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Wed Mar-18-09 05:17 PM
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| 13. The bat had a broken wing and problematic right shoulder. It likely wasn't going to survive much |
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longer without human intervention even if it had "jumped off" the shuttle rocket booster.
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| -Bat Hitches Ride to Space on Shuttle Discovery |
WriteDown |
Mar-18-09 04:10 PM |
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In spite of all the horrible things that happen every minute in this world |
Coventina |
Mar-18-09 04:14 PM |
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My reaction as well, although in the back of my mind... |
Frustratedlady |
Mar-18-09 04:39 PM |
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exactly. poor little baby. Flying free and well in the summerlands |
roguevalley |
Mar-18-09 05:06 PM |
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Name removed |
Mar-18-09 05:28 PM |
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Whats the difference if it died shooting into space or been eaten by an owl or hawk? |
davepc |
Mar-18-09 07:20 PM |
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I was making a general comment about the suffering of all creatures. |
Coventina |
Mar-18-09 07:25 PM |
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Difference is a bat shooting into space hasn't fed anything. |
bitchkitty |
Mar-19-09 08:55 AM |
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It seems to have fed the DU hunger |
Schema Thing |
Mar-19-09 09:32 AM |
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LOL n/t |
bitchkitty |
Mar-19-09 09:51 AM |
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Because Those Would Have Been Natural Deaths |
NashVegas |
Mar-19-09 10:25 AM |
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Yeah, like totaly man. Far out. |
davepc |
Mar-19-09 11:10 AM |
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This is sad. |
Boudica the Lyoness |
Mar-18-09 04:37 PM |
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sup? |
Agent William |
Mar-19-09 01:36 AM |
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On the bright side, there's still no vampires aboard the ISS |
DS1 |
Mar-18-09 04:42 PM |
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Are you sure? Have you checked astronaut teeth recently? |
tomreedtoon |
Mar-18-09 05:26 PM |
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Couldn't one of these brilliant PhD's found a way to remove |
JanMichael |
Mar-18-09 04:50 PM |
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I had the same question. How hard could it have been? |
Coventina |
Mar-18-09 04:59 PM |
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What, exactly, would you have them do? |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-18-09 05:01 PM |
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If it was such a danger, why didn't they remove it before take-off? |
Coventina |
Mar-18-09 05:06 PM |
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My question as well. |
merh |
Mar-18-09 05:15 PM |
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True, little known fact... |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 01:10 PM |
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I truly can't believe they took the risk |
merh |
Mar-19-09 03:00 PM |
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Nasa has always been about public image... |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 06:00 PM |
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I understand the shuttle missions and why |
merh |
Mar-19-09 06:15 PM |
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I think I said this in another reply |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 06:29 PM |
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How, exactly, would you remove it? |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-18-09 05:19 PM |
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Well, since you indicated that the whole thing could have blown up |
Coventina |
Mar-18-09 07:20 PM |
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see my post #56 n/t |
NMDemDist2 |
Mar-19-09 11:19 AM |
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Good lord, people! |
AlbertCat |
Mar-18-09 06:29 PM |
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We Can Send a Man to the Moon But We Can't Make a Broom With a Long Enough Handle |
NashVegas |
Mar-19-09 12:45 PM |
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No telling how long it held on |
Tommy_J |
Mar-19-09 10:34 AM |
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a free tailed bat is no bigger than your thumb and weighs the same as a nickel coin |
NMDemDist2 |
Mar-19-09 11:18 AM |
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Yeah, no more so than a feather weight bit of |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 01:00 PM |
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The foam chunk weighed thousands of times more than the bat (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Mar-19-09 06:40 PM |
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THIS IS WHAT FOX DEEMS NEWS??? |
Fearless |
