Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids

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Date	2016-01-13 11:12 -0800
From	The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com>
Newsgroups	alt.astronomy, sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written
Subject	Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids
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The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> Goal of new NASA office: Protect Earth from asteroids
> http://www.cnet.com/news/goal-of-new-nasa-office-protect-earth-from-asteroids/
> 
> NASA is getting into the 'protection racket'.
> 
> NASA is going to knock
> on your door
> and sell you
> protection insurance.
> 
> You'll say, "Protection from what??"
> 
> They'll say,
> 
> "We are selling you insurance
> to protect you from Asteroids
> from killing you!"
> 
> Or, as Al Capone would say..
> 
> "You're buying protection from US!!!"
> 
> The Starmaker
> 
> NASA are just a bunch of fuckin...gangsters.
> 
> I think they come up with a 'new' racket everyday to take your money.


How do you like this new title NASA conjured up?


Planetary Defense Officer.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2016/01/13/how-nasas-planetary-defense-officer-will-protect-earth-from-asteroids/



Al Capone has to be laughing right now....



How much does a Planetary Defense Officer make and what exactly does he
do all day?


probably runs if he sees a comet coming towards him?

This will be a great headline: Planetary Defense Officer Gets Killed By
Killer Asteroid

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protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-12 08:47 -0800
  protect-earth-from-asteroids HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-12 09:03 -0800
  Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids David Staup <dstaup@charter.net> - 2016-01-12 11:44 -0600
    Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids anspideog@gmail.com - 2016-01-12 11:42 -0800
  Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-13 11:12 -0800
  Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> - 2016-01-14 11:06 +1100
    Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 19:19 -0500
    Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids R Kym Horsell <kym@kymhorsell.com> - 2016-01-14 00:22 +0000
    Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-01-13 20:36 -0500
      Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-13 23:05 -0800
      Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-01-14 04:59 -0700
      Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-14 11:55 -0800
        Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2016-01-14 15:15 -0600
          Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-14 14:05 -0800
            Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids Lynn McGuire <lmc@winsim.com> - 2016-01-14 19:27 -0600
              Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-14 18:17 -0800
                Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-14 22:14 -0800
            Re: protect-earth-from-asteroids The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-15 22:45 -0800
  protect-earth-from-asteroids HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-16 07:14 -0800

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