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SpaceShipOne Pilot Glimpses Edge of Clinton Book Hype
ScrappleFace ^ | June 21, 2004 | Scott Ott

Posted on 06/23/2004 3:28:04 AM PDT by Tom D.

SpaceShipOne Pilot Glimpses Edge of Clinton Book Hype

Mike Melvill, the world's first private-industry astronaut, said today that as SpaceShipOne reached the zenith of its 62-mile high space flight, he caught a glimpse of the upper edge of the hype surrounding former President Bill Clinton's new memoir, My Life.

"I saw the curvature of the earth's atmosphere, the blackness of outer space and shimmering crest of the Clinton book hyposphere," said Mr. Melvill.

His discovery may put to rest the debate in the scientific community over whether the hype ever comes to an end.

"From what I saw," said Mr. Melvill, "I think the Clinton book hype eventually folds in on itself, collapsing to form dense, cloudy mass."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Political Humor/Cartoons
KEYWORDS: mylife; scrappleface; spaceshipone
Pretty good take on the situation.
1 posted on 06/23/2004 3:28:04 AM PDT by Tom D.
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To: Tom D.
He-hehee...

"Mr. Melvill, what do you think of the book as a hole?"

2 posted on 06/23/2004 3:41:31 AM PDT by snopercod ("Never let a day go by without trying to have a little fun." - Chuck Yeager)
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A black hole, perhaps? They better not pilot it too close to Clinton's ego....


3 posted on 06/23/2004 3:44:58 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (Don't worry-- Moderate Islam will save us!)
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To: ovrtaxt

I was thinking of a hole a little closer to home.


4 posted on 06/23/2004 3:48:57 AM PDT by snopercod ("Stay quiet and you’ll be OK." -- Muhammad Atta)
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To: snopercod

hehehe!


5 posted on 06/23/2004 3:54:23 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (Don't worry-- Moderate Islam will save us!)
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To: Tom D.
Great line.

Thanks <grin>

TS

6 posted on 06/23/2004 5:35:22 AM PDT by Tanniker Smith (I have No Blog to speak of)
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To: Tom D.
"I saw the curvature of the earth's atmosphere, the blackness of outer space and shimmering crest of the Clinton book hyposphere," said Mr. Melvill.

Mr. Melvill went on to say he initially had trouble identifying the Clinton hyposphere, because it "had similarities with both Uranus and a black hole". "It smelled bad even in space", he continued.

7 posted on 06/23/2004 5:42:13 AM PDT by searchandrecovery (Socialist America - diseased and dysfunctional.)
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"Mr. Melvill, what do you think of the book as a hole?"

"I'd give it an A-"

8 posted on 06/23/2004 6:22:27 AM PDT by mikrofon (Up, up & away...)
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To: searchandrecovery

Good observation.


9 posted on 06/23/2004 5:28:45 PM PDT by Tom D.
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