Does Mars need women? Russians say no

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

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: 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.

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

Eric

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: 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!!!"

ROFLMAO!!

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: 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.

It is the "any other creature" phrase that is blatantly scary.

Rand Simberg ) wrote:
: On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:59:46 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
: Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
: such a way as to indicate that:

: 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?

: 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. Ever
work on your own car, house, etc.? I very rarely hire anyone to fix,
remodel, etc. anything and prefer the DIY approach. That includes computer
hardware and software as well as virtually every appliance and utility
system I own.

I wonder how your philosphical approach would work when in actual flight?
Also, on the battlefield, as in space, I think I'd like it better if you
were the one calling me "sir".

Eric

On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:59:46 -0600, in a place far, far away, Pat
Flannery made the phosphor on my monitor glow in
such a way as to indicate that:

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?

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.

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.