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randome

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36. It doesn't matter. Nothing else exists but raw capitalism.

Reply to napkinz (Original post)

Mon Aug 27, 2012, 12:29 PM

Aug 2012

Do not look up and ponder the stars. Do not look inward to find peace. Do not contemplate what makes the Universe 'go'.

Content yourself with inventory and stock prices and profit margins. All else is illusion.

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OK, the APOLLO 11 that took U.S. to the moon ... WHO BUILT THAT, GOP? [View all] napkinz Aug 2012 OP

Great question. Hope someone askes them. Auntie Bush Aug 2012 #1

JFK of course. orpupilofnature57 Aug 2012 #2

Whenever anyone starts boasting about how the "individual" Proles Aug 2012 #3

Joseph Fielding Smith weighed in on progress. Wilms Aug 2012 #4

Good grief. progressoid Aug 2012 #8

In my woefully-underfunded high school in the late nineties... Posteritatis Aug 2012 #15

This loony tune must not have had access to a TV, radio, or newspaper... cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #13

he would probably be a hero today in the Tea Party napkinz Aug 2012 #16

Thank you for sharing this with us. We know that Joseph Fielding Smith japple Aug 2012 #32

Uh, I heard who built it on youtube. Don't ask. freshwest Aug 2012 #5

We built it alright - in a backlot warehouse in Anaheim baldguy Aug 2012 #20

Oh, no. It's much worse than that. I can't tell it here. freshwest Aug 2012 #24

It doesn't matter, because all of Neil Armstrong's records have been stripped for doping. MercutioATC Aug 2012 #6

No, Lance. You must keep up with the newest scandals. Or old ones, in his case. freshwest Aug 2012 #25

I doubt Neil Young can do the moonwalk napkinz Aug 2012 #26

Neither can Louis Armstrong... MercutioATC Aug 2012 #29

Built by... EX500rider Aug 2012 #7

Umm, Gawd, Jesus, Ayn Rand, Richard Nixon and Reagan? Arugula Latte Aug 2012 #9

A Former Nazi El Supremo Aug 2012 #10

Among others, including half a million people who were not affiliated with Nazi Germany. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #18

Wernher Von Braun "I am for the stars..." roamer65 Aug 2012 #33

It's "I Aim at the Stars" El Supremo Aug 2012 #34

"I make zhure zey go up hifiguy Aug 2012 #37

our christian founding fathers like jefferson arely staircase Aug 2012 #11

"I'll take the American Taxpayer for a thousand, Alex!" rustydog Aug 2012 #12

The very computer you used to post that question is also the result of the space program. Loudly Aug 2012 #14

Sorry, but Ben Stein shouldn't have anything to do with a thread pertaining to science. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #17

it's a funny line from "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" napkinz Aug 2012 #19

Oh, I know. As a Gen X'er, I'm intimately familiar with the whole John Hughes canon. Warren DeMontague Aug 2012 #22

Some Hollywood prop company. pintobean Aug 2012 #21

Capricorn One? napkinz Aug 2012 #23

xkcd: 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #28

An America that no longer exists, sadly. 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #27

And the hypocrisy ... napkinz Aug 2012 #30

That's easy: The lowest bidder. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #31

The lowest bidder. oneshooter Aug 2012 #35

It doesn't matter. Nothing else exists but raw capitalism. randome Aug 2012 #36