Does Mars need women? Russians say no

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:42:05 +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:

: 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.

: Sorry, Eric.

: I know you'll be disappointed, but please keep your hands off my
: lance-- you're not my type, in countless ways.

Your powers of observation are no doubt as confused as your delusions of
grandeur, as you confuse a lance with a penknife.

Eric

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 21:58:24 +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:

: : 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.
:
: While you were bragging about your abilities I'd be fixing the ship.

: Now there's a genuinely frightening thought (though I rarely "brag
: about my abilities"--perhaps you could provide a cite or two?).

With you as captain, the term "mutiny" comes to mind.

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:09:40 +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'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to crew with Bob Zubrin. I don't know
: : Ellison well enough to say. And inclusion of Eric on a crew like that
: : would be criminally negligent.
:
: You have no idea! I bet my mechanical skills are better than yours.

: Why would you do that? You really know very little about me or my
: skills.

Yes, but I know mine!

: Ever work on your own car, house, etc.?

: Sure.

: I wonder how your philosphical approach would work when in actual flight?

: What "philosphical approach"? What are you babbling about now?

: Also, on the battlefield, as in space, I think I'd like it better if you
: were the one calling me "sir".

: I'm sure you would. You will be disappointed in that, as in your
: desire to "grab my lance."

Somehow that is your fantasy as you saw fit to say it twice. You trying
to solicit some kind of homophobic response won't work here as I'm quite
secure with my sexuality.

Eric

Pat Flannery ) wrote:


: Eric Chomko wrote:

: : Well, not really.
:
: It is the "any other creature" phrase that is blatantly scary.
:
:

: Yeah, especially since I wrote "anyone else" not "anything else"...
: I never should have done those "Lil' Kiki the Gerbil" postings, should I?
: Rand's got down as into bestiality, William Mook thinks I am some sort
: of pederast, and what I really get the hots for in bed is peanut butter
: crackers and Jane.
: Jane's "All The Worlds Aircraft" that is. ;-)

That's nothing. There is a guy on the alt.conspiracy.jfk newsgroup that
thinks that calling others "child molestor" is a fair debate tactic.
This he does in response to when he claims others are putting words into
his mouth. Most of the time he's simply mistaken or there is a difference
of opinion, etc. I called him on it stating that I wonder how his ISP
would judge his use of the term. He has since backed off, but for how
long? Anyway, USENET takes all sorts of types.

Eric

: Pat

Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: h (Rand Simberg) wrote:

: :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...

: This is no doubt what those Russians thought, as well....


I've said it before, Rand would have made a fine Russian, especially in
the old USSR.

Eric

Fred J. McCall ) wrote:
: Malcolm Street wrote:

: :Michael Smith wrote:
: :
: : But going to mars actually requires somebody physically small and able to
: : live on smaller quantities of oxygen, food, etc.
: :
: : More women would satisfy this requirement than men, so using Grigoryev's
: : own argument it should be women going to Mars.
: :
: :ISTR there's an old article on this on NasaWatch somewhere.
: :
: :Apart from being generally smaller, womens' superior social skills were
: :noted as an advantage.

: Ever notice how sexist bull**** is ok so long as it is PC sexist
: bull****?

Right, a gal being one of the boys is okay, but for a guy to try to do the
same with the girls. #@%#^&@^#*&#

: --
: "So many women. So little charm."
: -- Donna, to Josh; The West Wing

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 15:46:24 GMT, in a place far, far away, Fred J.
: McCall made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
: such a way as to indicate that:

: :I should add that one of the reasons I can manage it is that they
: :rarely find it unwanted...
:
: This is no doubt what those Russians thought, as well....

: No doubt, but I have other more subtle and effective ways to determine
: that a priori than they apparently did.

'Hi Karate' aftershave? Surely you remember the commercials? It was during
the "Apollo era" - hey back on topic!

Eric

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:09:05 +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:

: : : 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.
:
: : Sorry, Eric.
:
: : I know you'll be disappointed, but please keep your hands off my
: : lance-- you're not my type, in countless ways.
:
: Your powers of observation are no doubt as confused as your delusions of
: grandeur, as you confuse a lance with a penknife.

: I'm very glad that you've got no information on which to support such
: a statement.

Perhaps I have? People talk you know...

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:11:20 +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:

: : While you were bragging about your abilities I'd be fixing the ship.
:
: : Now there's a genuinely frightening thought (though I rarely "brag
: : about my abilities"--perhaps you could provide a cite or two?).
:
: With you as captain, the term "mutiny" comes to mind.

: Thanks. I knew you couldn't.

Yes, yes, you just knew it!

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 20:27:18 +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 should add that one of the reasons I can manage it is that they
: : :rarely find it unwanted...
:
: : This is no doubt what those Russians thought, as well....
:
:
: I've said it before, Rand would have made a fine Russian, especially in
: the old USSR.

: Yes, the archives are full ro brimming of idiotic things you've said
: before.

Yes and "full ro brimming" is shear brilliance.

LOL!