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01-24-2004, 11:06 PM #1Registered User
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holy shit they landed on mars again!
sweet.
I watched the thing live on CNN (yeah, loser, I know) and those engineers/Nasa people were freakin stoked!
the Governator was there too
http://www.space.com/images/h_mp_color_0125_02.jpg
http://www.space.com/images/h_mp_view_0125_02.jpgLast edited by dipstik; 01-25-2004 at 10:14 AM.
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01-24-2004, 11:12 PM #2Yes that is duct-tape
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That's cool. But why do I get the feeling that there is some type of creature up on Mars that everytime we land something on that planet they walk up to it and pound it with a big rock. Seems every probe that has landed on that planet meets the same early end to it's mechanical life. And we paid billions upon billions of dollars for this. Seems we could take the money paid for these machines that don't work and pay for health care for all. Don't you
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01-24-2004, 11:17 PM #3Registered User
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Originally posted by TJ.Brk
That's cool. But why do I get the feeling that there is some type of creature up on Mars that everytime we land something on that planet they walk up to it and pound it with a big rock. Seems every probe that has landed on that planet meets the same early end to it's mechanical life. And we paid billions upon billions of dollars for this. Seems we could take the money paid for these machines that don't work and pay for health care for all. Don't you
And who says they don't work?
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01-24-2004, 11:21 PM #4
truth is, a lot of stuff sent to Mars has had problems. I don't think the Martians want us to find out they're there and we're them
In drove this drunken madman and stopped on a dime! Unfortunately the dime was in Mr. Rococo's pocket!
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01-24-2004, 11:39 PM #5
Compared to what we spent in Iraq scattering body parts around the cradle of civilization, it's a pretty good deal.
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01-24-2004, 11:53 PM #6Originally posted by DaveTV
Compared to what we spent in Iraq scattering body parts around the cradle of civilization, it's a pretty good deal.
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01-24-2004, 11:53 PM #7Originally posted by dipstik
it was only 820 million
And it sure cost a lot less than the billion-plus marriage counseling plan...
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01-24-2004, 11:58 PM #8
this space exporation thing would be a lot easier if we weren't such stubborn go-it-aloners... we need to suck down the pride and just ask the green men for some pointers
Originally Posted by blurred
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01-25-2004, 12:02 AM #9Originally posted by TJ.Brk
why do I get the feeling that there is some type of creature up on Mars that everytime we land something on that planet they walk up to it and pound it with a big rock.
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01-25-2004, 12:06 AM #10Originally posted by TJ.Brk
... But why do I get the feeling that there is some type of creature up on Mars that everytime we land something on that planet they walk up to it and pound it with a big rock...
"K9.... K9... I think they're on to us... "
http://www.glumbert.com/pictures/images/marslanding.jpg
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01-25-2004, 12:08 AM #11
Tippster - THE TRUTH IS OUT!
Originally Posted by blurred
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01-25-2004, 07:50 AM #12Originally posted by backpack
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And it sure cost a lot less than the billion-plus marriage counseling plan... [/B]
In short, white men make more then black men, white men make more then white women, white women make about the same as black men who in turn make more then black women and asian people are somewhere in the middle. Not altogther that suprising(other then the fact that its depressing that there still is a racial and gender gap) NOW what is interesting in those numbers is if you look at the income levels of black single mothers vs married black mothers the married ones make a SIGNIFICANT amount more then the single moms, its for the basic reason that 2 people earn more then one. This is also true in white women but to a lesser extent then it is with blacks. Not a slap against single moms in any way but if we can encourage people to get married they might be a little better offFor sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was
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01-25-2004, 08:03 AM #13
edit, found the numbers at the Census Bureau
for those who would like the raw numbers click here
the numbers I was quoting were from 2001
Black
Female Householder(no husband present) value in dollars 20,894
Male Householder(no wife present) value in dollars 31,512
Married couple families(all) value in dollars 51,514
Married Couple families(wife working) value in dollars 60,693
Married Couple families(wife not working) value in dollars 29,309
White
Female householder (no husband present) 28,091
Male householder (no wife present) 37,488
Married-couple families 61,000
Married-couple families (wife working) 71,687
Married-couple families (wife not in paid labor force) 41,209
again feel free to audit my numbers http://www.census.gov/For sure, you have to be lost to find a place that can't be found, elseways everyone would know where it was
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01-25-2004, 08:43 AM #14Originally posted by laseranimal
[paraphrase]Unmarried women should get married because they'll have more money for themselves and their kids...[/paraphrase]
http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Jan/01242...nta/131964.asp
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01-25-2004, 10:31 AM #15Mr. Old Lady
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Very cool. We need to spend a lot more time in space. Man has been sitting still for far too long. Screw the money. We spend money on so much more ridiculous shit. I'd prefer my taxes get burned up in rocket fuel rather than bullets. And the problem with our healthcare and it's incredible rising costs has a lot more to do with lawyers than the space program.
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01-25-2004, 11:35 AM #16Registered User
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Originally posted by meatdrink9
We spend money on so much more ridiculous shit. I'd prefer my taxes get burned up in rocket fuel rather than bullets.
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01-25-2004, 12:15 PM #17Originally posted by dipstik
Right on guy, well said. Didn't someone say in the last mars thread that Microsoft spent 2 billion dollars advertising Xbox? Like that isn't a waste of money?Last edited by Tavi; 01-25-2004 at 12:18 PM.
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