Thought for the day - Zero Gravity

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    When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion developing a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside-down, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to over 300 C.

    The Russians used a pencil !
     
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    Urban myth

    You can't use a pencil in zero gravity. Well, you can, but it tends to break and little pieces float off, get in all your fancy equipment and **** it all up. A regular ball poin pen works perfectly fine in zero gravity as both the Russians and the Americans know all too well.
     
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    You're watching 'science week - debunking the myths'

    With Jay 'Gravity Defying Hair' Bumpiece.

    Next week 'Can humans and soft furnishings breed' ?
     
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    erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    Nobody has ever been in space ever, except for that dog from the littlest hobo and he didn't use a pen.

    100% of the Americans I've just this minute asked didn't deny this.
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    There's a voice
    Keeps on calling me
    Down the road
    That's where I'll always be
    Every stop I make
    I make a new friend
    Can't stay for long
    Just turn around and I'm gone again

    Maybe tomorrow I'll wanna settle down
    Until tomorrow I'll just keep moving on
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    Best song ever.

    Highest achievement of man. And vagrant dog.
     
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    For years I thought that a hobo

    was a type of dog.
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    Wrote that off the top of my head. No cut and pasting either.
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    PS you're right, penicillin can **** right off.
     
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    RE: For years I thought that a hobo

    Not in the least bit surprised.
     
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    RE: For years I thought that a hobo

    It's the smell of a prostitute.
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    basically it's the story of unloyal tramp dog that nicks food, bites people and then buggers off.

    I bet it smelt of piss and was covered in fleas as well. The RSPCA would have killed it.
     
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    really?

    Genuinely impressed.

    Now do the one from bod.
     
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    RE: For years I thought that a hobo

    M&S Milk Choc Cookie/Monitor.
     
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  15. Gue

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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    No, it's the tale of a dog that allus gets blamed for nicking food and biting but then rescues some bucktoothed 8 year old who's fallen in the river. Boy then falls for dog, dog dunt fancy boy so fcuks off. Every week.
     
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    RE: really?

    The actual theme or the individual ones for Aunt Flo etc?
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    actually I saw one a few months ago and it helped a blind woman, gave her fleas and buggered off.

    Not an 8 year old in sight. What sort of crap Littlest Hobo historian are you?
     
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    Exactly the same story as

    The Incredible Hulk.

    It's the tale of a Hulk that allus gets blamed for nicking stuff and feighting but then rescues some lass who's fallen in the river. Lass then falls for Hulk, Hulk dunt fancy Lass, says "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry", so fcuks off. Every week.
     
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    RE: erm Jay, check this response to you - That's an urban myth as well

    You must have been watching "The All New Littlest Hobo".

    Was it on prime time IOW TV?
     
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    Do farmer Barleymow

    Or PC Copper.
     
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