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[Astro0]

Don't let Ed Mitchell see this...

[Astro0]

OK, not actual humour, but I was asked by a radio station today while doing an interview about Phoenix if there was a song that would be appropriate to the story about water being confirmed on Mars.

I came across a song lyric that while not ideal, had some of the key words.
The song is by Dan Fogelberg and it's caled Phoenix. I have no idea what it sounds like, but if anyone is interested here's a link to his website.

Phoenix

I have cried too...I have cried too long
No more sorrow...got to carry on
Found deep water before I'd even learned to swim
Never thought I'd see the sun again
Once I was a...once I was a man alone
Now I've found a heart to call my home
Like a Phoenix I have risen from the flames
No more living someone else's dreams
I have cried too...I have cried too long
No more sorrow...got to carry on
You almost had me, old lady
You almost tied me down good
You played the lady in waiting
And I waited as long as I could
Too long the songs have been silent
Too long the strings have been still
I never knew what you wanted
And I guess that I never will
Like a Phoenix I have risen from the flames
No more living someone else's dreams
I have cried too...I have cried too long
No more sorrow...got to carry on


EDIT: I think this will work, it's a link to hear the song. Note: It is a pop-up page from the Rhapsody website, so you may have to set your browser to allow for it.

[nprev]

Good song. Lived it twice. Now I'm depressed...

...nah. On another thread, I made a reference to www.chucknorrisfacts.com, which chronicles a recent fad where the legendary abilities and achievements of the venerable action movie and television star are being documented in popular culture. Esteemed forum member mchan PM'd me with some of his own related to UMSF, and I'd like to share a few of mine from my response to him with the community. Feel free to add a few of your own, but beware: Chuck Norris is watching! Always!

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MPL didn't crash. Chuck Norris needed an HGA for his Martian summer home satellite TV, and no way was he going all the way to a Radio Shack on Earth.

The Pioneer 10 anomaly is easy to explain. Chuck Norris likes to mess with JPL's heads by going out to it & giving it a little backwards push regularly.

If you look closely enough at the best image of Ontario Lacus on Titan, you can see Chuck Norris skinny-dipping there. He has no shrinkage. Ever.

Ranger 7 was the first successful probe in the series only because NASA finally decided to go with a rocket as the launch method rather than a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.

There are rings around Uranus. They are there to help Chuck Norris aim when he kicks its a**.

Q: What would you get if you crossed Chuck Norris with MSL?
A: Dead. Nobody crosses Chuck Norris.

[dmuller]

Ranger 7 was the first successful probe in the series only because NASA finally decided to go with a rocket as the launch method rather than a roundhouse kick from Chuck Norris.

Huh, I thought it worked because they used peanuts as the rocket propellant in stage 1
Astro0, I owe you an update of the script ... will email as soon as I get around doing it

[djellison]

Humour or not - politics is still politics.

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[centsworth_II]

Chia MECA... just add water.

[mchan]

Chuck Norris facts are hyperbolic, just not in the astrodynamics sense.

E.g., There was once an IAU planet full of bad guys where the Asteroid Belt is now. That was before Chuck Norris got there.

[nprev]

, Mike!!!

Chuck Norris is the top consultant at JPL. Whenever there's an anomaly, they call in Chuck Norris to stare down the console until it surrenders and does what he wants.

(Not an original, but from the website I previously cited:) We are alone in the Universe. We weren't before Chuck Norris' first space expedition.

[ilbasso]

The man that lives across the street from me is named Chuck Norris (no lie). He has a shaved head; he's probably in his late 40's/early 50's and has a huge belly and extraordinarily hairy back - which we know, because he insists on walking around his yard shirtless all the time. We refer to him as "Ugly Naked Guy," no apologies to "Friends"! I guess the shaved head is an improvement - he used to have a mullet, which was not any more attractive. Oh yeah, he and his wife like to have Druid ceremonies in their backyard on occasion.

So when you say "Chuck Norris," I'm having a mental image that's very different than yours!

[nprev]

He won't last. The Universe surely cannot withstand the existence of two Chuck Norris' at the same time for very long.

[Astro0]

It was always about the Peanuts!

[Skyrunner]

Frappin; the rumors aren't about WCL at all. The OM is what Craig Covault was talking about!

[nprev]

...I'd ask Chuck Norris not to do that anymore, but since the Universe and everything in it is his personal property, I don't have the right. Plus, he'd roundhouse kick me in the face.


( ...killer, Sky!!!)

[jmjawors]

Yeah, I wouldn't mess around with that, nprev. After all, when Chuck Norris does a pushup, he isn’t lifting himself up, he’s pushing the Earth down.

[Astro0]

It's been a tough few days for Phoenix and the team, time to sit back and have a coffee.


Enjoy
Astro0