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 Jun 6 2005, 11:17 AM
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Need some help here - I'm getting a little brass plaque engraved to go on a piece of wood with the golden trowel award, but not sure what to put on it...
I was thinking something like 
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Jun 6 2005, 09:41 PM
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How about...
"When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in, and dug it out" Of course that's not really the mechanics of it... but it does tie in with the trowel metaphor. It also states the action and the happy outcome, whereas without the final "dug it out"... it leaves the end of the story uncertain. |
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Jun 7 2005, 12:55 AM
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QUOTE (RedSky @ Jun 6 2005, 02:41 PM) "When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in, and dug it out" Of course that's not really the mechanics of it... but it does tie in with the trowel metaphor. It also states the action and the happy outcome, whereas without the final "dug it out"... it leaves the end of the story uncertain.  To add another metaphor, perhaps... "When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in and plowed on." ("...plowed forward"? - nahhh) 
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Jun 7 2005, 01:49 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: 25-March 05 Member No.: 218 |
How about just....
"When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in and got it out" or "When Opportunity dug in, they dug in and got it out" Not too clever, but maybe a combo with voracs above... "When Opportunity dug in, they dug in and plowed on" |
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djellison Golden Trowel Award Jun 6 2005, 11:17 AM
Bob Shaw I think that a cultural reality check might be in ... Jun 6 2005, 01:34 PM djellison Good point - I'm sure an american forum member... Jun 6 2005, 02:10 PM
odave QUOTE (djellison @ Jun 6 2005, 10:10 AM)I onc... Jun 6 2005, 06:11 PM maycm I believe we should come up with something that en... Jun 6 2005, 02:19 PM djellison Hey - these things cost by the letter
I think ju... Jun 6 2005, 02:37 PM maycm That's fine.
If we want to go the extra mile ... Jun 6 2005, 02:55 PM djellison QUOTE (maycm @ Jun 6 2005, 02:55 PM)go down t... Jun 6 2005, 03:07 PM maycm Sorry Doug - didn't realise you were a Brit. A... Jun 6 2005, 03:16 PM djellison Leicester eh....
I live in Aylestone, and I'm... Jun 6 2005, 03:20 PM RedSky As someone from the states... here's my 2 cen... Jun 6 2005, 04:29 PM maycm So.....She got stuck in, then they got stuck in, a... Jun 6 2005, 05:11 PM RedSky Oh, just one more thing....
Why it is dated July ... Jun 6 2005, 05:14 PM djellison "When Opportunity got stuck, they dug in... Jun 6 2005, 08:38 PM Bob Shaw "To The MER Team - They Always Knew Where The... Jun 6 2005, 09:48 PM lyford QUOTE (Bob Shaw @ Jun 6 2005, 01:48 PM)... Jun 6 2005, 10:26 PM Gray Or, perhaps, even more succinctly,
"When Op... Jun 10 2005, 04:12 PM ljk4-1 I see little point in putting a plaque on a small ... Dec 18 2005, 03:12 PM dvandorn How about this:
"To the MER Team -- when Opp... Jun 7 2005, 07:06 AM djellison That is a picture of the actual trowel - but not q... Jun 7 2005, 10:19 AM odave Looks great, Doug.
How about this for the tag lin... Jun 7 2005, 12:12 PM ilbasso "...and the unmannedspacecraft.com forum Doug... Jun 7 2005, 12:56 PM djellison Oh..oh...very droll
Doug(las) i.e. no spade on ... Jun 7 2005, 12:58 PM lyford I vote for odave's line:
"No slope too s... Jun 7 2005, 05:46 PM odave I figured Spirit's scrabble up Husband Hill is... Jun 7 2005, 06:09 PM helvick "No slope too steep, no dune too deep"
... Jun 7 2005, 06:17 PM dvandorn QUOTE (lyford @ Jun 7 2005, 12:46 PM)I can... Jun 7 2005, 06:46 PM djellison 'No slope too steep, no dune too deep'
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