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LONG LIVE RED CHINA (Would you like your troll mein with soft or crispy noodles?)
12/26/05
| C.L. Gartman
Posted on 12/26/2005 2:10:31 PM PST by the_red_anedote
Edited on 12/26/2005 2:21:13 PM PST by Admin Moderator.
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To: Das Outsider
I can't let doctors near my head.
They're after my Lucky Charms!
3,141
posted on
01/08/2006 5:33:12 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Beware the waddling Penguin Invaders from Ursa Minor!)
To: darkwing104; sionnsar
Are you also on sionnsar's list? He's the keeper for the Undead Thread...the continuing saga...we move every month!
The flying castle is THE place to come when the rest of the threads get stupid...and the bars and kitchens are open 24/7!
3,142
posted on
01/08/2006 5:33:40 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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To: Darksheare
Don't let them get your Lucky Charms! You have no idea what that can do!
3,143
posted on
01/08/2006 5:34:38 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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To: sionnsar; airborne; tuliptree76; King Prout; Dead Corpse; Genesis defender; timpad; TASMANIANRED; ..
Journey Update:
As you may have noticed, the Earth and Moon are growing rather alarmingly as we observe them through the canopies.
It is almost time for another velocity change as we wend our toward Mars, in this case by way of a snap-the-whip maneuver around the Moon.
It might even appear that we are getting a little too close. Not to worry, it will all be over in a few minutes. Er, that is, we will be safely past in a few minutes.
We are scheduled to sail above even the highest peaks on the Lunar surface by more than a hundred miles, so it will only seem as though we are very close.
You will also note that the Moon is appearing in the same general direction that it did when we saw it disappearing last. That is because we are maintaining the same rotation direction, even though we are moving in a different planetary direction.
Ive always wanted to go swinging widdershins around the Moon. Havent you?
Anyway, once past, we will see the Earth and Moon disappearing behind us once again for a very long time, as we trek onward toward Mars.
If we could keep up this speed, we would get to the Martian orbit very quickly. Unfortunately, as we climb out of the Suns gravity well, we will tend to lose momentum, reaching the peak of our travels about where Mars will soon be.
Then with a few adjustments to our orbital speed, well settle into a nice orbit about Mars, and then well send down our expedition.
Okay, that should be about the last sighting of the Moon on that side! Look around to the other side of the canopy quick and see it emerge over there! Look closely because its darker on this side.
You should also be able to see the lights of the cities of Earth in a moment. Dont forget to wave! They may be watching.
3,144
posted on
01/08/2006 5:35:13 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Darksheare
They're after my Lucky Charms!
How do you think they got to that position, eh? Your doctor's office is probably loaded with horseshoes, rabbit's feet, and four-leaved clovers. I hear surgeons do the same thing. Or was that sturgeons?
3,145
posted on
01/08/2006 5:35:25 PM PST
by
Das Outsider
(I'm four times as humble as the Free Republic Humility Club!)
To: NicknamedBob
Cool! All this circling is confusing, but I know you have it under control.
3,146
posted on
01/08/2006 5:37:43 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(I am just not sure how to get from here to where we want to be.)
To: NicknamedBob
3,147
posted on
01/08/2006 5:38:41 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Das Outsider
Probably the Sturgeon General issued warnings about the Lucky Charms floating aimlessly in spaces.
3,148
posted on
01/08/2006 5:38:47 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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To: darkwing104; Monkey Face
The flying castle is THE place to come when the rest of the threads get stupid...
Which is why I'm here so much.
3,149
posted on
01/08/2006 5:39:39 PM PST
by
Das Outsider
(I'm four times as humble as the Free Republic Humility Club!)
To: Darksheare
say it with me now: "They're after me Lucky Charms!"
3,150
posted on
01/08/2006 5:39:47 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Monkey Face
3,151
posted on
01/08/2006 5:39:56 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Beware the waddling Penguin Invaders from Ursa Minor!)
To: Das Outsider
Which is why I'm here so much.The Viggo Compels You
3,152
posted on
01/08/2006 5:40:51 PM PST
by
King Prout
(many accuse me of being overly literal... this would not be a problem if many were not under-precise)
To: Tax-chick
"All this circling is confusing ..." Oh, it certainly is. That's why the observing telescopes on the Thrust Ring are housed in counter-rotating turrets. It makes for much more stable observations.
You can tune them in on the appropriate cable channels.
3,153
posted on
01/08/2006 5:41:00 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Das Outsider
Sturgeon surgeons, the worst of the kind!
3,154
posted on
01/08/2006 5:41:05 PM PST
by
Darksheare
(Beware the waddling Penguin Invaders from Ursa Minor!)
To: NicknamedBob; King Prout; Tax-chick; Darksheare; Harmless Teddy Bear; tuliptree76; Das Outsider; ...
Great stuff, Bob!
I think it's my bedtime, though...very shortly, anyway.
(With luck, I'll be able to leave for Vegas this week.)
3,155
posted on
01/08/2006 5:41:30 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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To: NicknamedBob
OH, that will help! I'll go find some sewing, and put my feet up and watch the view!
3,156
posted on
01/08/2006 5:41:45 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
(I am just not sure how to get from here to where we want to be.)
To: Monkey Face
Probably the Sturgeon General issued warnings about the Lucky Charms floating aimlessly in spaces.
Sturgeon General? Oh, come now! Whoever heard of a fish in charge of military forces? Manufacturing, sure--but not military. Now, you know who would make good Generals? Pigeons. Why, pigeons are so adept at.....
3,157
posted on
01/08/2006 5:41:48 PM PST
by
Das Outsider
(I'm four times as humble as the Free Republic Humility Club!)
To: Das Outsider
LOL!
Me too! I have a tendency to open my mouth and get flamed...
3,158
posted on
01/08/2006 5:42:06 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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To: Darksheare
"Sturgeon surgeons, the worst of the kind!" Ya gotta sympathize with them, though. They have a tough roe to hoe.
3,159
posted on
01/08/2006 5:44:04 PM PST
by
NicknamedBob
(How can I compete in a world of Cat 5 and wireless when my brain is wired by knob and tube?)
To: Das Outsider
Well, the sturgeons were there first. Although the pigeons leave a little of themselves behind as a reminder...
3,160
posted on
01/08/2006 5:44:17 PM PST
by
Monkey Face
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