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| In Defense of Drunken Astronauts |
| 2007-08-03 |
| By Charles Krauthammer |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #4 The story of astronauts getting sloshed before being rocketed into space reminded me of this old Hollywood Squares exchange: Peter Marshall: If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least how high? Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it. |
| Posted by: GK 2007-08-03 19:23 |
| #3 All I know, if I had to go up in the shuttle nowdays, I would tie one off before I went up. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-08-03 10:44 |
| #2 "You know, we're sitting on 4 million pounds of fuel, one nuclear weapon and a thing that has 200,000 moving parts built by the lowest bidder. Makes you feel good, doesn't it?" Rockhound (Steve Buscemi), Armageddon |
| Posted by: doc 2007-08-03 10:07 |
| #1 This one goes in Opinions. So sorry. I've been messing up a bit lately. I'm hitting the tip jar today though. Cheers & safe travels to all Rantapaloozers! |
| Posted by: ryuge 2007-08-03 09:54 |