In article ,
Rand Simberg wrote:
On Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:43:44 -0600, in a place far, far away, "Joel"
made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such a way
as to indicate that:


So all that's been keeping us out of space was booze, porn and
gambling?

Who knew?

Well, when you consider it we spend alot more on all of that then we spend
on space exploration.

We also spend more on cosmetics, pet food, children's toys, etc...

I think the US spends more on car tires than space (Canada
almost certainly does). Ban the Wheel!
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