"Rusty" wrote in message
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Pat Flannery wrote:
That of course being the "Most Valuable Space Newsgroup Contributor Of
The Year Award".
And we know why we forgot it also.
Because, let's face it, it's inevitably you-know-who.
Yes, the prize is now known as the Rusty Barton Award.
Although I'd like to establish the "William Mook Award" for the "Where
The Hell Did That Idea Come From?" category. This award to be delivered
via a GPS guided, laser powered, flying lunchbox that sneaks up on you
from behind due to its soundless rocket engines.
Mr. Mook, here's one to you on Christmas day.
If "thinking outside the box" is a virtue, you're not only succeeding in
doing that, you're somewhere in the middle of the next block.
"Let's Terraform The Sun" ....my God, the very _grandeur_ of the
conception. :-) :-) :-)

Pat


Who could forget the Amish Nuclear Reactor? A wagon hitch on top of the
cast iron reactor vessel allowed a team of plough horses to move the
control rods. The worlds first atomic powered blacksmith shoppe.




That's not far fetched...look at this Amish conspiracy
http://www.geocities.com/beaver_militia/nasa.html





Rusty