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Shatner Aims for Real 'Star Trek'
swight1701 writes "William Shatner wants to boldly go where he's only pretended to go so far. The 'Star Trek' star is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would gladly pay him $210,000 (£115,000) for a trip aboard his planned spacecraft. In all, more than $1.45 billion (£800 million) has been pledged -- years before the Virgin Galactic spaceship is even built, Branson said. I wonder did Shatner sign up because the first ship will be the VSS Enterprise?"
...based on weight considerations.
Maybe there will be an energy disturbance and he can enter 'the nexus' thus preserving Shatner for future generations.
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Further, such an event would be a great publicity stunt for Virgin, so Virgin should foot the bill for the inaugural voyage of the VSS Enterprise.
Yeah, well, if Richard Branson's spaceships are anything like his trains, it'll be stuffy, under-manned, and nine hours late... that's if it doesn't break down two miles outside Birmingham. Oh, and the sandwiches suck.
It'd be a damn shame if when you check in you were given an aisle seat.
Hey, steward, what's that thing on the wing?
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They should probably let Shatner on for free (or at least for an endorsment contract). The marketing here basically writes itself.
Hrmmm
Visual Source Safe Enterprise.
AKA: Words that should not be used together.
Have you ever noticed that Kirk's hairline was receding during the TV show and that, amazingly, he had more hair in the later Star Trek movies. I say charge him $200K for the ride and $50K more if he wants to bring his hair.
I think everyone, including Shatner, who sings like Shatner, should go in to space.
Oh they're bringing him back? Darn.
Big Giant Head: It was a horrible flight! There was a man on the wing of the plane!
Dick Solomon: The same thing happened to me!
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
The Virgin Group is not a record company, they are a venture capitalist organization that uses their name for many different markets, Virgin Records, Virgin Airlines, Virgin Mobile, etc.
After almost getting ejected from the flight for insisting that the crew calls him "Admiral", he'll assume command, citing a crisis on the Genesis planet.
- Virgin Mobile (cell phones)
- Virgin Atlantic (Airline)
- Virgin Megastores (highstreet sales)
- Virgin Trains (take a wild guess)
- Virgin Active (gyms and fitness centers)
- Virgin Money
- Virgin Holidays (probably in conjunction with Virgin Atlantic)
- Virgin Limobike (taxi service)
- Virgin Brides (bridal services, not mail order women)
THats just a small selection, go here for the full list of companies within the Virgin group.Best of all, Richard Branson knows how to have fun with the money hes amassed. He bought an Island specifically for staff holidays (source).
It's about a real person, Willaim Shatner, not James T Kirk, and a real spaceship. Some science, no fiction.
how long before kirk gets on the intercom and proclaims - " Scotty, we need warp speed in 5 minutes or we`re all dead "
Pilot: Uh, we seem to be having a problem with our external controls.
Shatner: Oh great. Well, just beam us out then.
Pilot: Uh, we don't have transporters in here, sir.
Shatner: Then, go to warp!
Pilot: We don't have warp either.
Shatner: What?! What kind of double dumbship is this bucket of bolts? And you ain't no Scotty!
Table-ized A.I.
he'll beat that $210,000 fare if he uses that PriceLine thingy he works for....
it takes energy to lift the fuel
It takes fuel to lift the fuel, which takes fuel to lift, which takes fuel to lift, which takes fuel to lift, which takes fuel to--STACK OVERFLOW