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Sally Ride Takes Her Final Flight

Posted by Unknown on from the new-life-haunting-the-iss dept.

fructose writes "Sally Ride, America's first woman in space died today at age 61. She succumbed to pancreatic cancer according to her office in San Diego. Here's to wishing her a safe trip on her final journey."

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  1. Let me clear it up for you... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It is simply pointing out a belief in Secular Frisbeeism.
    The "final flight" is when your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck for all time.

    - May you find the shingles soft Sally! -

  2. Re:Safe trip? by sootman · · Score: 4, Funny

    > ... personality dissolved into nothingness at the moment
    > her brain's neurons broke connection with one another
    > when they were deprived of oxygen.

    Cool, I'm totally putting that on my tombstone.

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