[Coco] off-topic, space program

[John Collyer]

Americans have explorer blood grained into our
physic.  That's why we need to colonize Mar's.
and the Moon.  It'll give us something to do.

John Collyer

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From: <jimcox at miba51.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Coco] off-topic, space program


> This was sent to me by some one on a Sci-Fi list, I 
> thought some of you people might find this amusing...
> 
> 
> This was posted to the Starfleet List. Thought others 
> might get a chuckle.
> 
>         MARTIAN AIR FORCE DENIES STORIES OF UFO CRASH
> 
>      Gusev Crater (MPI) - A spokesthing for Mars Air Force
>      denounced as false rumors that an alien space craft
>      crashed in the desert, outside of Ares Vallis on
>      Saturday. Appearing at a press conference today,
>      General Rgrmrmy The Lesser stated that "the object
>      was, in fact, a harmless high-altitude weather
>      balloon, not an alien spacecraft".
> 
>      The story broke late Saturday night when a major
>      stationed at nearby Ares Vallis Air Force Base
>      contacted the Gusev Crater Daily Record with a story
>      about a strange, balloon-shaped object which 
> allegedly
>      came down in the nearby desert, "bouncing" several
>      times before coming to a stop, and "deflating in a
>      sudden explosion of alien gases."
> 
>      Minutes later, General Rgrmrmy The Lesser contacted
>      the Daily Record telepathically to contradict the
>      earlier report. General Rgrmrmy The Lesser stated 
> that
>      hysterical stories of a detachable vehicle roaming
>      across the Martian desert were blatant fiction,
>      provoked by incidences involving swamp gas. But the
>      general public has been slow to accept the Air 
> Force's
>      explanation of recent events, preferring to speculate
>      on the "other-worldly" nature of the crash debris.
>      Conspiracy theorists have condemned Rgrmrmy's
>      statements as evidence of "an obvious government
>      cover-up," pointing out that Mars has no swamps. They
>      point to the release of secret government memos
>      detailing attempts to discredit reports of the
>      landings by alien space craft. The memos discuss
>      strategies to avoid troubles similar to those caused
>      by the War of the Worlds radio program of years ago. 
>      The program, which featured a sensational story of 
>      gigantic oxygen breathing two-eyed invaders from 
> Earth,
>      sparked planet wide panic.
> 
>      Local residents like Driv Rhodo, who lives in the 
> area
>      of the alleged landings, are even more sceptical. "I
>      seen it with my own 5 eyes" claimed Rhodo last week.
>      "I've lived here over 300 years, most of my adult
>      life-form. Them things used to be few and far between
>      but lately they come in every few years or so. The
>      government wants to bury the truth but I can tell you
>      what's real. The Earthlings are going to invade and
>      the government is spending our hard earned tax 
> dollars
>      on press releases and denials instead of preparing 
> for
>      the battle to come."
> 
>      A spokesthing denied any government involvement in 
> the
>      disappearance of Rhodo, who has not been seen since
>      shortly after the interview, claiming "Any sentient
>      being knows that a planet with the concentrations of
>      water and oxygen found on Earth is a deadly and 
> inhospitable
>      environment for the formation of life, much less
>      intelligent life. The fear and consternation caused
>      by the unfounded and wild speculations of citizens
>      like Rhodo are a traitorous disservice to the 
> citizens
>      of Mars."
> 
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