Quote: DaButt @ July 18 2009, 2:34 AM BSTThe Oscars are for movies. Emmy awards are for television.
Maybe what he's implying to a degree? The rascal!
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Quote: DaButt @ July 18 2009, 2:34 AM BSTThe Oscars are for movies. Emmy awards are for television.
Sorry DaButt - Richard Nixon should have got an Emmy.
Quote: Joseff @ July 18 2009, 3:06 AM BSTSorry DaButt - Richard Nixon should have got an Emmy.
I think it should have gone to Apollo 12's Pete Conrad - the only astronaut with an apparent sense of humour. His quotes from the surface of the moon:
"Whoopee!"
"Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me."
I saw a crowd of Apollo astronauts on an old Bob Hope special years ago and I couldn't believe how stoic they all were. Don Rickles was merciless.
Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 18 2009, 3:25 AM BSTI saw a crowd of Apollo astronauts on an old Bob Hope special years ago and I couldn't believe how stoic they all were. Don Rickles was merciless.
They were all hard-ass test pilots. They cut loose, but in their own way. The coolest thing about my job has been meeting a few of the old Apollo astronauts.
Very cool. As a bored housewife, I can tell you that I meet many fascinating people...
A page from Pete Conrad's (my company's founder and Apollo 12 moonwalker) wrist-mounted checklist that he carried on the moon:
Charming...so where was he hoping to find her...
Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 18 2009, 3:42 AM BSTCharming...so where was he hoping to find her...
The support people put stuff like that in their voluminous checklists and paperwork as a practical joke. The astronaut would be wandering around the moon, dutifully following the scripted procedures and he'd get a surprise when he turned the page.
Very funny. Oh, by the way, what's the verdict on your new car?
Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 18 2009, 3:49 AM BSTOh, by the way, what's the verdict on your new car?
Very comfortable, drives like a dream. I like the satellite radio. We supported the launches of all the Sirius and XM satellites, so I feel a kinship with them.
Looking forward to a nice drive down to Corpus Christi and the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow morning.
Satellite radio is the best. I wish we still had it. there's a pile of stations I really miss.
Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 18 2009, 3:57 AM BSTSatellite radio is the best. I wish we still had it. there's a pile of stations I really miss.
The sound quality leaves a lot to be desired, but it's a nice change of pace when I get tired of the 16GB of songs on my thumb drive and I feel like listening to 70s music.
Yeah, my iPod is loaded up with a real eclectic mix of songs that I can't find on the radio here. We have the worst stations here.
Quote: AndreaLynne @ July 18 2009, 4:05 AM BSTWe have the worst stations here.
I haven't even bothered with the radio here. The last commercial station I actually enjoyed was Indie 103.1 in Los Angeles and it went under earlier int he year. It's still streaming online, but I miss Steve Jones' (Sex Pistols) show. I keep hoping that he'll wind up on satellite radio somewhere.