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Is there a Space Station Three?
And, if so, does its crew find fresh fruit appearing spontaneously when they're not looking? =============================================== "Puripuri puripuri... Bang!" 
...dammit, now I'm going to have that song in my head for the rest of the night.
*shakefist*--- Mr. Fnord http://fnord.sandwich.net/ http://www.jihad.net/ Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information "I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!"
blink...
blink... blink... Song?
Carmen Miranda's ghost is haunting Space Station Three.
Half the staff has seen her, plus the Portmaster and me. And if you think we've had too much of Cookie's homemade rum, Just tell me where those basket-hats of fruit keep coming from. Don't go down to the cargo-bay when there's no ship in dock. You just might hear maracas clack and get a nasty shock And if you hear a rumba-beat, don't pass the messroom door; You just might see a tangerine come rolling down the floor. We sometimes catch a glimpse of her, by station night or day, But when we try to catch her, she just laughs and fades away. The station's chief headshrinker takes his notes and drains his cup. We get rotated often, but she still keeps showing up. We don't know why we're haunted here, or why it's her that haunts. We've got a betting-pool for all who wonder what she wants. The best odds say she likes the rhythm of the station's drive; They didn't have phase-generators while she was alive. Carmen Miranda's ghost is haunting Space Station Three. Not that we're complaining, since the fresh fruit all comes free. But now and then we wonder what it means for the human race That ghosts of generations past are taking off for space. --- Mr. Fnord http://fnord.sandwich.net/ http://www.jihad.net/ Mr. Fnord interdimensional man of mystery FenWiki - Your One-Stop Shop for Fenspace Information "I. Drink. Your. NERDRAGE!" 
Of course somebody's built a Space Station Three by now. They wouldn't be Fen if nobody'd done it.
But not at the Earth-Luna L5 Point - that part of space is Just Too Darned Serious for this sort of fun. (The Warsies and Stellvia hang out there, after all, and it's Right Next Door to the 'Danes...) -Rob Kelk -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 
For that matter, Bob Kanefsky wrote a parody -- and got the Fish to sing it -- about how Popeye the Sailor's ghost haunts Space Station 4. Lots and lots of spinach!
"We throw a few tons overboard, When there's no ship in berth; But what ya gonna do when Spinach covers up the Earth?" ----- Big Brother is watching you. And damn, you are so bloody BORING. 
Open a really big salad bar?
But it's not nice, fresh crisp spinach, now, is it? Damn. -- Bob --------- ...The President is on the line As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by... Quote:Haven't you been paying attention to the Madding Crowd, Bob? According to the media, nothing is nice, fresh crisp spinach now; it's all a filthy breeding ground for E. coli. ![[Image: smile.gif]](http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif) Ebony the Black DragonSenior Editor, Living Room Games http://www.lrgames.com Ebony the Black Dragon http://ebony14.livejournal.com "Good night, and may the Good Lord take a Viking to you."
Feh. Everything is a filthy breeding ground for E. coli. It all depends on how well you wash it first. And with what.
-- Bob --------- ...The President is on the line As ninety-nine crab rangoons go by... |
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