Life Imitates Art, Sorta

[selenite0]

Brian Dunbar pointed out that the current astronaut scandal is very close to the opening of Heinlein's Stranger In a Strange Land. I suppose the disappointing thing is that astronauts weren't on Mars in 2007 . . . probably seemed like a good bet in 1960.

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Re: Low humor.

[tmc4242.livejournal.com]

That's about right. Although there would be that Morbid Curiosity outweighing Better Judgment thing tempting one to hang around for the press conference...

Re: Low humor.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

With this in their thought balloon.

Re: Low humor.

[tmc4242.livejournal.com]

That's the one.

Don't you just know the Administrator is eating Maalox by the bottle full at this point ?

Re: Low humor.

[selenite.livejournal.com]

Bush may want to pass along the Camelbak of antacid he was wearing in that debate . . .