Does Mars need women? Russians say no

On 2005-02-14, Rhonda Lea Kirk wrote:

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.

Whilst it is true that the possible payload talks out of its arse a lot,
one must not forget the copious amount of sunshine emanating from the
same place... or so they assure us...

--
-Andrew Gray

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:55:23 -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:

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

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



Rand, I hate to break it to you, but I haven't had sex with a woman (or
anyone else, if your wondering) in around 22 years- yes, I think I could
get to Mars without turning into a sex fiend. Hell, I could probably get
to _Sedna_ without.... :-)

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.

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:03:56 +0000 (UTC), in a place far, far away,
(Eric Chomko) made the phosphor on my
monitor glow in such a way as to indicate that:

: I can go that long without forcing my unwanted tongue on a woman. I
: can also go that long without being a classic male chauvinist pig.
: I've in fact managed both those things for decades.

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?

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

Pat Flannery ) wrote:


: Rand Simberg wrote:

: Can you do it for a year? Can you be that professional?
:
: VOICE="Jim Carrey in The Mask"I don't think so.../VOICE
:
:

: Rand, I hate to break it to you, but I haven't had sex with a woman (or
: anyone else, if your wondering) in around 22 years- yes, I think I could
: get to Mars without turning into a sex fiend. Hell, I could probably get
: to _Sedna_ without.... :-)

I guess being 22 and a virgin and all, ...well sorry for you! Perhaps that
explains your latent lunacy? Jus kidding...

Seriously, Sedna and that Kuiper Belt may have aphrodisiac qualities
that... well you know.

Eric

: Pat

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. ;-)

Somehow I thought he might be a guy in a wheelchair that I'd regret having
cyber-jausted with, had I ever actually met him. Your version of him just
makes me want to grab another lance, so to speak.

Eric

: Pat

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:34:39 -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:

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?

I'll grant you that Rand can be--as are we
all--annoying at times. It's part of the human
condition. But, unlike you, he is not annoying all the
time or, for that matter, even most of the time.

I'm sure I am to Eric.

If he's that much of a pain in your ass, Eric, why
don't you just bite the bullet and killfile him?

To quote some idiot who shall remain nameless, "He doesn't have the
guts to killfile me!!!"

Eric Chomko wrote:
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. ;-)

Somehow I thought he might be a guy in a wheelchair
that I'd regret having cyber-jausted with, had I ever
actually met him. Your version of him just makes me
want to grab another lance, so to speak.

Go figure. It made me want to kiss him.

Rhonda Lea Kirk ) wrote:
: Eric Chomko wrote:
: Rand Simberg wrote:
: John Doe wrote:

: As far as the argument of sending only
: "professionals", this is ludicrous. You can't
: be "professional" 7/24 for over a year
: without any break.

: I can go that long without forcing my unwanted
: tongue on woman. I can also go that long
: without being a classic male chauvinist pig.
: I've in fact managed both those things for
: decades.

: 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?

: I'll grant you that Rand can be--as are we
: all--annoying at times. It's part of the human
: condition. But, unlike you, he is not annoying all the
: time or, for that matter, even most of the time.

Hey, I work at it. To him is comes easy in sort of a passive, natural
manner.

: This is a cultural problem, not a hormonal one.

: Yes, I suppose it is.

: The real problem is that you are so obsessed with Rand,
: that I'm actually sitting here defending him; he who
: neither wants nor needs a third-party champion(ess).

I think he would like it.

: If he's that much of a pain in your ass, Eric, why
: don't you just bite the bullet and killfile him?

No, I find him a great source of entertainment. He says the same about me.
I guess we have some sort of symbiotic, if not all together odd,
relationship.

Eric

: rl

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:44:16 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

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.

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

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

Well, not really.

Pat Flannery ) wrote:


: 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

I like the Capt. of the ship in the movie, "Red Planet", myself. "Think of
me as your sister."

Yeah, right...

Eric

: Pat