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Virgin Galactic to Launch from Scottish Base?
Lancey writes "The BBC reports that Richard Branson wants to launch Virgin Galactic space flights from a Royal Air Force base in Moray, Scotland, as early as 2010." From the article: "We are designing it so that we will be able to tour it around the world. So we will have a main base in New Mexico and we are looking at three bases outside there to be able to operate from."
... will probably be Scotty:
"Aye Cap'n Branson, but she can't take much more !"
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What planet are you from that has 450 days per year?
Never underestimate the repulsive power of the Scottish and their hagis.
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You've never been to Scotland, have you?
What planet are you from that has 450 days per year?
It's part of an EU directive to ensure effective and fair distribution of rainfall in the europe. Each country has a number of rainfall tokens which are spent on rainfall per annum. Scotland import the rainfall by accepting rainfall tokens from other european countries to ensure that the rainfall exporters have more sunshine throughout the year. Italy and Greece are europes chief exporters. The UK and Poland are nett importers. England and Wales have 279 days of rainfall a year and have accepted 23 'grey skies and light showers' and 9 'fog' days from mainland europe in return for preferential North Sea fishing areas.
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Think of the poor haggis! The shock of a rocket launching could tip them over and they'll roll down the hills, killing thousands! This injustice cannot be allowed to happen!
If we can hit that bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards... Checkmate.
Yes, that sounds about right. It's what I'd expect to happen to a spaceship run by the same company that runs Virgin trains.