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Who would have though back in the late 60's-early 70's that this was
ever going to occur?: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...2&ID=5716 148 Pat |
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Pat Flannery wrote: http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...ed=OBR&Date=20 060512&ID=5716148 And who thinks that Lockheed-Martin will be around in another 30 or 40 years to launch anything, for Vietnamese companies or anyone else? |
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richard schumacher wrote:
And who thinks that Lockheed-Martin will be around in another 30 or 40 years to launch anything, for Vietnamese companies or anyone else? History tends to be a far wilder and unpredictable thing than anyone realizes. In "The Shape Of Things To Come" H.G. Wells had World War II breaking out as a result of Nazi brownshirts seeing a Pole trying to clean his teeth in front of a train window as he passed through the Danzig Corridor in a railway car, and thinking he was making faces at them. So they grab him off the train and beat him to death. Then all hell breaks loose. Three cheers for Wells- he had just figured out the essence of Chaos Theory in regards to politics. Unfortunately, that's the way things sometime occur in international relations. Massie's book "Dreadnought" shows how a series of seemingly minor incidents between Britain and Germany over a period of decades slowly led them from being the best of friends in to the worst of enemies. Even Hari Seldon couldn't predict the arrival of The Mule... or Arkady* Darrell for that matter. (and that's still the best parody of Marxist dogma in regards to the inevitability of future history ever written. The only other time anyone got close to showing how history really works is in the movie "Dr. Strangelove"... or possibly the speculative history movie "Dick".) :-D * Hmm, "Arkady" eh? As in "Et In Arcadia Ego"? Whose descendant is this kid that saves the universe? =-O We might want to check those masters of The Priory Of Zion to see if old Isaac's name shows up on them. WAIT A MINUTE! _ISAAC_...as in ISAAC NEWTON?! The Alchemist! The Philosopher's Stone! Eternal life! I hereby propose the theory that Isaac Asimov was a direct descendant of Jesus Christ (this explains "Asimov's guide to the Bible", doesn't it?) and that all of "Shakespeare's" plays were actually written by the immortal Isaac Asimov under a pseudonym. Meanwhile, it's time to start running all of Asimov's works through the computer looking for hidden messages based on numerology and sentence arrangement. I THOUGHT SO! Right here, in "Asimov's Guide to Extinct Birds" I find the hidden message "There's One Born Every Minute"! Now what could THAT mean? Aren't these birds supposed to be extinct, like the Merovingian bloodline? Well, maybe they aren't _ALL_ extinct after all... I hereby propose that somewhere out there there is a Moa that is true heir to the crown of France! Pat |
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richard schumacher wrote:
:And who thinks that Lockheed-Martin will be around in another 30 or 40 :years to launch anything, for Vietnamese companies or anyone else? Where do you think they're going? They may be called Lockheed-Martin-Boeing-Northrop-Grumman, but they'll still be around. -- "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute." -- Charles Pinckney |
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Pat Flannery wrote: History tends to be a far wilder and unpredictable thing than anyone realizes. In "The Shape Of Things To Come" H.G. Wells had World War II breaking out as a result of Nazi brownshirts seeing a Pole trying to clean his teeth in front of a train window as he passed through the Danzig Corridor in a railway car, and thinking he was making faces at them. So they grab him off the train and beat him to death. Then all hell breaks loose. Three cheers for Wells- he had just figured out the essence of Chaos Theory in regards to politics. Unfortunately, that's the way things sometime occur in international relations. Massie's book "Dreadnought" shows how a series of seemingly minor incidents between Britain and Germany over a period of decades slowly led them from being the best of friends in to the worst of enemies. Even Hari Seldon couldn't predict the arrival of The Mule... or Arkady* Darrell for that