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Our Man In Black

Posted by timothy on from the don't-trust-'em dept.

bot writes "A recent Slate article covers the onerous responsibilites of the Planetary Protection Officer. He is tasked with preventing contamination of earth by alien organisms, and 'forward contamination' (contamination of other planets with earth germs). There is also a published protocol (PDF link) for avoiding Martian bugs."

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  1. Our "Man in Black"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So is he Raven Alder's boyfriend or what?

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    Raven: Pick up Cheetos on the way home!

    MiB: Yes dear...

    Raven: And don't forget the Mountain Dew!

    MiB: No dear...

    Raven: Last time you forgot the Mountain Dew!

    MiB: Yes dear. Sorry dear...

    Raven: And I need new boot laces!

    MiB: Yes dear...

    Raven: LONG bootlaces, you retard! The last pair you got were only 12 feet long! I need LONG laces! Jesus!

    MiB: Yes dear...

    Raven: Oh, and pickup a copy of 'Firewalls for Dummies'! But make sure they put it in a brown paper bag this time! When you bought me 'Linux for Dummies' you carried it around in the open! I had to tell people it was for my mom!

    MiB: Yes dear...