scream-of-consciousness;
"If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Falling Stars
The rest of the story
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Remember that
satellite that recently was going to drop a 300 pound chunk somewhere -
maybe Canada, maybe India, maybe Washington State?
Supposedly, there was "only a 1/3200 chance" that it would injure
somebody? Then, NASA announced that it had fallen to earth, but
they didn't know where? Well, here's the straight scoop.
As a former satellite engineer ... *bwahahahahahaha* They would'a had to do CPR on me after I choked on my own tears or my lungs gave out laughing. Thanks, Rodge!
A few years back , I was doing a job at the Naval Research Lab (next door to the shit plant) . They had just completed some kind of super secret satellite , and were preparing to deliver it to a launch site , when one of our highly skilled govt. employees drove the damned thing right into the roll-up door ! Your tax dollars at work ! WTF ? SMIBSID
I left a data center a year ago where the affirmative action illiterate female Deputy Director bought a million dollar data server a couple years previously. It sat there plugged in with the lights on but never loaded for a couple years. Then one day, the big bosses from back East came in and saw it, and wondered why it wasn't online. It became the hot issue for a couple of months, until they figured out that it was broken. Then they figured out that the support contract had lapsed, management decision... too expensive you know. After a few more months, they realized that it was going to cost major jack to get it going. They pulled the plug, and fired the most competent contractor there, and blamed him.
C'mon, how did they get the hood off so quickly-takes me a half a minute fumbling around just to pop it.
ReplyDeleteMM
but it's still funny
The little ornamental girl was cute as a button or something. Shhhhhh.
ReplyDeleteThey owned to prop car and had it parked, waiting for opportunity. It's brilliant.
ReplyDeleteAs a former satellite engineer ...
ReplyDelete*bwahahahahahaha*
They would'a had to do CPR on me after I choked on my own tears or my lungs gave out laughing.
Thanks, Rodge!
A few years back , I was doing a job at the Naval Research Lab (next door to the shit plant) . They had just completed some kind of super secret satellite , and were preparing to deliver it to a launch site , when one of our highly skilled govt. employees drove the damned thing right into the roll-up door ! Your tax dollars at work ! WTF ? SMIBSID
ReplyDeleteI left a data center a year ago where the affirmative action illiterate female Deputy Director bought a million dollar data server a couple years previously. It sat there plugged in with the lights on but never loaded for a couple years. Then one day, the big bosses from back East came in and saw it, and wondered why it wasn't online. It became the hot issue for a couple of months, until they figured out that it was broken. Then they figured out that the support contract had lapsed, management decision... too expensive you know. After a few more months, they realized that it was going to cost major jack to get it going. They pulled the plug, and fired the most competent contractor there, and blamed him.
ReplyDeleteCasca
Great gag. The "Just for Laughs" crowd do put out some good ones, don't they?
ReplyDeleteBy the way,
ReplyDeletethat looks like Sputnik which was actually about 2'dia and 220lb and re-entered in '58.