Mar-18-09 05:00 PM |
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Hey, there's folks in this thread all outraged at NASA over it too |
Posteritatis |
Mar-18-09 06:26 PM |
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Hmm... The economy is crap... Unemployment is rising... Don't let a bat die... |
Fearless |
Mar-18-09 07:05 PM |
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Aren't priorities awesome? (nt) |
Posteritatis |
Mar-18-09 07:09 PM |
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Awww, poor guy. |
emmadoggy |
Mar-18-09 05:11 PM |
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The bat had a broken wing and problematic right shoulder. It likely wasn't going to survive much |
4lbs |
Mar-18-09 05:17 PM |
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......to boldly go where no bat has gone before........ |
kestrel91316 |
Mar-18-09 05:27 PM |
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Don't laugh... |
nikto |
Mar-18-09 05:42 PM |
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didn't you know Dracula lives on the moon? |
galledgoblin |
Mar-18-09 05:47 PM |
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With JFK, Elvis and Hitler |
rpannier |
Mar-18-09 06:47 PM |
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And Fidel Castro... |
WriteDown |
Mar-19-09 02:51 PM |
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personally, I was thinking of Dr. Doom and Dr. McNinja |
galledgoblin |
Mar-19-09 03:17 PM |
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Flash: Bat Boy spotted on space station. |
L0oniX |
Mar-18-09 06:00 PM |
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With pic! |
slay |
Mar-19-09 08:14 AM |
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*coughs* |
NashVegas |
Mar-19-09 12:44 PM |
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hahah |
slay |
Mar-19-09 02:30 PM |
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Sad |
rpannier |
Mar-18-09 06:46 PM |
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A cricket bat ? |
dipsydoodle |
Mar-18-09 07:35 PM |
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It was the flight of that bat's life, no doubt - be happy |
BeatleBoot |
Mar-18-09 07:46 PM |
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"Ride to Space"? |
IDemo |
Mar-18-09 08:32 PM |
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it very likely fell or was blown off by the wind force not far above the tower. |
TXRAT2 |
Mar-19-09 06:03 AM |
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Uh, no... |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 01:25 PM |
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To all worried about the bat |
Sin |
Mar-18-09 08:54 PM |
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Noooooo! Not little Timmy too.... |
KittyWampus |
Mar-19-09 01:41 PM |
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Those bastards! |
Buns_of_Fire |
Mar-19-09 03:13 PM |
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Someone should name the little fella Max Q. |
cessnaphile |
Mar-18-09 10:22 PM |
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I choose to imagine |
Blandocyte |
Mar-19-09 06:40 AM |
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Yes |
SylviaD |
Mar-19-09 08:47 AM |
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Honestly, that's what I imagined too. |
KittyWampus |
Mar-19-09 01:42 PM |
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Yes! Yes! This has to be what happened! |
madibella |
Mar-19-09 02:24 PM |
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It's not like it was a kitten.... |
Lost in CT |
Mar-19-09 08:59 AM |
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This makes me so sad for some reason. |
Marie26 |
Mar-19-09 09:07 AM |
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There's A Comic Book Hero Creation Story Here |
Beetwasher |
Mar-19-09 10:11 AM |
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Or a Super Villain. Just sayin. |
Hassin Bin Sober |
Mar-19-09 10:30 AM |
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Astronauts Become Superheroes |
Beetwasher |
Mar-19-09 10:47 AM |
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Or Rodan |
Phoonzang |
Mar-19-09 10:41 AM |
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I Have To Admit |
Beetwasher |
Mar-19-09 10:49 AM |
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I have mixed feelings |
guitar man |
Mar-19-09 12:00 PM |
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yikes.. |
flaminbats |
Mar-19-09 12:35 PM |
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Future Headline: Stowaway Bat Struck Leading Wing Edge...nt |
LeftHander |
Mar-19-09 12:40 PM |
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And that's the one that probably had a few shuttle managers |
lapfog_1 |
Mar-19-09 01:29 PM |
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Why post this story from FAUX News? |
BrightKnight |
Mar-19-09 03:11 PM |
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Why use CNN or ABC? They're every bit as bad- |
depakid |
Mar-19-09 05:34 PM |
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Why am i reminded of the whale falling through space in The Hitchhikers Guide? |
stlsaxman |
Mar-19-09 03:28 PM |
#73 |
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