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NASA May Have Killed The Martians
Sneakernets writes "CNN reports that NASA may have found life on Mars via the Viking space probes in 1976-77, but failed to recognize it and killed it by accident. Dirk Schulze-Makuch, a geology professor at Washington State University, says that Mars microbes that the space probes had found were possibly drowned and baked by accident. Other experts said the new concept is plausible, but more work is needed before they are convinced. From the article: 'A new NASA Mars mission called Phoenix is set for launch this summer, and one of the scientists involved said he is eager to test the new theory about life on Mars. However, scientists must come up with a way to do that using the mission's existing scientific instruments, said NASA astrobiologist and Phoenix co-investigator Chris McKay.'"
That would explain why we haven't heard from K'breel or the Council of the Elders for a while :(
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(To intelligent life under his microscope)
We come in peace!
*Adjusts lens to get a better view*
*Squish*
Demented But Determined.
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Faith: n. -- That human impulse that drives them to steal appliances when the power goes out
Well, at least we can learn from this sad lesson in our future missions to other sandy, desolate places. Right?
Right?
Lenny at NASA: "I used to have a little friend, but he don't move no more."
And Gerald Ford.
You kids think Bush is evil-he just kills Bad Muslims. Those incompetent losers we had back in the 1970s killed the MARTIANS!!!
I've seen "Mars Attacks!" Better them than us.
Pop a Poppler in your mouth, when you come to Fishy Joe's. What they're made of is a mystery. Where they come from, no one knows. You can lick 'em. You can pick 'em. You can stuff 'em. You can stick 'em. If you promise not to sue us, you can shove one up your nose.
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
I for one, welcome our new Martian- oops.. Nevermind.
"I feel a great disturbanc in the Force, as if billions of microbes cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced"
--
BMO
I, for one, welcome our new Earthling overlords.
-- A. Martian
"He's dead, Jim..."
Who did what now?
Mostly harmless
No, I'm New Here
...they don't have a microphone on the lander.
That way, all they have to do is run the same tests, and listen for millions of tiny little screams.
They're *dead*. :-)
Kyle: Wow! That's a lot of seamen, Cartman.
Cartman: Yeah, I bought all that I could at this bank, and then I got the rest from this guy Ralph in an alley.
Stan: That's cool.
Cartman: Yeah, and the sweet thing is, the stupid asshole didn't even charge me money for it. He just made me close my eyes and suck on a hose.
<^>_<(ô ô)>_<^>
"..failed to recognize it and killed it by accident"
I seem to recall Cheney using a similar excuse when he shotgunned a hunting partner in his ass...
What did they expect when they named it "Viking"?
You feel sleepy. Close your eyes. The opinions stated above are yours. You cannot imagine why you ever felt otherwise.
Was that the rock monster episode?
;^) :^)
Rock monster? Rock monster??? Jeeeeesus!!! Every geek knows that the creatures were called "Hortas".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horta_(Star_Trek)
This is the Star Trek episode where we got to hear McCoy complain to Capt Kirk, "Damn-it Jim, I'm a doctor not a bricklayer!" as he was patching the wounds on the Horta.
That quote is mentioned on the bottom of the Wikipedia page.
Rock monster? Please turn in your geek card at the door.
Just for grins, what is your name for the furry creatures in "The Trouble with Tribbles?"
Why was the NASA probe playing yodeling music?
It's better to vote for what you want and not get it than to vote for what you don't want and get it.
- E. Debs
Weapons of Mars Destruction?
a world in progress...
> This whole thing is really like "War Of The Worlds" in reverse, isn't it? We do to others exactly what we fear and claim they're trying to do to us.
...oh, wait. Never mind!
Oh, now come on! It's not like we intentionally sent giant tripods to another world and started vaporizing the indigenous...
may be on the hook for untold millions in reparations if we begin colonizing Mars in the future.
On the bright side, 12,463 microbes confessed to being Al Queda members just before their death.
Table-ized A.I.
Just for grins, what is your name for the furry creatures in "The Trouble with Tribbles?
Flatcats.
Stasis is death. Embrace change.
Dude, these are the Sea Monkeys, not the martians...
I Am New Here
-1 pedantic but shouldn't it Earth Fly Traps when on Mars? :-)
-nB
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The first step in Human/Martian relations.