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ISS's Node 3 Might Be Named "Colbert"
Panzor writes "NASA is running a contest to name the new addition to the space station, Node 3. The polls are open until March 20. The selection that is getting the most votes is 'Suggest your own,' and the leading name besides the official four (Earthrise, Legacy, Serenity, and Venture) is 'Colbert.' Comedian Stephen Colbert suggested on the air that fans write in his name. On March 5th, his vote count passed that of Xenu and Colbert pronounced himself Scientology's 'Galactic Overlord.'"
Technically, being in space and all, it should be named Alpha Squad 7.
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He asked for it Tuesday night, the next day it was so.
Colbert cannot be stopped...EVER!
But I bet he won't be so smug when the reavers come and there's no one to save him.
I don't know, but I want to find out how many people have submitted "O RLY? YA RLY. NO WAI!" besides me!!
They should name it the Coulter, since the Node 3 recycles and feeds off of it's own waste products.
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
Principal Skinner: All students please proceed immediately to an assembly in the Butthead Memorial Auditorium.
Principal Skinner (to himself): Dammit, I wish we hadn't let the students name that one.
That doesn't make any sense at all: the Coulter module would have to spread waste products far and wide.
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Slashdot is maintaining it's journalistic integrity, even with the threat faster moving and more distracting spam filled sites like digg and reddit.
Seriously, it's refreshing to know that at least when an article does get published on slashdot it will be newsworthy.
Eh, that makes sense for an online poll with write-in. It discourages 4chan et all coming along and flooding the poll suggesting the node should be named something along the lines of "NIGGER COCKS OLOLOL".
These Colbert naming games are funny, until they happen to you.
Now I have to redo all my stationery...
I'm pretty sure it not being binding is better than them naming the satellite Penis or Stalin.
Would love to see Rain beat out Colbert.
Serenity sounds like a module where lady astronauts would go to take care of various lady business. They need to give these things more masculine names like "Power Eagle Hammer 8000 Type R AMG".
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I for one welcome our new Galactic Overlord.
Lol yes.. OVER 9000 would be my write in.
I &%@!$%! hate Pod 6!
Also, Coulter is an anorexic. The ISS modules are portly and rounded.
Naming it the "Limbaugh" would be a better fit based on physical attributes. Besides, it's mostly men inside it. That fits with naming it "Limbaugh" too.
...and then when it was pushed back off, Anonymous declared War on Colbert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJc4V4oKURM
Trolls trolling trolls, it's all good fun.
That's how we normally vote in this country, have you forgotten already?
"Sophomoric and crude Ann Coulter"
That sounds like an accurate description to me.
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Power Eagle Hammer 8000 still sounds like something that might be used to take care of various lady business depending on where you shop.
Unless.. Colbert simultaneously renames himself "Node 3". But I guess that's about as likely as Illinois renaming itself to "Pluto".