Yah, but you know how gubmint works

Post #46,882 by wharris2 7/25/02 5:31:58 PM 7/25/02 5:33:27 PM Reply	Yah, but you know how gubmint works They'll sit around ignoring it for a dozen years, then notice all of a sudden that (a) they only have a couple of orbits to smack it, and (b) that they don't have anything with the ability to whack it or even (c) the ability to reach it to smack it even if they had the ability to smack it. THEN they'll get their panties in a bunch, hold hearings, blame NASA, while the thing gets closer and closer. Fortunately, there's "only" a one in six million chance that it will actually hit us, but if it does I hope it lands right in the middle of Washington. Edited by wharris2 July 25, 2002, 05:33:27 PM EDT Yah, but you know how gubmint works They'll sit around ignoring it for a dozen years, then notice all of a sudden that (a) they only have a couple of orbits to smack it, and (b) that they don't have anything with the ability to whack it or even (c) the ability to reach it to even reach it to smack it. THEN they'll get their panties in a bunch, hold hearings, blame NASA, while the thing gets closer and closer. Fortunately, there's "only" a one in six million chance that it will actually hit us, but if it does I hope it lands right in the middle of Washington. Collapse All History
Post #47,090 by andread 7/26/02 6:32:27 PM Reply	supposed to be big enough to be a continent buster so that direct hit on DC could be problematical A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #47,103 by a6l6e6x 7/26/02 7:34:04 PM Reply	Yep! Retarget to Jerusalem, please. Alex "Television: chewing gum for the eyes." -- Frank Lloyd Wright
Post #47,211 by Ashton 7/27/02 4:57:14 PM Reply	Break into pieces. ONE --> Redmond: Simple, innovative.

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