Does Mars need women? Russians say no

Pat Flannery wrote:
Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:

Andre No proof offered? Claim fails. /Andre

(Sorry, Rand, I just couldn't help myself.)

Watch it Rhonda, you're dealing with a space Lothario
here. ;-)

No worries. My heart belongs to you, Pat.

rl

Rand Simberg wrote:

I wasn't referring to having sex (with a woman, or any other
creature). I was referring to your ability to go that long without
making a snarky (though probably amusing) comment about my post.



I just got a kick of your particular choice of words, which were open to
multiple interpretations. Most of them quite racy BTW.
But you're the professional in these matters, not I. :-)

Pat

Eric Chomko wrote:

What about your other annoyances? How long would it take for the rest of
the crew to get sick of your condescending attitude, general pomposity and
arrogance?



Remember the captain of the Mars ship in the movie "Conquest Of Space"?
'nuff said.
"Man's greatest adventure? Or man's greatest betrayal of the free market
economic system?!"
(heads toward the nitric acid tanks) :-D

Pat

Rand Simberg wrote:

As long as morons like you aren't on the crew, it's unlikely that it
would be a problem.



God, but I'd like to see you, Robert Zubrin, and Harlan Ellison on a
Mars ship together...could even a Orion booster get that mass of ego
airborne?

Pat

Rand Simberg wrote:

I was aware of that. About three seconds after I hit "send."



Could have been worse...could have been someone's remark about getting
a SLBM ready to launch:

But like all compromises, there's
a catch; in this case keeping a good erection across the extended time
the IMU is spun up.


The missile needs a Fluff Girl?! :-)


Pat


But you're the professional in these matters, not I. :-)



Well, not really.

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:01 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

Rand Simberg wrote:

I can go that long without forcing my unwanted tongue on a woman.



I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
(497 more times) :-P

Can you do it for a year? Can you be that professional?

VOICE="Jim Carrey in The Mask"I don't think so.../VOICE

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:48:01 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:



Rand Simberg wrote:

I can go that long without forcing my unwanted tongue on a woman.



I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
(497 more times) :-P

I should add that one of the reasons I can manage it is that they
rarely find it unwanted...

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:15:24 -0500, in a place far, far away, "Rhonda
Lea Kirk" made the phosphor on my monitor glow
in such a way as to indicate that:

Rand Simberg wrote:
Pat Flannery wrote:
Rand Simberg wrote:

I can go that long without forcing my unwanted
tongue on a
woman.

I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
I'm going to resist the temptation.
(497 more times) :-P

I should add that one of the reasons I can manage it
is that they
rarely find it unwanted...

Andre No proof offered? Claim fails. /Andre

(Sorry, Rand, I just couldn't help myself.)

That's OK. Even if I had proof, I've probably already offered way too
much information...

In message
Pat Flannery wrote:

Rand Simberg wrote:

As long as morons like you aren't on the crew, it's unlikely that it
would be a problem.

God, but I'd like to see you, Robert Zubrin, and Harlan Ellison on a
Mars ship together...could even a Orion booster get that mass of ego
airborne?

You could probably build it as a solar powered launcher....

Anthony

Anthony Frost wrote:
Pat Flannery wrote:
Rand Simberg wrote:

As long as morons like you aren't on the crew, it's
unlikely that it would be a problem.

God, but I'd like to see you, Robert Zubrin, and
Harlan Ellison on a Mars ship together...could
even a Orion booster get that mass of ego
airborne?

You could probably build it as a solar powered
launcher....

Uh...

....wind-powered would make better use of the available
"resources", I think.

rl