matter. (and that's still the best parody of Marxist dogma in regards to the inevitability of future history ever written. The only other time anyone got close to showing how history really works is in the movie "Dr. Strangelove"... or possibly the speculative history movie "Dick".) :-D * Hmm, "Arkady" eh? As in "Et In Arcadia Ego"? Whose descendant is this kid that saves the universe? =-O We might want to check those masters of The Priory Of Zion to see if old Isaac's name shows up on them. WAIT A MINUTE! _ISAAC_...as in ISAAC NEWTON?! The Alchemist! The Philosopher's Stone! Eternal life! I hereby propose the theory that Isaac Asimov was a direct descendant of Jesus Christ (this explains "Asimov's guide to the Bible", doesn't it?) and that all of "Shakespeare's" plays were actually written by the immortal Isaac Asimov under a pseudonym. Meanwhile, it's time to start running all of Asimov's works through the computer looking for hidden messages based on numerology and sentence arrangement. I THOUGHT SO! Right here, in "Asimov's Guide to Extinct Birds" I find the hidden message "There's One Born Every Minute"! Now what could THAT mean? Aren't these birds supposed to be extinct, like the Merovingian bloodline? Well, maybe they aren't _ALL_ extinct after all... I hereby propose that somewhere out there there is a Moa that is true heir to the crown of France! Pat Uhh... well said. |
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richard schumacher wrote:
I THOUGHT SO! Right here, in "Asimov's Guide to Extinct Birds" I find the hidden message "There's One Born Every Minute"! Now what could THAT mean? Aren't these birds supposed to be extinct, like the Merovingian bloodline? Well, maybe they aren't _ALL_ extinct after all... I hereby propose that somewhere out there there is a Moa that is true heir to the crown of France! Pat Uhh... well said. I'm still going through "Asimov's Limericks" I think these things may be full of hidden messages: "There once was a babe in a manger, whom king Herod put into great danger. Later Pilate got cross at the Apostle's boss, but the end of the story is stranger." There's also that "Mary Had A Little Lamb" nursery rhyme to consider; what if it's Mary Magdalene, and the Little Lamb is The Lamb Of God? Then that line about "everywhere that Mary went, that lamb was sure to go." takes on a whole new meaning, doesn't it? =-O Pat |
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"Fred J. McCall" wrote: :And who thinks that Lockheed-Martin will be around in another 30 or 40 :years to launch anything, for Vietnamese companies or anyone else? Where do you think they're going? They may be called Lockheed-Martin-Boeing-Northrop-Grumman, but they'll still be around. They may be around, depending perhaps on whether Airbus wants to buy them, but they won't be building launchers. |
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richard schumacher wrote:
:In article , : "Fred J. McCall" wrote: : : :And who thinks that Lockheed-Martin will be around in another 30 or 40 : :years to launch anything, for Vietnamese companies or anyone else? : : Where do you think they're going? They may be called : Lockheed-Martin-Boeing-Northrop-Grumman, but they'll still be around. : :They may be around, depending perhaps on whether Airbus wants to buy :them, but they won't be building launchers. Airbus won't be buying anyone. They're already owned by someone else. -- "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar territory." --G. Behn |
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richard schumacher wrote:
They may be around, depending perhaps on whether Airbus wants to buy them, but they won't be building launchers. I've always been amazed at how many aircraft companies there were in Britain in the 30's and early 40's Let's see: Airspeed, Armstrong Whitworth, Avro, Blackburn, Bristol, Boulton Paul, de Havilland, Fairey, General Aircraft, Gloster, Handley Page, Hawker, Miles, Short, Supermarine, Vickers, Westland. Did I miss any? Pat |
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Pat Flannery wrote:
Airspeed, Armstrong Whitworth, Avro, Blackburn, Bristol, Boulton Paul, de Havilland, Fairey, General Aircraft, Gloster, Handley Page, Hawker, Miles, Short, Supermarine, Vickers, Westland. Percival, Auster, Cierva, Folland, Saunders-Roe, English Electric. Off the top of my head. Jim Davis |
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