With all this talk on Space Force, I need to remind everyone of the Kurt Vonnegut short story,

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"The Big Space Fuck" which he wrote for Harlan Ellison in 1972. It was republished in his collection, Palm Sunday in 1982.

Luckily the entire story can be read here:

https://sensitiveskinmagazine.com/big-space-fuck-kurt-vonnegut/

I recommend reading it. It is quite short.

Here's one paragraph:

The man who was interviewing Senator Snopes asked him to stand up so everybody could get a good look at his cod-piece, which the Senator did. Codpieces were very much in fashion, and many men were wearing codpieces in the shape of rocket ships, in honor of the Big Space Fuck. These cus-tomarily had the letters “ U.S.A.” embroidered on the shaft. Senator Snopes’ shaft, however, bore the Stars and Bars of the Confederacy.

[lunasun]

1. Codpieces will not help. Easily targeted

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If it was in Palm Sunday I guess I read it when I was a kid but I don't remember that story . Thanks for the link

[Scurrilous]

2. Vonnegut is helpful in times like these.

[FSogol]

3. Agreed. n/t

[JHB]

4. Oh, there's only one space force...

...with a soundtrack by an Oscar-winning composer.

Before The Last Emperor, there was Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise

[ThoughtCriminal]

5. The launch scene was unforgettable.