The discs carry photos of the Earth and its lifeforms, a range of scientific information, spoken greetings from people (e.g. the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the United States

Btw that would be Jimmy Carter and Kurt Waldheim.
Posted by European Conservative 2012-06-16 04:03||   2012-06-16 04:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes EC, Jimmy Carter could be characterized as a "life form". We must surely give him that, but not a great deal more... please.
Posted by Besoeker 2012-06-16 05:51||   2012-06-16 05:51|| Front Page Top

#4 ...If it sends back, "So long and thanks for all the fish," grab your towel and duck.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2012-06-16 06:29||   2012-06-16 06:29|| Front Page Top

#5 I would be more worried Mike if it sent back a message saying, "Mom!"
Posted by DarthVader 2012-06-16 07:08||   2012-06-16 07:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Anxiously awaiting v'ger to return.
Posted by swksvolFF 2012-06-16 09:17||   2012-06-16 09:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Nothing I own has run 35 years without maintenance. An industrial work of art.
Posted by Water Modem 2012-06-16 10:44||   2012-06-16 10:44|| Front Page Top

#8 42
Posted by Bill Clinton 2012-06-16 14:45||   2012-06-16 14:45|| Front Page Top

#9 ...If it sends back, "So long and thanks for all the fish," grab your towel and duck have a beer and stick out you thumb.
Mike


FIFY
Kelly :-)
Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2012-06-16 16:18||   2012-06-16 16:18|| Front Page Top

#10 "V'ger, V'ger ...".

versus

"The Kirk" ...
Posted by JosephMendiola 2012-06-16 22:22||   2012-06-16 22:22|| Front Page Top

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