There was a drummer named Sandy Nelson that we listened to in the 60s. Let There Be Drums.
What if Eleanor Roosevelt had wings? -- Monty Python
One important characteristic of a theory is that is has survived repeated attempts to falsify it. Contrary to your understanding, all available evidence confirms it. --Subbie
If evolution is shown to be false, it will be at the hands of things that are true, not made up. --percy
The reason that we have the scientific method is because common sense isn't reliable. -- Taq
Tethered to a spaceship by a 4.8m (16ft) cable, the Russian floated above Earth for 12 minutes.
"You just can't comprehend it. Only out there can you feel the greatness - the huge size of all that surrounds us," Leonov told the BBC in 2014.
But the outing nearly ended in disaster as his spacesuit inflated and he struggled to get back in the spaceship.
At a time when the US and the USSR were jostling for space supremacy, Leonov's mission was lauded as a triumph at home.
But Leonov's ambitions did not stop at his spacewalk. He went on to become the commander of Soyuz-Apollo, the first ever joint US-Soviet mission in 1975
The guy was a very passionate speaker. He commanded a room and will leave a very big hole on capital hill. We need more like him.
"You were not there for the beginning. You will not be there for the end. Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative" William S. Burroughs
"American author, cartoonist and illustrator Gahan Wilson died yesterday, according to his family’s GoFundMe page. He was 89. The notice reads, The world has lost a legend. One of the very best cartoonists to ever pick up a pen and paper has passed on. He went peacefully — surrounded by those who loved him.
so many gems...
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter."
Here are a couple of those gems that I thought funny.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. ~RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." ~Mark Twain " ~"We, humans, are engaged in an ongoing war of ideologies. I see it in this microcosm of EvC Forum just as I see it in the governments and attitudes of people throughout the world. Take your pick: Oppression or Seduction . "~Thugpreacha
You can "get answers" by watching the ducks. That doesn't mean the answers are coming from them.~Ringo
As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness. ? R.C. Sproul, Essential Truths of the Christian Faith
ST:TOS = Star Trek, The Original Series with William Shatner (Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Spock), DeForest Kelly (Bones), Nichelle Nichols (sp-Lt. Uhuru), James Doohan (Scotty)...
late '60's, cancelled and replaced by "Lost In Space"!
"I'd rather be an American than a Trump Supporter."
late '60's, cancelled and replaced by "Lost In Space"!
Funny story, that.
Lost in Space premiered a year before Star Trek (1965 for LiS, 1966 for ST), also lasted three seasons and went off the air a year before Star Trek (1968 for LiS, 1969 for ST). After a year of silliness and the "Monster of the Week", the critics had low expectations for Star Trek, assuming that it would just be another Lost in Space.
To fight that prejudgement, the producers invited critics to tour the set and see for themselves that this was going to be a serious and adult science fiction show. This was before the show hit the air and they were filming the first episode to air, "The Man Trap", on the day of the tour. There they saw a pointy-eared alien bleeding green blood basically saying, "The monster attacked me, Captain." Everybody on the tour went away thinking, "Not another Lost in Space. No Monster of the Week. Yeah, right! In a pig's eye!"
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