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  • Naming an asteroid probe after a prehistoric ape?

    From RichA@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 16 23:13:38 2021
    https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nasa-asteroid-hunter-lucy-soars.html

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to RichA on Sun Oct 17 11:25:52 2021
    On Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 12:13:40 AM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nasa-asteroid-hunter-lucy-soars.html

    Well, it's better than naming it after a Beatles song about
    a psychedelic drug, isn't it?

    John Savard

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Quadibloc on Sun Oct 17 20:03:20 2021
    On Sunday, 17 October 2021 at 14:25:53 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
    On Sunday, October 17, 2021 at 12:13:40 AM UTC-6, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nasa-asteroid-hunter-lucy-soars.html

    Well, it's better than naming it after a Beatles song about
    a psychedelic drug, isn't it?

    John Savard

    They should name it some high techy astronomy name, or after an historical figure connected to astronomy.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?fred__k._engels=C2=AE?=@21:1/5 to All on Tue Oct 19 13:50:10 2021
    Prime Minister Justin Blackface tweeted his condolences that The Lucy Show
    is no longer on CBS since the Rural purge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • From StarDust@21:1/5 to RichA on Tue Oct 19 17:11:21 2021
    On Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 11:13:40 PM UTC-7, RichA wrote:
    https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nasa-asteroid-hunter-lucy-soars.html

    I'm pissed, they should've named it after me!
    STARDUST!
    What a beautiful name for a mission!

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to StarDust on Wed Oct 20 10:31:29 2021
    On Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 6:11:22 PM UTC-6, StarDust wrote:

    I'm pissed, they should've named it after me!
    STARDUST!
    What a beautiful name for a mission!

    If this will make you feel any better, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUCe-b1IQeU

    John Savard

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  • From Quadibloc@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 20 10:33:18 2021
    that The Lucy Show
    is no longer on CBS since the Rural purge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ah, yes. That's when we lost The Beverly Hilllbillies - and The Addams Family as well. Back when the ratings outfits added demographics.

    John Savard

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