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   Message 104,854 of 106,651   
   David Spain to Snidely   
   Re: OT: Planets   
   26 Sep 20 16:30:41   
   
   From: nospam@127.0.0.1   
      
   Snidely  writes:   
      
   > David Spain is guilty of <87lfgw9xw8.fsf@eternal-september.org> as of   
   > 9/26/2020 11:49:11 AM   
   >>  posting a question like: "When a rocket takes off why is the bottom   
   >>  always on fire? Why doesn't it take off without being on fire? Does it   
   >>  ever take off with fire coming from the side or the top? Isn't this   
   >>  bad? Where do all the ashes go?   
   >   
   > Ask that question after the DIV-H launch.   
   >   
      
   Hmm. So I'm not alone, eh? Leave it to you people wait until the   
   opportunity arises just to embarass me....   
      
   My favorite rocket and it catches fire all over! Reminds me a bit of the   
   old Flash Gordon or Buck Rodgers reels from the 30's where the   
   pryotechniques where there for show not thrust....   
      
   > /dps   
      
   Still, a jetliner would be more comfortable....   
      
   Dave   
      
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