View From The Porch: Overheard near the TeeWee...

Monday, July 28, 2008

Overheard near the TeeWee...

Today reporter, interviewing Richard Branson regarding SpaceShip Two: "Is it safe?"

Me, yelling at TeeWee: "Who cares? It's safer than the Mayflower was!"

16 comments:

Ken said...: Maybe the reporter was just trying to find out whether he could go get his diamonds.; 9:54 AM, July 28, 2008
J.R.Shirley said...: Safe and fun are not usually synonyms.; 11:06 AM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: Burt Rutan is a god.; 12:29 PM, July 28, 2008
Alan said...: Safe or not, the second I can afford a ticket, I'm on it.; 12:41 PM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: Do you refer to the ship of the Pilgrims or the Shuttle in "Airplane II"; 12:41 PM, July 28, 2008
Tam said...: Y'know, if I could afford a ticket on SpaceShip Two, and a crazy gypsy lady grabbed my arm and told me it would burn up on reentry with me on board...

...I'd make sure my will was in order and climb the hell in. Ya gotta die of something, it may as well be of heroism.; 1:17 PM, July 28, 2008
staghounds said...: Now that is a money quote right there.; 1:52 PM, July 28, 2008
Mark said...: Tam, didn't we have exactly that conversation regarding Columbia a few years back?

Still would. To see that? Do to that? Hell, where do I sign...; 4:09 PM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: "Is it safe? Hell no it's not safe you simpering hand-wringer! You're strapping in to a metric assload of go-fast and leaving such reassuring constants as gravity and atmosphere! Of course it's not safe you pansy little crybaby. What it IS though is cooler than anything you will ever do in your worry-filled life. Now someone hit the go switch, I'm gonna find my own planet. With blackjack and hookers!"; 4:18 PM, July 28, 2008
Tam said...: "With blackjack and hookers!"

"As a matter of fact, forget the park!"

Bender is not only my hero, he's my role model. Each and every day I strive to be more Bender-like.; 4:41 PM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: Hey baby, wanna help me kill all the humans?; 4:44 PM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: Apparently this is some strange usage of the word 'safe' I wasn't previously aware of.; 8:42 PM, July 28, 2008
Anonymous said...: Gawd... do you just get dumb in J-School, or do they recruit them that way?

It's a freakin' space ship, idiot. Of course it's safe. Dumbshit.; 10:51 PM, July 28, 2008
staghounds said...: And, safe for whom?

However dangerous the Mayflower (and the Nina, Pinta, and Santa maria) were to their occupants, that's nothing to how dangerous they were to the Indians.; 8:20 AM, July 29, 2008
Mark said...: Save the martians! Ban spaceflight! Keep Mars Pristine!

What? There aren't any Martians? Aiiieeee! Wicked polluting humans extinctionated them!

Etc.; 10:53 AM, July 29, 2008
Don said...: The sooner they make with the millionaires in space, the sooner I can afford a ticket. Chop chop, Burt.; 12:29 PM, July 29, 2008