"Doctor Bombay" wrote in message
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"Are bets being taken online (or offline) anywhere that the shuttle will
explode tomorrow?

I am most certainly not a regular contributor to this newsgroup simply
because I do not have a lot of technical knowledge of all things
"shuttle".But i do follow it regularly. This comment above has got to be
one
of the most ignorant postings I have ever seen. Asking if there are bets
being taken as to weather the shuttle will explode?
Absolutley unbelievable.

Reminds me of when Challenger was destroyed.

First thing I heard was, "I hope there's full-color pictures in the USA
Today tomorrow."


Call it gallow's humor or what have you. (though really even that falls
into a different category.)


The crew of the Discovery risk their lives every time they enter the Space
Shuttle and you boil it down to a joke.
Would you be happy if it did explode? WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?????
Whoever and wherever you are, you need to keep comments like that to
yourself, because the crew and everyone else involved in the shuttle
program
are doing what they do to serve one purpose and one purpose only.
To better mankind and to gain a further understanding of the world(s)
around
us.
I simply cannot believe that there are people on this earth that would
enjoy
seeing the Shuttle come to an early demise.
We have many flags flying out of cars and balcony windows here where I
live
(Southern Ontario) that are all put there for the World Cup teams that
they
are rooting for. I.E Germany, Portugal, Italy etc.
My flag will be saying GO DISCOVERY GO!!!!!
To you, my friend who posted this insult, I only hope that your GPS system
that bounces off a satellite that NASA was instrumental in putting in
orbit,
leaves you stranded in the middle of nowhere.

GO DISCOVERY GO!!!