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Mars Rover Beginning To Hate Mars, (Humour)
maycm
post Oct 24 2006, 12:25 PM
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Link to 'The Onion'
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odave
post Oct 28 2006, 12:28 PM
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I finally got around to reading this - my work has The Onion blocked for some reason tongue.gif It really was a funny and well crafted piece, especially since you can't have a media story about Mars without mentioning:

...iron oxide dust that gives the planet its characteristic red color.

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post Oct 31 2006, 12:47 AM
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QUOTE (odave @ Oct 28 2006, 07:28 AM) *
I finally got around to reading this - my work has The Onion blocked for some reason tongue.gif It really was a funny and well crafted piece, especially since you can't have a media story about Mars without mentioning:

...iron oxide dust that gives the planet its characteristic red color.

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Also, at some point it MUST be referred to as "The Red Planet."
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- maycm   Mars Rover Beginning To Hate Mars   Oct 24 2006, 12:25 PM
- - Stu   I tried not to laugh, I really did, but that's...   Oct 24 2006, 12:41 PM
- - paxdan   Whoever wrote that clearly has serious love for th...   Oct 24 2006, 12:43 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (paxdan @ Oct 24 2006, 02:43 PM) Wh...   Oct 24 2006, 12:53 PM
|- - Stephen   QUOTE (paxdan @ Oct 24 2006, 10:43 PM) It...   Oct 25 2006, 01:20 AM
|- - dvandorn   QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 24 2006, 08:20 PM) W...   Oct 25 2006, 04:18 AM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (Stephen @ Oct 24 2006, 09:20 PM) O...   Oct 26 2006, 09:13 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Oct 26 2006, 02:13 PM) Thi...   Oct 27 2006, 01:15 AM
- - Stu   QUOTE (climber @ Oct 24 2006, 12:53 PM) I...   Oct 24 2006, 01:24 PM
|- - climber   Not only like, Stu, love... My remark was about ...   Oct 24 2006, 08:47 PM
- - tuvas   Whoever wrote it at least has a clue as to what...   Oct 24 2006, 09:44 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (tuvas @ Oct 24 2006, 09:44 PM) Who...   Oct 25 2006, 05:34 AM
||- - tuvas   QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 24 2006, 10:34 PM) You k...   Oct 25 2006, 05:51 AM
|- - mchan   QUOTE (tuvas @ Oct 24 2006, 02:44 PM) Who...   Oct 25 2006, 05:37 AM
- - Drkskywxlt   LMAO at "overpriced space-roomba"!...   Oct 25 2006, 12:40 AM
- - Stu   That was all said with tongue firmly in cheek tuva...   Oct 25 2006, 12:58 PM
|- - tuvas   QUOTE (Stu @ Oct 25 2006, 05:58 AM) That ...   Oct 25 2006, 04:07 PM
- - CosmicRocker   The Onion has long been one of my favorite places ...   Oct 26 2006, 05:09 AM
|- - volcanopele   QUOTE (CosmicRocker @ Oct 25 2006, 10:09 ...   Oct 26 2006, 06:18 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Oh, no! Absolutely not! Banish the thoug...   Oct 26 2006, 04:02 PM
- - ups   I knew those rovers were starting to become slacke...   Oct 26 2006, 11:57 PM
- - Jeff7   Hm, Spirit's wheel is stuck. Its tracks should...   Oct 27 2006, 02:03 AM
- - odave   I finally got around to reading this - my work has...   Oct 28 2006, 12:28 PM
|- - Jeff7   QUOTE (odave @ Oct 28 2006, 07:28 AM) I f...   Oct 31 2006, 12:47 AM
- - fredk   Brilliant piece of work! My favourite deadpan...   Oct 29 2006, 01:00 AM
- - CosmicRocker   Thanks, I almost missed that. As much as I apprec...   Oct 29 2006, 06:13 AM
- - ustrax   Some work from my favourite cartoonist to help pas...   Oct 30 2006, 11:04 AM


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