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Space Nerd
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It reminds of a bit Jerry Seinfeld did. I think I've posted it before, but it explains why shuttle launches are delayed:
"Most of the time they scrub a space-shuttle mission it's because one of the astronauts met someone. He's leaning against the rocket talking to her, 'So listen, when I get back, what do you say we get together for some Tang?'"
I think that the natural addition to the joke is something related to getting away from a bad breakup, like: "Ya know, in the countdown from the first Mercury mission, Alan Shepard said 'Why don't you fix your little problems and LIGHT THIS CANDLE!,' but what he was really thinking was 'Uh, oh. Here she comes! These guys better get me off the ground NOW!' I guess that's one benifit of being an astronaut. 'Oh, your mother and law is coming, how nice. Too bad I'm going to be out of town. No, I'm gonna be pretty far away...'"
"Most of the time they scrub a space-shuttle mission it's because one of the astronauts met someone. He's leaning against the rocket talking to her, 'So listen, when I get back, what do you say we get together for some Tang?'"
I think that the natural addition to the joke is something related to getting away from a bad breakup, like: "Ya know, in the countdown from the first Mercury mission, Alan Shepard said 'Why don't you fix your little problems and LIGHT THIS CANDLE!,' but what he was really thinking was 'Uh, oh. Here she comes! These guys better get me off the ground NOW!' I guess that's one benifit of being an astronaut. 'Oh, your mother and law is coming, how nice. Too bad I'm going to be out of town. No, I'm gonna be pretty far away...'"
Ad astra per aspera.
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monkeynautt
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