(1) Zero Gravity
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that
ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem,
NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes
in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at
temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 degrees C.
The Russians used a pencil. Your taxes are due again - enjoy paying them.
(2) Our Constitution
"They keep talking about drafting a Constitution for Iraq. Why don't we
just give them ours? It was written by a lot of really smart guys, and it's
worked for over 200 years. And, we're not using it anymore."
(3) Ten Commandments
The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a Courthouse is
that you cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal", "Thou Shalt Not Commit
Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and
politicians.
It creates a hostile work environment.
4 comments:
Good stuff indeed. Or how about some of these tidbits.
Food stamps is the biggest scam in the welfare system. People from foreign countries can quickly get the food stamps o nthe basis that getting a job would be hard work, and they would need the extra income. You can also use loop-holes to buy cigarrettes, alcohol and whatever drug is your fix as long as you pull out money at one location and then use the money at another for your needs.
While Catholic church has brought up an uproar over The Da Vinci Code, think for a moment the real significance of Jesus. His birthday was actually celebrated on March 28, but was changed to the more accepted December 25 because the March date was a date of a pagan holiday.
I thought the pen insight was pretty funny. Listen to the middle of the Queensyrche song "Empire" and you'll hear that the 1980s was just as wasteful in regards to project budgets. Of course, the Republicans were in control then, and that just goes to show they have little regard for keeping it within the bounds of reality.
No, NASA didn't spend 12 billion trying to make a pen write in space, but they did issue several contracts for development, when simply using a pencil would do. Now, we have sharpies.
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Too honest for me to laugh at the satirical statements of fact.
God bless.
Delicious laughter.
Thanks.
Take Care
Michael
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