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Old January 4th 10, 09:11 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Jochem Huhmann
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Pat Flannery writes:

..by Dwayne Day and Robert Kennedy III:
http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exp...Star-Wars.html


Nothing really new in there, but a detailed and well-written story.

Besides: Pat, I really think you should write more and not only here.
When I read space and cold-war related things I always think that you
could've done it better and funnier. Really.


Jochem

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Old January 4th 10, 10:23 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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...by Dwayne Day and Robert Kennedy III:
http://www.airspacemag.com/space-exp...Star-Wars.html

Pat
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Old January 5th 10, 04:29 AM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Jochem Huhmann wrote:

Nothing really new in there, but a detailed and well-written story.


The illustrations certainly didn't help readers understand much about it.
There is a fair amount of info on it out on the web, including this page
that has photos of it in a Soviet Air Force paint scheme with red stars
on it: http://www.buran.ru/htm/cargo.htm


Besides: Pat, I really think you should write more and not only here.
When I read space and cold-war related things I always think that you
could've done it better and funnier. Really.


I have written a strongly worded email to comrade D. Day regarding the
lack of new information in the article, though as yet I have not accused
him of being a Trotskyite wrecker, though he may well be.
I have not written an email to comrade R. Kennedy III, as that family
has experienced enough tragedy over the years without the hard slap of
my literary criticism across its face, striking with the painful force
of a bowl of boiling clam chowder.

Pat
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Old January 5th 10, 07:13 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Eric Chomko[_2_]
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On Jan 5, 12:58*am, OM wrote:
On Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:29:44 -0800, Pat Flannery
wrote:

I have not written an email to comrade R. Kennedy III, as that family
has experienced enough tragedy over the years without the hard slap of
my literary criticism across its face, striking with the painful force
of a bowl of boiling clam chowder.


...Heh, I'm still laughing about one of his aids demanding that I take
down the JFKaos website under the threat of legal action. I told him
I'd consider it if Teddy would tell the truth about Chappaquidick.
Never heard from the schmuck again.


You should be so worried about who really killed JFK.

OM putting the "ass" in Tex-Ass...
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Old January 6th 10, 02:24 AM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Pat Flannery
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Pedro M wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:13:08 -0700 (MST), Eric Chomko
posted:

: You should be so worried about who really killed JFK.



http://home.pacbell.net/hrwhite3/

Pat
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Old January 6th 10, 09:12 PM posted to sci.space.history,sci.space.policy
Eric Chomko[_2_]
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On Jan 5, 2:23*pm, Pedro M wrote:
On Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:13:08 -0700 (MST), Eric Chomko
posted:

: You should be so worried about who really killed JFK.

Go read his site, Eric. It's a half-serious, half-humourous dissection
of Traffic's "JFK Reloaded", and is really worth at least one read no
matter which side of the "Who Killed JFK" fence you sit on. He's
really taken apart how the game mechanics work, and it helped me a lot
in getting a better score in the game.

OM's been a pathetic troll of late, but this site's one of his better
efforts. I'll give hive him credit when its due.


I checked it out but didn't go any further. Some things really aren't
funny when spoofed.
I'm not going to go ballistic or get into a First Amendment debate.
But I do wonder what
he and his ilk would think about a John Hinkley game with better
shooting of Reagan.
 




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