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jessemckinney writes "Apparently, the US congress of last year cut the funding of this great satellite project after it was finished. It will now take millions of dollars (us) to refuel and recalibrate the instruments. Why do politicians have to kill great science projects for their own political vandettas?"

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  1. you want it little gnome? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    said jenna of her bum bum

    yes, i really want the bum bum!
    said the little gnome
    i'll make it 2 and 50 cents
    if that is what you want!

    then i'll do it little gnome!
    said jenna to the gnome
    and pulled her panties to her knees
    and turned herself around

    so there it is you little gnome
    said jenna 'tween her legs
    you've got the bum bum
    now pay up

    the gnome tipped off his pointy hat
    and pulled 2.50 out.
    now give it here i want it now!
    said jenna to the gnome

    jenna had no pockets left
    to put the gnomey cash
    so up her bum it had to go

    he pushed on jenna's bum bum
    as hard as a gnome could
    but quarters were just to big
    to fit inside her bum bum

    gnome took off his pointy hat
    to scratch his head in thought
    when he had a great idea
    of how to pay her up

    he took his big and pointy hat
    and put it in her bum
    and pushed her bum bum open wide
    to fit his coins inside

    he pulled his pointy hat back out
    and put it on his head
    he put his money inside her bum bum
    all the way up to her tum tum

    said jenna to the little gnome
    your hat smells like my bum!
    gnome turned around to reply
    but instead said only this:

    hey! the goatse guy!
  2. Re:It's Our Fault Too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hey dude, you think the guy's a commie just cause he doesn't like people who run red lights? Methinks he's just what you're talking about.

  3. Flat Earth by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The Republicans want to cancel the project because a continuous view of the full earth contradicts their belief that the earth is flat. This is reflected in their foreign policy. Also, Bush is back in Texas for a month so he can hang with people who know that the sky is a big blue tent that stretches over the flat earth. The idea of a round earth with weird foreigners who don't agree with him is just too scary, so he has to get back to where everyone agrees with him.....

  4. Uh... by starseeker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    vandettas?

    Don't know about those, but vendettas have been a way of life in most political circles since we can remember. People hate other people, and they don't care about consequences beyond their own emotions. Hence, stuff happens that shouldn't.

    I'm curious about these vandettas, though. Is that like vendetta version 2.0? The new, improved vendetta?

    (Ordinarily I would let it slide, but since it's the title of an excellent Star Trek book...)

    --
    "I object to doing things that computers can do." -- Olin Shivers, lispers.org
  5. Re:As if you had to ask... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the only policy i care about is what kind of gnomes are printed on jenna and barbaras underpanties.... its not the size of the gnome, its how many you liberate....

  6. Re:This gnome is pretty old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    gnomes are old.... thats why you need to liberate gnomes.. so they can get some young lovin from the Bush twins.... gnome liberation is our liberation!

  7. Re:-OT- goddamn will you guys stop already!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ROFL. What part of "I took the initiative in creating the Internet" do you not understand?

    Gore apologists crack me up. You people all belong in an Orwell novel.

  8. Re:*sigh* ohhhh mr gnome... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    the point is on the gnomes head... jenna digs that gnome fashion..

  9. *sigh* by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do people really think saying "this is old news" makes any kind of contribution to the discussion? If not, what's the point?

  10. I love you forever Katy! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I am forever in love with you. Never forget me.

  11. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Stupid 20 second fp!!!

  12. Re:As if you had to ask, gnomes are everywhere! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you dont have to ask, just get jenna really drunk and she'll do it on her own...

  13. id pay 2 dollars for jenna's bum bum by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    said the little gnome

  14. Duh... Dan sniffing Al's bottom by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This entire project was a huge waste. I was REALLY disappointed in the Post piece, as it failed to mention how, in the interest of sniffing Al's butt, Dan Goldin was willing to turn mission selection on its backside. Every other scienist who wants to fly, has to write a proposal and compete agsinst other ideas with peers doing the selecting. Here, Al selected the platform and location, and NASA just about had to put ads in national newspapers to find good science ideas for it. A few scienists got REALLY lucky, many others got screwed. Of course the fact that the science community refused to complain - likely for fear that they'd never fly ever again - has left a very bad taste in my mouth for anything to do with NASA and space sciences.

    What a fuckin' waste.

    Oh, and how did the Al and Bill show respond? They cut, cut and cut NASA more and more. And Dan just rolled over and screamed for more. NASA is paying for it now and deserve everything they are are getting.

  15. Re:It's Our Fault Too by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    -whoosh-

  16. cock by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    dumb stupid retarded campaigns do you realize you committed a redundancy twice?

    i might be a "werd down", but i'm not an idiot like you

  17. What the hell by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    This is the biggest waste of money in history.

    Gore is such a fucking idiot. He's just another enviro-nut. $120 million to take a picture of the planet. How the fuck can anybody take this moron seriously?

  18. Re:fa by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    jenna has a nice ass.... gnome lickin ass...

  19. Re:Here's the text from the article by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Also, I am curious as to why I would be moderated down and derided for providing a service to the slashdot community

    OK, how about:

    -1, Redundant: well, because it's redundant.

    -1, Misinformed: because CNN does not have pop-up ads.

    -1, Wasting my time: waiting for your redundant posting to load. That's two seconds of my life I'll never get back.